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Katwa Assembly constituency

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Katwa
Constituency No. 270 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Katwa Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
LS constituencyBardhaman Purba
Established1951
Total electors211,459
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Katwa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 270 Katwa assembly constituency covers Katwa municipality, Dainhat municipality, Katwa II community development block and Khajurdihi, Sudpur, Karajgram and Goai gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block.[1]

Katwa assembly segment was earlier part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Katwa Subodh Chowdhury Communist Party of India[2]
1957 Tarapada Chaudhuri Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Subodh Chowdhury Communist Party of India[4]
1967 Subodh Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969 Nityananda Thakur Indian National Congress[6]
1971 Haramohan Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972 Subrata Mukherjee Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Haramohan Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982 Haramohan Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987 Anjan Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Anjan Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996 Rabindranath Chatterjee Indian National Congress[13]
2001 Rabindranath Chatterjee Indian National Congress[14]
2006 Rabindranath Chatterjee Indian National Congress[15][16]
2011 Rabindranath Chatterjee Indian National Congress[17]
2016 Rabindranath Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress[18][19]
2021 Rabindranath Chatterjee All India Trinamool Congress[20][21]

Election results

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2021

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West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Katwa[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rabindranath Chatterjee 107,894 48.07 Increase2.77
BJP Shyama Majumdar 98,739 43.99 Increase36.59
INC Prabir Ganguli 12,976 5.78 Decrease39.02
BSP Paritosh Chair 1,598 0.71 Decrease0.09
SUCI(C) Apurba Chakraborty 1,472 0.66
NOTA None of the above 1,780 0.79
Turnout 224,459
AITC hold Swing

2016

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West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Katwa[22][23][24][18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rabindranath Chatterjee 91,486 45.30 +45.30
INC Shyama Majumdar 90,578 44.80 −7.73
BJP Anil Dutta 14,939 7.40
PDS Krishnadas Saha 1,800 0.90
SUCI(C) Apurba Chakraborty 1,690 0.80
BSP Sriram Golder 1,614 0.80
Turnout 202,110 84.4%
AITC gain from INC Swing

2011

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West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Katwa[22][25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rabindranath Chatterjee 97,951 52.53 +4.12
CPI(M) Sudipta Bagchi 70,426 37.77 −7.23
BJP Anil Dutta 7,036 3.77
People's Democratic Conference of India Mohammad Nasiruddin 3,512
SUCI(C) Apurba Chakraborty 2,125
Independent Chandra Chur Sarkar 1,960
BSP Ranu Goldar 1,826
Independent Kishore Kumar Ghosh 1,642
Turnout 186,478 88.19
INC hold Swing +11.35

1977-2006

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Rabindranath Chatterjee of Congress won the Katwa assembly seat in 2006, 2001, 1996 defeating his nearest rivals, Sudipta Bagchi, Kanak Kanti Goswami and Anjan Chatterjee, all of CPI(M) in the respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anjan Chatterjee of CPI(M) won the seat in 1991 and 1987 defeating Rabindranath Chatterjee of Congress. Haramohan Sinha of CPI(M) won the seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Subrata Mukherjee of Congress and Nityananda Thakur of Janata Party in the respective years.[27]

1951-1972

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Subrata Mukherjee of Congress won the Katwa assembly seat in 1972. Haramohan Sinha of CPI (M) won it in 1971. Nityananda Thakur of Congress won it in 1969. Subodh Chowdhury of CPI (M) won it in 1967. Subodh Chowdhury, representing CPI, won the seat in 1962. Tarapada Cahudhuri of Congress won it in 1957. Subodh Chowdhury, representing CPI, won the seat in 1951.[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 299. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 329-30. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 330. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 324. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 354. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 347. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 354. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 364. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 373. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 363. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  16. ^ "List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election". Katwa. Elections.in. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Katwa. Elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Katwa". 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Katwa". Assembly Election Result 2016 Live. InfoElections. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Katwa Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Katwa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Katwa". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  23. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Katwa. Empowering India. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  24. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Katwa. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  25. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Katwa. Empowering India. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  26. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Katwa. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  27. ^ "280 – Katwa Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  28. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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