Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Palashipara | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Palashipara Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′0″N 88°27′0″E / 23.78333°N 88.45000°ECoordinates: 23°47′0″N 88°27′0″E / 23.78333°N 88.45000°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Constituency No | 79 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 12. Krishnanagar |
| Electorate (year) | 185,373 (2011) |
Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 79 Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chanderghat and PatharghataII gram panchayats of Tehatta I community development block, Tehatta II community development block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar gram panchayats of Nakashipara community development block.[1]
Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Palashipara | Madhabendu Mahanta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [2] |
| 1982 | Madhabendu Mahanta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | |
| 1987 | Madhabendu Mahanta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | |
| 1991 | Kamalendu Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1996 | Kamalendu Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 2001 | Kamalendu Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 2006 | Biswanath Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 2011 | S.M.Saddi | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] |
For MLAs in the area prior to 1977 see Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, S.M.Saddi of Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated his nearest rival Prof. Manik Bhattacharjee of All India Trinamool Congress
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Palashipara constituency[9][10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | S.M.Saddi | 73,619 | 46.12 | -2.08 | |
| AITMC | Prof. Manik Bhattacharjee | 71,967 | 45.09 | -1.39# | |
| BJP | Arjun Kumar Biswas | 8,145 | 5.10 | ||
| BSP | Rati Kanta Thakur | 2,480 | |||
| MLKSC | Shahjahan Mollick | 1,896 | |||
| JD(U) | Jelhak Mahalder | 1,513 | |||
| Turnout | 159,620 | 86.11 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -1.69# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 13 |  11 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  8 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[8]Biswanath Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Palashipara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapas Kumar Saha of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalendu Sanyal of CPI(M) defeated Tapas Kumar Saha of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[7]Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1996[6]and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1991.[5]Madhabendu Mahanta of CPI(M) defeated Kumaresh Chandra of Congress in 1987,[4]and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1982[3]and 1977.[2][11] Prior to that the constituency did not exist. Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) existed in the area.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Palashipara. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "70 - Palashipara Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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