Ashoknagar Assembly constituency
Ashoknagar | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Ashoknagar Location in West Bengal  Ashoknagar Ashoknagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°49′59″N 88°37′59″E / 22.83306°N 88.63306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No. | 101 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 17. Barasat |
| Electorate (year) | 192,589 (2011) |
Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 101 Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ashoknagar Kalyangarh municipality, and Habra II community development block.[1]
Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ashoknagar | Sadhan Kumar Sen | Communist Party of India[2] |
| 1969 | Sadhan Kumar Sen | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1971 | Nani Kar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | |
| 1972 | Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya | Independent[5] | |
| 1977 | Nani Kar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1982 | Nani Kar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1987 | Nani Kar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1991 | Nani Kar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1996 | Nirode Roy Choudhury | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1999 Bye Election | Badal Bhattacharya | Bharatiya Janata Party[11] | |
| 2001 | Sarmistha Dutta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 2006 | Satyasebi Kar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2011 | Dhiman Roy | All India Trinamool Congress[14] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Dhiman Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Satyasebi Kar of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dhiman Roy | 94,451 | 55.39 | +6.30# | |
| CPI(M) | Satyasebi Kar | 66,759 | 39.15 | -6.93 | |
| BJP | Gopal Nandi | 4,168 | 2.44 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Jayasri Das | 1,783 | |||
| BSP | Tarakeswar Hawlader | 1,428 | |||
| Independent | Tapas Roy | 1,344 | |||
| Independent | Uttam Kumar Raha | 6,000 | |||
| Turnout | 170,533 | 88.55 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 13.43# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Uttar 24 Parganas 2011 election summary
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[13] Satyasebi Kar of CPI(M) won the Ashoknagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dhiman Roy of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sarmistha Dutta of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Krishna Dutt of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Badal Bhattacharya of BJP defeated Rekha Goswami of CPIM in the 1999 Bye election, caused by the death of sitting MLA, Nirode Roy Chowdhury.[12] Nirode Roy Choudhury of CPI(M) defeated Dhiman Roy of Congress in 1996.[10] Nani Kar of CPI(M) defeated Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya of Congress/ Independent in 1991,[9] 1987,[8] 1982[7] and 1977.[6][16]
1967–1972
Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya, Independent, won in 1972.[5] Nani Kar of CPI(M) won in 1971.[4] Sadhan Kumar Sen of CPI won in 1969[3] and 1967.[2] Prior to that the Ashoknagar seat was not there.
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Bypoll results: West Bengal Assembly now has a BJP MLA". India Today 16 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ashoknagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "88 - Ashokenagar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
