Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

For the constituency in Madhya Pradesh, see Ashok Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For Municipality in North 24 Parganas, see Ashoknagar,_North_24_Parganas.
Ashoknagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ashoknagar
Location in West Bengal
Ashoknagar
Ashoknagar (India)
Coordinates: 22°49′59″N 88°37′59″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.101
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency17. Barasat
Electorate (year)192,589 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 101 Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ashoknagar Kalyangarh municipality, and Habra II community development block.[1]

Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967AshoknagarSadhan Kumar SenCommunist Party of India[2]
1969Sadhan Kumar SenCommunist Party of India[3]
1971Nani KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1972Keshab Chandra BhattacharyaIndependent[5]
1977Nani KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1982Nani KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1987Nani KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1991Nani KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1996Nirode Roy ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1999 Bye ElectionBadal BhattacharyaBharatiya Janata Party[11]
2001Sarmistha DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2006Satyasebi KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2011Dhiman RoyAll India Trinamool Congress[14]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Dhiman Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Satyasebi Kar of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ashoknagar constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Dhiman Roy 94,451 55.39 +6.30#
CPI (M) Satyasebi Kar 66,759 39.15 -6.93
BJP Gopal Nandi 4,168 2.44
CPI(ML)L Jayasri Das 1,783
BSP Tarakeswar Hawlader 1,428
Independent Tapas Roy 1,344
Independent Uttam Kumar Raha 6,000
Turnout 170,533 88.55
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 13.43#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Uttar 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 28 23
Congress 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 16
Forward Bloc 0 3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 1
Communist Party of India 1 1

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[13] Satyasebi Kar of CPI(M) won the Ashoknagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dhiman Roy of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sarmistha Dutta of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Krishna Dutt of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Badal Bhattacharya of BJP defeated Rekha Goswami of CPIM in the 1999 Bye election, caused by the death of sitting MLA, Nirode Roy Chowdhury.[12] Nirode Roy Choudhury of CPI(M) defeated Dhiman Roy of Congress in 1996.[10] Nani Kar of CPI(M) defeated Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya of Congress/ Independent in 1991,[9] 1987,[8] 1982[7] and 1977.[6][16]

1967–1972

Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya, Independent, won in 1972.[5] Nani Kar of CPI(M) won in 1971.[4] Sadhan Kumar Sen of CPI won in 1969[3] and 1967.[2] Prior to that the Ashoknagar seat was not there.

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References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. "Bypoll results: West Bengal Assembly now has a BJP MLA". India Today 16 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Ashoknagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  16. "88 - Ashokenagar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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