Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Haldia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Haldia

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°03′N 88°06′E / 22.050°N 88.100°ECoordinates: 22°03′N 88°06′E / 22.050°N 88.100°E
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Constituency No. 209
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency Tamluk
Electorate (year) 188,135 (2011)

Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: হলদিয়া বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Sutahata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist and Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) came into existence in 2011. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 209 Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Haldia municipality and Sutahata community development block.[1]

Haldia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Haldia [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Seuli Saha 89,573 51.34 +10.52#
CPI(M) Nityananda Bera 77,649 44.51 -12.26#
BJP Kalipada Das 4,640 2.66
INL Basanti Manna (Patra) 1,332
Independent Debaprasad Mandal 1,275
Turnout 174,469 92.74
AITMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 22.78#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote percentage, for the now-defunct Sutahata constituency in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Purba Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 Increase12
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease6
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease3
WBSP/SP 0 Decrease3

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  2. "Haldia". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Haldia. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Haldia. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.