Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Saltora Location in West Bengal Saltora Saltora (India) | |
Coordinates: 23°32′00″N 86°56′00″E | |
Country | |
State | West Bengal |
District | Bankura |
Constituency No. | 247 |
Type | Reserved for SC |
Lok Sabha constituency | 36. Bankura |
Electorate (year) | 188,583 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 247 Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Saltora and Mejia community development blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block.[1]
Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sashthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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AITC | Swapan Bauri | 82,597 | 50.60 | +11.43# | |
CPI (M) | Sasthi Charan Bauri | 69,900 | 42.82 | -16.29 | |
BJP | Mangal Chandra Mandal | 10,741 | 6.58 | ||
Turnout | 163,238 | 86.56 | |||
AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 27.72# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006, for the now defunct Gangajalghati constituency.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
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Trinamool Congress | 8 | |
Indian National Congress | 1 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | |
Forward Bloc | 0 | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | |
Communist Party of India | 0 |
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1962
In the 1962 state assembly elections, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the Saltora assembly seat.[5]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- "Saltora". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Saltora. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Saltora. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2011-04-03.