Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: ময়ূরেশ্বর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Mayureswar Location in West Bengal Mayureswar Mayureswar (India) | |
Coordinates: 23°59′N 87°46′E | |
Country | |
State | West Bengal |
District | Birbhum |
Constituency No. | 290 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 41. Bolpur (SC) |
Electorate (year) | 182,600 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 290 Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Mayureswar I and Mayureswar II CD Blocks.[1]
Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1962 | Mayureswar(SC) | Gobardhan Das | Communist Party of India |
1967 | Mayureswar(SC) | Kanai Saha | Indian National Congress |
1969 | Mayureswar(SC) | Panchanan Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1971 | Mayureswar(SC) | Lalchand Fulmali | Communist Party of India |
1972 | Mayureswar(SC) | Lalchand Fulmali | Communist Party of India |
1977 | Mayureswar(SC) | Panchanan Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1982 | Mayureswar(SC) | Dhiren Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1987 | Mayureswar(SC) | Dhiren Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1991 | Mayureswar(SC) | Dhiren Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
1996 | Mayureswar(SC) | Dhiren Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Bye-Election 1998 | Mayureswar(SC) | Bishnu Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2001 | Mayureswar(SC) | Bishnu Let | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2006 | Mayureswar(SC) | Sadhu Charan Bagdi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2011 | Mayureswar | Asok Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2016 | Mayureswar | Abhijit Roy | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Ashok Kumar Ray of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Jatil Mondal of Trinamool Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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CPI (M) | Ashok Kumar Ray | 67,478 | 42.31 | -18.71 | |
AITC | Jatil Mondal | 60,958 | 38.23 | # | |
BJP | Dudh Kumar Mondal | 31,031 | 19.46 | -7.57 | |
Turnout | 159,467 | 87.33 | |||
CPI (M) hold | Swing | # |
Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
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Trinamool Congress | 6 | |
Indian National Congress | 2 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | |
Forward Bloc | 1 | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 |
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Sadhu Charan Bagdi of CPI(M) won the Mayureswar (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Subhas Chandra Mandal of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bishnu Let of CPI(M) defeated Kestopada Bagdi of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Arjun Saha of BJP in 1996, Ajay Saha of BJP in 1991, Kamalakant Mondal of Congress/ ICS 1987 and 1982. Panchanan Let of CPI(M) defeated Gunakar Mandal of Janata Party in 1977.[5]
1962–1972
Lalchand Fulamali of CPI won in 1972 and 1971. Panchanan Let of CPI(M) won in 1969. Kanai Lal Saha of Congress won in 1967. Gobardhan Das of CPI won in 1962. Prior to that the constituency was not there.[6]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- "Mayreswar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Muyreswar. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Mayureswar. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- "290 – Mayureswar (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-01.