Memari Assembly constituency
Memari | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 265 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 38. Bardhaman Purba |
| Electorate (year) | 203,280 (2011) |
Memari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 265 Memari assembly constituency covers Memari municipality, Memari I community development block, and Kuchut, Satgachhia II gram panchayats of Memari II community development block. Barapalason-I, Barapalason-II, Bohar-I, Bohar-II, Bijur-I, Bijur-II and Satgachhia-I gram panchayats of Memari II community development block are part of Manteswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]
Memari assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abul Hasan Mondal | 89,083 | 48.24 | +12.89# | |
| CPI(M) | Debasis Ghosh | 85,905 | 46.52 | −14.11 | |
| BJP | Biswajit Poddar | 3,138 | 1.70 | ||
| JMM | Ananda Mohan Biswas | 2,036 | |||
| JDP | Sukumar Saren | 1,936 | |||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Radharani Murmu | 1,578 | |||
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 989 | |||
| Turnout | 184,665 | 90.84 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +27.00# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Bardhaman 2011 election summary
1977-2006
Sandhya Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Memari assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sk. Mohammad Ismile of Trinamool Congress in the 2006 assembly elections. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Tapas Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Syed Mustaq Murshed of Trinamool Congress and Naba Kumar Chatterjee of Congress in the respective years. In 1991, 1987 and 1982, Maharani Konar of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Ohidmolla, Naba Kumar Chatterjee and Sabyasachi Samanta, all of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Benoy Konar of CPI(M) defeated Surya Narayan Pal of Janata Party.[5]
1962-1972
Naba Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Krishna Konar of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. P.Bishayee won in 1967. In 1962, Suchand Soren of CPI won the Memari seat reserved for scheduled tribes.[6]Prior to that the seat did not exist.
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Memari". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Memari. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2013" (PDF). Memari. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "275 – Memari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
