Moyna Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Moyna | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 206 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 196,912 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Most Successful parties from Moyna assembly
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 206 Moyna Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Moyna community development block, Anantapur I, Anantapur II, Nilkunthia, Sreerampur I and Sreerampur II gram panchayats of Tamluk community development block.[1]
Moyna Assembly constituency is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kanai Lal Bhowmick | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Ananga Mohan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Kanai Lal Bhowmick | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Pulak Bera | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Pulin Bera | ||
| 1991 | Manik Bhowmik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Dipak Bera | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Sk. Mujibur Rahman | ||
| 2011 | Bhusan Chandra Dolai | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Sangram Kumar Dolai | ||
| 2021 | Ashok Dinda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Dinda | 127,166 | 51.62 |  3.45
| |
| AITC | Chandan Mondal | 110,925 | 45.03 |  2.58
| |
| CPI | Swapan Barman | 4,499 | 1.83 | Template:New | |
| INC | Nimai Barman | 1,034 | 0.42 | 1.86
| |
| SUCI(C) | Jagadish Maiti | 769 | 0.31 | ||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 1,061 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 16,241 | 6.59 | 6.03
| ||
| Turnout | 2,46,333 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Dinda | 108,109 | 48.17 | +44.93 | |
| AITC | Sangram Dolui | 106,849 | 47.61 | −2.64 | |
| INC | Manik Bhaumik | 5,108 | 2.28 | −41.93 | |
| Majority | 1,260 | 0.56 | |||
| Turnout | 223,099 | 91.6 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sangram Kumar Dolui | 100,980 | 50.25 | −0.70 | |
| INC | Manik Bhaumik | 88,856 | 44.21 | ||
| BJP | Das Sukesh Ranjan | 6,506 | 3.24 | +0.65 | |
| Majority | 12,124 | 6.03 | |||
| Turnout | 200,955 | 88.04 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Bhusan Chandra Dolai | 91,037 | 50.95 | +2.50 | |
| CPI(M) | Sk. Mujibur Rahman | 81,081 | 45.38 | −3.57 | |
| BJP | Asit Pattanayak | 4,626 | 2.59 | ||
| Independent | Sheikh Nurul Islam | 1,940 | |||
| Turnout | 178,685 | 90.74 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 6.07 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006[edit | edit source]
In the state assembly elections in 2006, Sk. Mujibur Rahman of CPI(M) won the 206 Moyna assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Prafulla Kumar Barai of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dipak Bera of CPI(M) defeated Bhusan Chandra Dolai of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Manik Bhowmik of Congress in 1996. Manik Bhowmik of Congress defeated Dipak Bera of CPI(M) in 1991. Pulin Bera of CPI(M) defeated Rekharani Deb of Congress in 1987. Pulak Bera of CPI(M) defeated Bhusan Chandra Doloi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.[5]
1951-1972[edit | edit source]
Kanai Lal Bhowmick of CPI won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ananga Mohan Das of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Kanai Lal Bhowmick of CPI won the Moyna seat.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Moyna". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Moyna. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Moyna. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "203 - Moyna Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.