Ranibandh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ranibandh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranibandh

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°51′50″N 86°47′05″E / 22.86389°N 86.78472°ECoordinates: 22°51′50″N 86°47′05″E / 22.86389°N 86.78472°E
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Constituency No. 249
Type Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency 36. Bankura
Electorate (year) 200,735 (2011)

Ranibandh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 249 Ranibandh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is composed of the following: Ranibandh, Hirbandh and Khatra community development blocks.[1]

Ranibandh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ranibandh [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Debalina Hembram 75,338 44.25 -1.10
AITMC Falguni Hembram 68,529 40.22 #
Jharkhand Anushilan Party Aditya Kisku 10,950 6.43
BJP Lakshmikanta Sardar 6,447 3.78
Independent Biswanath Tudu 5,407
CPI(ML) Liberation Sudhir Kumar Murmu 2,580
JVM(P) Krishnapada Mandi 107
Turnout 170,373 84.87
CPI(M) hold Swing #

.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Bankura district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 8 Increase8
Indian National Congress 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease7
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease1
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease1

Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Deblina Hembram of CPI(M) won the Ranibandh assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Aditya Kisku of Jharkhand Party (Naren). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Makar Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Gopinath Saren of JMM in 2001. Deblina Hembram of CPI(M) defeated Anil Hansda of Congress in 1996. Arati Hembram of CPI(M) defeated Sudarsan Baskey of Congress in 1991. Rampada Mandi of CPI(M) defeated Jaleswar Saren, Independent, in 1982. Suchand Soren of CPI(M) defeated Jadunath Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.[5]

1962-1972

Amala Saren of Congress won in 1972. Suchand Saren of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. B. Hembran of Congress in 1967. Jaleswar Hansda of CPI won in 1962. Prior to that the Ranibandh seat did not exist.[6]

Khatra 1952

Asutosh Mallik of Congress and Amulya Ratan Ghose of Hindu Mahasabha won the joint seat at Khatra in independent India’s first election in 1952.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  2. "Ranibandh". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ranibandh. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ranibandh. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  5. "246 - Ranibandh (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-03.