Patashpur Assembly constituency
Patashpur | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Patashpur Location in West Bengal  Patashpur Patashpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°01′45″N 87°33′13″E / 22.02917°N 87.55361°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 212 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Electorate (year) | 182,460 (2011) |
Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 212 Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Patashpur I community development block; Khargram, Panchet, Pataspur, South Khanda and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block.[1]
Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Midnapore (Lok Sabha constituency).
Results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jyotirmoy Kar | 84,452 | 49.93 | +0.32# | |
| CPI | Makhan Nayek | 77,802 | 46.00 | −4.39 | |
| BJP | Asish Das | 4,104 | 2.43 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Rana | 1,113 | |||
| Independent | Prafulla Kumar Kar | 981 | |||
| Independent | Shyamapada Bera | 701 | |||
| Turnout | 169,153 | 92.71 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | 4.71# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Purba Medinipur 2011 election summary
1977-2006
Kamakhya Nandan Das Mohapatra of CPI won the Patashpur assembly seat six times in a row, defeating Tapan Kanti Kar of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Mrinal Kanti Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Paresh Chandra Bhunia of Congress in 1996, Sunil Pal of Congress in 1991, Pradyot Kumar Mahanti of Congress in 1987 and Radha Nath Das Adhikary of Congress in 1982. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Janmejoy Ojha of Janata Party defeated Barendra Nath Patra of Congress in 1977.[5]
1951-1972
Prafulla Maity of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. K.D.Mahapatra (Kamakhya Nandan Das Mahapatra) of CPI won in 1969 and 1967. Radhanath Das Adhikari of Congress won in 1962. Sisir Kumar Das of PSP won in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951 Janardan Sahu of BJS won the Pataspur assembly seat.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Patashpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Patashpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Patashpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "215 - Pataspur 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. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
