| Magrahat Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 141 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 242,395 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Magrahat II community development block
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magrahat | |||
| 1952 | Abdul Hashem | Indian National Congress | |
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| 1957 | Abdul Hashem | ||
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| Magrahat Purba | |||
| 1962 | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Manoranjan Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Nirmal Sinha | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Bansari Mohan Kanji | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Namita Saha | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 110,945 | 53.82 |  5.12
| |
| BJP | Chandan Kumar Naskar | 56,866 | 27.58 | 22.43
| |
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 33,822 | 16.41 |  27.09
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 1,480 | 0.72 | 0.09
| |
| SUCI(C) | Sanjay Mandal | 1,209 | 0.59 | 0.03
| |
| Majority | 54,079 | 26.24 | 21.04
| ||
| Turnout | 2,06,153 | 85.00 | 1.66
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 89,486 | 48.70 | 0.98
| |
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 79,926 | 43.50 | 0.37
| |
| BJP | Chandan Kumar Naskar | 9,460 | 5.15 | 2.19
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 1,491 | 0.81 | Template:New | |
| BSP | Rabiram Naskar | 1,371 | 0.75 | Template:New | |
| SUCI | Sanjay Mandal | 1,133 | 0.62 | Template:New | |
| Independent | Pitam Mandal | 877 | 0.48 | Template:New | |
| Majority | 9,560 | 5.2 | 0.91
| ||
| Turnout | 1,83,744 | 86.66 | 1.39
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 75,217 | 49.68 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 66,414 | 41.08 | ||
| BJP | Ratan Kumar Sardar | 4,476 | 2.96 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Mondal | 1,419 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Namita Mistri | 640 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 8,803 | 6.11 | |||
| Turnout | 1,51,397 | 85.27 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[edit | edit source]
In 2006[4] and 2001,[5] Bansari Mohan Kanji of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Namita Saha of AITC. Nirmal Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Namita Saha of INC in 1996[6] and 1991.[7] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1987,[8] Nirmal Kanti Mondal of INC in 1982[9] and Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972[edit | edit source]
Manoranjan Halder of INC won in 1972.[12] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971,[13] 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of INC won in 1962.[16] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[17] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.[18]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Magrahat Purba. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "121 - Magrahat East (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
