Purbasthali Dakshin Assembly constituency
Purbasthali Dakshin | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Purbasthali Dakshin Location in West Bengal  Purbasthali Dakshin Purbasthali Dakshin (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°28′04″N 88°19′46″E / 23.46778°N 88.32944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 268 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 38. Bardhaman Purba (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 190,763 (2011) |
Purbasthali Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Purbasthali and Nadanghat constituencies ceased to exist and in its place Purbasthali now has two assembly constituencies. No. 268 Purbasthali Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha) constituency covers Nandai, Kankuria, Begpur, Atghoria Simlan, Dhatrigram and Sultanpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block and Nasratpur, Samudragarh, Bagpur, Sreerampur and Nadanghat gram panchayats of Purbasthali I community development block. No. 269 Purbasthali Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Purbasthali II community development block, Jahannagar and Dogachia gram panchayats of Purbasthali I CD Block, and Bamunpara, Mamudpur II and Putsuri gram panchayats of Manteswar CD Block.[1]
Purbasthali assembly segment was earlier part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission both Purbasthali Dakshin and Purbasthali Uttar are part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swapan Debnath | 86,039 | 49.72 | +0.10# | |
| CPI(M) | Aleaya Begam | 70,181 | 40.56 | -3.35# | |
| BJP | Mahadeb Basak | 10,765 | 6.22 | ||
| Independent | Ram Hansda | 1,818 | |||
| PDS | Badrodojja Molla | 1,676 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Irai Sekh | 1,385 | |||
| BSP | Kanai Lal Pandey | 1,172 | |||
| Turnout | 173,036 | 90.71 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | +3.45# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Nadanghat constituency. Template:Bardhaman 2011 election summary
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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