Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. The Gaighata seat was an open seat up to 2011.
Gaighata | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Gaighata Location in West Bengal Gaighata Gaighata (India) | |
Coordinates: 22°56′0″N 88°44′0″E | |
Country | |
State | West Bengal |
District | North 24 Parganas |
Constituency No. | 97 |
Type | Reserved for SC |
Lok Sabha constituency | 14. Bangaon (SC) |
Electorate (year) | 185,660 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 97 Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Gobardanga municipality, Dharmapur I, Dharmapur II, Ichapur I, Ichapur II, Jaleswar I, Shimulpur and Sutia gram panchayats of Gaighata community development block, and Bergum I, Bergum II and Machhalandpur I gram panchayats of Habra I community development block.[1]
Gaighata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] It was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1967 | Gaighata | C.Mitra | Bangla Congress[3] |
1969 | Parul Saha | Bangla Congress [4] | |
1971 | Chandi Pada Mitra | Indian National Congress[5] | |
1972 | Chandi Pada Mitra | Indian National Congress[6] | |
1977 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
1982 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
1987 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
1991 | Prabir Banejee | Indian National Congress[10] | |
1996 | Manmatha Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
2001 | Jyotipriya Mallick | All India Trinamool Congress[12] | |
2006 | Jyotipriya Mallick | All India Trinamool Congress[13] | |
2011 | Majulkrishna Thakur | All India Trinamool Congress[14] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Majulkrishna Thakur of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Monoj Kanti Biswas of CPI.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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AITC | Majulkrishna Thakur | 91,487 | 55.58 | +5.15# | |
CPI | Monoj Kanti Biswas | 66,040 | 40.12 | -5.67 | |
BJP | Sukharanjan Bepari | 3,440 | 2.09 | ||
BSP | Mahendra Gain | 1,436 | |||
Independent | Suman Laha | 1,249 | |||
independent | Tikendrajit Bharati | 946 | |||
Turnout | 164,598 | 88.66 | |||
AITC hold | Swing | 10.82# |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
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Trinamool Congress | 28 | |
Congress | 1 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | |
Forward Bloc | 0 | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | |
Communist Party of India | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006[13] and 2001 state assembly elections[12]Jyotipriya Mallick of Trinamool Congress won the Gaighata assembly seat defeating Manmatha Roy of CPI(M) on both occasions. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1996,[11] Manmatha Roy of CPI(M) defeated Prabir Banerjee of Congress. In 1991,[10] Prabir Banejee of Congress defeated Kanti Biswas of CPI(M). Kanti Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1987,[9] Mira Mitra of Congress in 1982,[8] and Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1977.[7][16]
1967-1972
Chandi Pada Mitra of Congress won in 1972[6] and 1971.[5] Parul Saha of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[4] C.Mitra of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[3] Prior to that the Gaighata seat was not there.
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gaighata. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- "86 - Gaighata Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.