Galsi, Bardhaman
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| Galsi | |
  Galsi
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| State - District(s) |
West Bengal - Bardhaman |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
1,33,977 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 713 406 - +91 342 - |
Galsi is a town, police station and Community Development Block in the sadar subdivision of Bardhaman District in West Bengal, India.
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[edit] Geography
Galsi is located in the laterite plains between Damodar River and Ajay River. [1] Grand Trunk Road runs through the town.
[edit] Demographics
Gaalsi CD Block had a population of 1,33,977 in 2001. [2]
[edit] Politics
In 2006 and 2001 assembly elections, Mehbub Mondal of AIFB won the Galsi assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Anil Kumar Saha of BJP and Ajijul Haque Mondal of INC respectively. In 1996 and 1991, Idrish Mondal of Forward Block defeated Syed Imdad Ali and Champak (both of INC) respectively. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Deb Ranjan Sen of Forward Block defeated Ajit Bandopadhyay, Himanshu Baran Roy and Nirmalendu Koner (all of INC) repectively. [3]
Aswini Roy of CPI (M) won the seat in 1972. [4]. Anil Roy of CPI (M) won it in 1971. [5] Phakir Chandra Roy (Independent) won it in 1969 and 1967. [6] [7] Kanai Lal Das of INC won it in 1962. [8] In 1957 and 1952, Galsi was a constituency with two seats. In 1957, Phakir Chandra Roy (Independent) and Pramathanath Dhibar of FBM won the seats. [9] In independent India’s first election in 1951, Mahitosh Saha and Jadabendra Nath Panja, both of INC, won the seats. [10]
Galsi is part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). [11]
[edit] Health
Galsi is one of the areas of Bardhaman district which is affected by arsenic contamination of ground water. [12]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (Bengali) , Vol I, p14, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ Bardhaman District Official site
- ^ Election Commission of India Assembly election results 1977 – 2006
- ^ Assembly elections 1972
- ^ Assembly elections 1971
- ^ Assembly elections 1969
- ^ Assembly elections 1967
- ^ Assembly elections 1962
- ^ Assembly elections 1957
- ^ Assembly elections 1951
- ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Arsenic contamination
