Pingla Assembly constituency
Pingla | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Pingla Location in West Bengal  Pingla Pingla (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°16′19″N 87°35′08″E / 22.27194°N 87.58556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 227 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 32. Ghatal |
| Electorate (year) | 194,757 (2011) |
Pingla (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 227 Pingla (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui gram panchayats of Pingla community development block and Kharagpur II community development block.[1]
Pingla (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Saumen Mahapatra | 104,416 | 50.9 | ||
| DSP(PC) | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | 80,198 | 39.1 | ||
| BJP | Antara Bhattacharya | 16,665 | 8.10 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Ranjit Bankura | 2,388 | 1.20 | ||
| Independent | Kartik Chandra Dolai | 1,474 | 0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 2,05,141 | (90.5%) | |||
| AITC gain from DSP(PC) | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Paschim Medinipur 2011 election summary
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP(PC) | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | 84,737 | 47.24 | −9.81 | |
| AITC | Ajit Maity | 83,504 | 46.56 | +3.62# | |
| BJP | Sambhunath Hansda | 7,641 | 4.26 | ||
| JMM | Rabi Tudu | 3,481 | |||
| Turnout | 179,364 | 92.1 | |||
| DSP(PC) hold | Swing | -13.43# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Paschim Medinipur 2011 election summary
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Ramapada Samanta of DSP(PC) won the Pingla assembly seat defeating Hrishikesh Dinda of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rampada Samanta, Independent, defeated Raj Kumar Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Ramapada Samanta contesting on the CPI(M) symbol defeated Swapan Dome of Congress in 1996. Haripada Jana representing DSP(PC) defeated Saktipada Mahapatra of Congress in 1991, contesting as an independent defeated Sukumar Das of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and representing Janata Party defeated Bijoy Das of Congress in 1977.[7]
1967-1972
Bijoy Das of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Gouranga Samanta of CPI won in 1969 and 1967.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ a b "Pingla". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Pingla. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Pingla. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Pingla. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Pingla. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "217 - Pingla Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
