Bankura Assembly constituency

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Bankura
Constituency No. 252 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Bankura Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
LS constituencyBankura
Established1951
Total electors172,154
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Bankura Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 252 Bankura Assembly 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 Assembly constituency is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2021 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

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bankura[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shampa Daripa 83,486 43.50
AITC Minati Mishra 12,457 42.90
BJP Subhas Sarkar 120,571 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 92,050 (80.8%)
INC gain from AITC Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

By-election 2012

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bankura[2][3][4]
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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Bankura". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bankura. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Bankura. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Trinamul wins bypolls but edge thins". The Telegraph, 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ^ "251 - Bankura Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  7. ^ "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.