Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Gosaba
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Gosaba
Location in West Bengal
Gosaba
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.1652°N 88.8079°E / 22.1652; 88.8079
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.127
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Electorate (year)180,817 (2011)

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]

  • Gosaba community development block
  • Masjidbati and Chunakhali gram panchayats of Basanti community development block

Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967GosabaG.N.MondalBharatiya Jana Sangh[2]
1969Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[3]
1971Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[4]
1972Paresh Chandra BaidyaIndian National Congress[5]
1977Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[6]
1982Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[7]
1987Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[8]
1991Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[9]
1996Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[10]
2001Ganesh Chandra MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
2006Chittaranjan MondalRevolutionary Socialist Party[12]
2011Jayanta NaskarAll India Trinamool Congress[13]
2016Jayanta NaskarAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Gosaba[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Jayanta Naskar 78,840 51.24 +5.11
RSP Samarendra Nath Mondal 68,158 44.29 -4.40
BJP Sukumar Mondal 4,074 2.65
PDS Mukunda Kumar Das 2,112
BSP Rathin Sarkar 1,402
Turnout 153,876 85.1
AITC gain from RSP Swing 9.51
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

 Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result
Party Seats contested Seats won Seat change Vote share Swing
Trinamool Congress 184 154
Indian National Congress 65[template reference 1] 42 21
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 40 136
All India Forward Bloc 11 12
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 7 13
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 3 3
Communist Party of India 2 6
Samajwadi Party 1 1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 17 1 1
Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra) 1 1
Independents 2 4
Bharatiya Janata Party 0
 
Trinamool and allies 227 192
Left Front 62 168
Total-294-
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India
  1. http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2021281.ece

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006,[12] Chittaranjan Mondal of RSP won the Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating his nearest rival Jayanta Naskar of AITC. Ganesh Chandra Mondal of RSP won from 1977 to 2001, defeating Sujit Pramanick of AITC in 2001[11] and 1996,[10] Jitendranath Gayen of INC in 1991,[9] Pramila Biswas of INC in 1987,[8] Sandhyakar Mondal of INC in 1982[7] and Paresh Chandra Baidya of INC in 1977.[6][15]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1967-1972

Paresh Chandra Baidya of INC won in 1972.[2] Ganesh Chandra Mondal of RSP won in 1971[4] and 1969.[3] G.N.Mondal of BJS won in 1967.[2] The seat did not exist prior to that.

gollark: IN OCTAL! HA! I WROTE 13!
gollark: Okay, that was a lie. I actually did do 15.
gollark: Ah yes. I did not write not 15.
gollark: PSYKE OR WHATEVER, I ACTUALLY WROTE #-7
gollark: I ACTUALLY WROTE #11

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  14. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gosaba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  15. "100 - Gosaba (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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