Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Tamluk | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Tamluk Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°18′N 87°55′E / 22.300°N 87.917°ECoordinates: 22°18′N 87°55′E / 22.300°N 87.917°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 203 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
| Electorate (year) | 209,751 (2011) |
Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: তমলুক বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Extent
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 203 Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Tamluk municipality, Bishnubarh II, Pipulberia I, Pipulberia II and Uttar Sonamui gram panchayats of Tamluk community development block, and Sahid Matangini community development block.[1]
Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Results
2011
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tamluk [2][3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Dr. Somen Mahapatra | 99,765 | 52.82 | +6.94# | |
| CPI | Jagannath Mitra | 79,089 | 41.88 | -7.12 | |
| BJP | Malay Kumar Singha | 5,423 | 2.87 | ||
| Independent | Ram Chandra Maity | 1,610 | |||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Khairuddin Rahaman | 1,563 | |||
| Indian Unity Centre | Ataul Rahaman Bhunya | 1,414 | |||
| Turnout | 188,864 | 90.04 | |||
| AITMC gain from CPI | Swing | 14.06# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 16 |  12 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  6 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 3 |
| WBSP/SP | 0 | 3 |
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections Jagannath Mitra of CPI won the 202 Tamluk assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chittaranjan Maiti of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirbed Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Santosh Rana of CPI in 2001. Anil Mudi of Congress defeated Susrajit Bagchi of CPI in 1996 and 1991. Surajit Bagchi of CPI defeated Anil Mudi of Congress in 1987. Biswanath Mukherjee of CPI defeated Sukumar Das representing ICS in 1982 and representing Congress in 1977.[5]
1951-1972
Ajoy Mukherjee representing Indian National Congress won in 1972, representing Bangla Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967, and earlier representing Congress won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India’s first election in 1951. [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Tamluk". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tamluk. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tamluk. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ "202 - Tamluk Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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