Balurghat Assembly constituency
Balurghat | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 39 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 6. Balurghat |
| Electorate (year) | 139,511 (2011) |
Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 39 Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Balurghat municipality, Amritakhand, Vatpara and Chingishpur gram panchayats of Balurghat community development block and Hilli community development block.[1]
Balurghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Shankar Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Bishwanath Chowdhury of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shankar Chakraborty | 67,495 | 54.27 | # | |
| RSP | Biswanath Choudhury | 49,204 | 39.56 | -7.21 | |
| BJP | Ranjan Kumar Mondal | 4,378 | 3.52 | ||
| Independent | Keshab Roy | 1,862 | |||
| BSP | Nripen Hansda | 1,427 | |||
| Turnout | 124,366 | 89.14 | |||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | # | |||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006. Template:Dakshin Dinajpur 2011 election summary
1977–2006
Biswanath Choudhury of RSP has made it seven in a row winning the Balurghat assembly seat in all years from 1977 to 2006. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. He defeated Debasree Choudhury of BJP in 2006, Sankar Chakrabarti of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Biplab Khan of Congress in 1996 and 1991, Madhab Chandra Roy of Congress in 1987, Asish Roy of ICS in 1982 and Jyotiswar Sarkar of Congress in 1977.[5]
1951–1972
Bireswar Roy of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Mukul Basu of RSP/Independent won in 1969 and 1967. Sushil Ranjan Chattopadhya of Congress won in 1962. In 1957 and 1951, Balurghat was joint seat. In 1957 Mardi Hakai of Congress and Dhirendra Nath Banerjee, Independent, won. In independent India’s first election, Saroj Ranjan Chattopadhyay and Lakshman Chandra Handa, both of Congress, won.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Balurghat". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Balurghat. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "List of Contesting Candidates, Phase I" (PDF). West Bengal Assembly Election 2011. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "38 - Balurghat Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
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