Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency
Bhagabanpur | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Bhagabanpur Location in West Bengal  Bhagabanpur Bhagabanpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°06′16″N 87°45′43″E / 22.10444°N 87.76194°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 214 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Electorate (year) | 198,846 (2011) |
Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: ভগবানপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 214 Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bhagabanpur, Kajlagarh, Kotbarh and Shimulia gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I community development block, Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Baroj, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur II community development block, and Argoyal and Mathura gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block.[1]
Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Results
2016
| Year | Party | Status | Candidate Name | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TMC | Winner | Ardhendu Maity | 111201 |
| 2016 | INC | RunnerUp | Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra | 79258 |
Result:
http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/bhagabanpur.html
2011
In the 2011 election, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ranajit Manna of SP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ardhendhu Maity | 93,945 | 51.15 | −0.87# | |
| SP | Ranjit Manna | 84,948 | 46.25 | −0.05 | |
| BJP | Sadananda De | 4,763 | 2.59 | ||
| Turnout | 183,656 | 92.36 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | -0.92# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Purba Medinipur 2011 election summary
1977-2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress won the Bhagabanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Gour Kanti Bal and Prasanta Pradhan, both of CPI(M), in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ajit Khanra of Congress defeated Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) in 1996. Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) defeated Asoktaru Panda of Congress in 1991, Haripada Jana of Congress in 1987 and Ramkrishna Sarkar of Congress in 1982. Haripada Jana of Janata Party defeated Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
1957-1972
Amales Jana of Congress won in 1972. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan of CPI(M) won in 1971. Abha Maiti of Congress won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Bhagabanpur had a dual seat. It was won by Basanta Kumar Panda of PSP and Bhikhari Mondal of Congress.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Bhagabanpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bhagabanpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Bhagabanpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "208 - Bhagabanpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "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.
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