Keshpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Keshpur | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Keshpur Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°33′23″N 87°28′34″E / 22.55639°N 87.47611°ECoordinates: 22°33′23″N 87°28′34″E / 22.55639°N 87.47611°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 235 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 32. Ghatal |
| Electorate (year) | 194,412 (2011) |
Keshpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 235 Keshpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Keshpur community development block.[1]
Keshpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Rameswar Dolui of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Rajani Kanta Dolui of Congress.
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Keshpur [2][3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Rameswar Doloi | 103,901 | 57.58 | -12.87 | |
| INC | Rajani Kanta Doloi | 70,059 | 38.82 | +9.27# | |
| BJP | Dipak Patra | 6,496 | 3.60 | ||
| Turnout | 180,456 | 92.82 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -21.24 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 8 |  8 |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | 0 |
| Jharkhand Party (Naren) | 0 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 7 | 7 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 |
| DSP(PC) | 1 | 0 |
Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Rameswar Doloi of CPI(M) won the Keshpur (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Asish Pramanik of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nanda Rani Dal of CPI(M) defeated Rajani Kanta Doloi of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Sannyasi Dolai of Congress in 1996, and Balai Chandra Parija of Jharkhand Party in 1991. Himansu Kumar of CPI(M) defeated Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress defeated Ajoy Kumar Dolui of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
1951-1972
Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Gangapada Kuar of Bangla Congress won in 1969. Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress won in 1967. Bankim Roy of Congress won in 1962. The Keshpur seat did not exist in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Nagendra Doloi of CPI won the Keshpur seat.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Keshpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Keshpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Keshpur. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "219 - Keshpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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