Gosaba Assembly constituency
Gosaba | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Gosaba Location in West Bengal  Gosaba Gosaba (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′00″N 88°48′00″E / 22.16667°N 88.80000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 127 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 180,817 (2011) |
Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 127 Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Gosaba community development block, and Maszidbati and Chunakhali gram panchayats of Basanti community development block.[1]
Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Gosaba | G.N.Mondal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh[2] |
| 1969 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[3] | |
| 1971 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[4] | |
| 1972 | Paresh Chandra Baidya | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1977 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[6] | |
| 1982 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[7] | |
| 1987 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[8] | |
| 1991 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] | |
| 1996 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] | |
| 2001 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | |
| 2006 | Chittaranjan Mandal | Revolutionary Socialist Party[12] | |
| 2011 | Jayanta Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress[13] |
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jayanta Naskar | 78,840 | 51.24 | +5.11# | |
| RSP | Samarendra Nath Mondal | 68,158 | 44.29 | -4.40 | |
| BJP | Sukumar Mondal | 4,074 | 2.65 | ||
| PDS | Mukunda Kumar Das | 2,112 | |||
| BSP | Rathin Sarkar | 1,402 | |||
| Turnout | 153,876 | 85.1 | |||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | 9.51# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Dakshin 24 Parganas 2011 election summary
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[12] Chittaranjan Mandal of RSP won the Gosaba (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Jayanta Naskar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ganesh Mondal of RSP won the seat from 1977 to 2001, defeating Sujit Pramanick of Trinamool Congress/ Congress in 2001[11]and 1996,[10] Jitendranath Gayen of Congress in 1991,[9] Pramila Biswas of Congress in 1987,[8]Sandhyakar Mondal of Congress in 1982[7]and Paresh Baidya of Congress in 1977.[6][15]
1967-1972
Paresh Chandra Baidya of Congress won in 1972.[2]Ganesh Chandra Mondal of RSP won in 1971[4]and 1969.[3] G.N.Mondal of Bharatiya Jana Sangh won in 1967.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gosaba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "100 - Gosaba (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.