Nabagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Nabagram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nabagram

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 24°07′22″N 88°12′23″E / 24.12278°N 88.20639°ECoordinates: 24°07′22″N 88°12′23″E / 24.12278°N 88.20639°E
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Constituency No 65
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 9. Jangipur
Eletorate (year) 183,336 (2011)

Nabagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was earlier an open seat.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 65 Nabagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Nabagram community development block, and Niyallishpara Goaljan, Radharghat I, Radharghat II and Sahajadpur gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.[1]

Nabagram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967NabagramA.K. BakshiIndian National Congress[2]
1969Birendra Narayan RoyIndependent[3]
1971Birendra Narayan RoyIndependent[4]
1972Aditya Charan DuttaIndian National Congress [5]
1977Birendra Narayan RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1982Birendra Narayan RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1987Birendra Narayan RayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1991Sisir Kumar Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1996Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryIndian National Congress[10]
2001Nripen ChaudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
2006Mukul MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2011Kanai Chandra MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 assembly election, Kanai Mondol of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Prabal Sarkar of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Nabagram (SC) constituency[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Kanai Chandra Mondal 78,703 48.98 -3.20
INC Prabal Sarkar 71,147 44.27 +1.14#
BJP Dilip Halder 4,489 2.05
SDPI Gurupada Das 3,298
Independent Anil Mondal 3,057
Turnout 160,694 87.65
CPI(M) hold Swing -4.34#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Murshidabad district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Indian National Congress 14 Increase8
Trinamool Congress 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5 Decrease1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease4
Samajwadi Party 1 Decrease0
Forward bloc 0 Decrease1

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[12] Mukul Mondal of CPI(M) won the Nabagram assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rathin Ghosh of Congress. Nripen Chaudhuri of CPI(M) defeated Arit Majumdar of Congress in 2001.[11] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of Congress defeated Muzaffar Hossain of CPI(M) in 1996.[10] Sisir Kumar Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of Congress in 1991.[9] Birendra Narayan Ray of CPI(M) defeated Pradip Majumdar of Congress in 1987[8] and 1982,[7] and Durgapada Sinha of Janata Party in 1977.[6][15] Later Mr. Pradip Majumdar became the Chairman of Berhampore Municipality, West Bengal. He fought the elections and emerged successfully to become the head of Berhampore Municipality.

1967–1972

Aditya Charan Dutta of Congress won in 1972.[5] Birendra Narayan Roy, Independent, won in 1971[4] and 1969.[3] A.K.Bakshi of Congress won in 1967.[2] The Nabagram seat was not there prior to that.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Nabagram. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  15. ↑ "57 - Nabagram Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.