Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Maynaguri | |
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| — Vidhan Sabha constituency — | |
 Maynaguri
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| Coordinates: 26°34′N 88°49′E / 26.567°N 88.817°ECoordinates: 26°34′N 88°49′E / 26.567°N 88.817°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Constituency No | 16 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 3 Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 198,400 (2011) |
Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
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Overview [edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 16 Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Maynaguri community development block,[1]
Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Election results [edit]
2011 [edit]
In the 2011 elections, Ananta Deb Adhikary of RSP defeated his nearest rival Juthika Roy Basunia of Trinamool Congress.
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Maynaguri (SC) constituency [2][3][4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| RSP | Ananta Deb Adhikari | 84,887 | 48.71 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Juthika Roy Basunia | 68,611 | 39.37 | # | |
| BJP | Bibhas Chandra Paul | 6,309 | 3.62 | ||
| Independent | Bharani Roy | 5,100 | 2.93 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Sinha | 4,892 | 2.81 | ||
| CPI(ML)(L) | Haripada Ray Lashkar | 2,259 | |||
| BSP | Santi Kumar Sarkar | 2,218 | |||
| Turnout | 174,276 | 87.84 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
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| Trinamool Congress | 3 |  2 |
| Congress | 3 | 2 |
| GJM-backed Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 3 |
1977-2006 [edit]
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Bachchamohan Roy of RSP won the Maynaguri assembly seat (SC) defeating his nearest rivals Gokul Kumar Roy of BJP, Purnaprabha Barman of Trinamool Congress and Manmatha Ray Basunia of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nityananda Adhikary of RSP defeated Manamatha Ray Basunia of Congress in 1991. Tarak Bandhu Roy of RSP defeated Manmatha Ray Basunia of Congress in 1987, Mridulendra Deb Rakshit of ICS in 1982 and Bhabendra Nath Roy Hakim of Janata Party in 1977.[5]
1957–1972 [edit]
Bijoy Krishna Mohanta of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Jajneswar Roy of Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Kamini Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1962. Janjneswar roy of Congress won in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Surendra Nath Roy of Congress won from Mainaguri. Jajneswar Roy and Mangaldas Bhagat, both of Congress, won from the Central Duars joint seat.[6]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Maynaguri". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Maynaguri. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Maynaguri. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "17 - Mainaguri (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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