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Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Bankura | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Bankura Location in West Bengal  Bankura Bankura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°15′00″N 87°04′00″E / 23.25000°N 87.06667°ECoordinates: 23°15′00″N 87°04′00″E / 23.25000°N 87.06667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Constituency No. | 252 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 36. Bankura |
| Electorate (year) | 172,154 (2011) |
Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 252 Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bankura municipality; Bankura I community development block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur gram panchayats of Bankura II community development block.[1]
Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election
Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bankura | Niladri Sekhar Dana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2016 | Shampa Daripa | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2012 (by-Election) | Minati Misra | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2011 | Kashinath Misra | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2006 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 2001 | Kashinath Misra | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 1996 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1991 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1987 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1982 | Kashinath Misra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Partha De | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1972 | Kashinath Misra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1971 | Kashinath Misra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1969 | Bireshwar Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1967 | S.Mitra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | Aboni Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1957 | Shishuram Mandal | Indian National Congress | ||
| Anath Bandhu Roy | ||||
| 1952 | Rakhahari Chatterjee | Hindu Mahasabha |
Election results[edit]
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shampa Daripa | 83,486 | 43.50 | ||
| AITC | Minati Mishra | 82,457 | 42.90 | ||
| BJP | Subhas Sarkar | 20,571 | 10.70 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Swapan Nag | 2,138 | 1.10 | ||
| BSP | Lal Mohan Malla | 1,999 | 1.00 | ||
| Bahujan Mukti Party | Rabindra Hansda | 1,399 | 0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 1,92,050 | (80.8%) | |||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
By-election 2012[edit]
In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Kashinath Misra . Minati Misra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Nilanjan Dasgupta of CPI(M) by 15,138 votes.[5]
2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Kashinath Misra | 93,835 | 53.93 | +9.62# | |
| CPI (M) | Pratip Mukherjee | 63,745 | 37.03 | -8.65 | |
| BJP | Anil Ghosh | 5,732 | 3.33 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Kumar Mondal | 3,112 | |||
| BSP | Anil Pal | 1,877 | |||
| Independent | Bijoy Chandra Mondal | 1,789 | |||
| JVM(P) | Jabbar Sekh | 1,783 | |||
| Independent | Bhakta Ranjan Nayak | 1,281 | |||
| Turnout | 172,154 | 80.36 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 17.87# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006[edit]
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Partha De of CPI(M) won the Bankura assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 2001. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Asis Chakraborty of Congress in 1996, and Kashinath Mishra of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Kashinath Mishra of Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 1982. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Anandi Kundu of Janata Party in 1977.[6]
1952-1972[edit]
Kashinath Mishra of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bireshwar Ghosh of CPI won in 1969. S.Mitra of Congress won in 1967. Aboni Bhattacharya of CPI won in 1962. Bankura had a dual seat in 1957. It was won by Shishuram Mandal and Anath Bandhu Roy, both of Congress. Rakhahari Chatterjee of Hindu Mahasabha won in independent India's first election in 1952.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bankura". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bankura. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Bankura. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Trinamul wins bypolls but edge thins". The Telegraph, 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ "251 - Bankura Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.