Patashpur Assembly constituency
Patashpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Patashpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 212 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Patashpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| LS constituency | Kanthi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 182,460 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview edit
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 212 Patashpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Patashpur I community development block; Khargram, Panchet, Pataspur, South Khanda and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block.[1]
Patashpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Midnapore (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Patashpur | Jyotirmoy Kar | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Jyotirmoy Kar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Uttam Barik | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results edit
2021 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Uttam Barik | 105,299 | 50.42 | -4.09 | |
| BJP | Ambujaksha Mahanti | 95,305 | 45.64 | +40.28 | |
| CPI | Saikat Giri | 6,631 | 3.18 | -35.60 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 861 | 0.41 | -0.18 | |
| SUCI(C) | Surjyendu Bikash Patra | 731 | 0.35 | -0.05 | |
| Turnout | 208,827 | 91.61 | +2.92 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jyotirmoy Kar | 103,567 | 54.51 | +4.58 | |
| CPI | Makhanlal Nayak | 73,679 | 38.78 | -7.22 | |
| BJP | Swapan Kumar Dutta | 10,193 | 5.36 | +2.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,112 | 0.59 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Surjyendu Bikash Patra | 765 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Subrata Guria | 684 | 0.36 | ||
| Turnout | 190,000 | 88.69 | -4.02 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jyotirmoy Kar | 84,452 | 49.93 | +0.32# | |
| CPI | Makhanlal Nayak | 77,802 | 46.00 | -4.39 | |
| BJP | Asish Das | 4,104 | 2.43 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Rana | 1,113 | |||
| Independent | Prafulla Kumar Kar | 981 | |||
| Independent | Shyamapada Bera | 701 | |||
| Turnout | 169,153 | 92.71 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | 4.71# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006 edit
Kamakhya Nandan Das Mohapatra of CPI won the Patashpur assembly seat six times in a row, defeating Tapan Kanti Kar of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Mrinal Kanti Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Paresh Chandra Bhunia of Congress in 1996, Sunil Pal of Congress in 1991, Pradyot Kumar Mahanti of Congress in 1987 and Radha Nath Das Adhikary of Congress in 1982. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Janmejoy Ojha of Janata Party defeated Barendra Nath Patra of Congress in 1977.[5]
1951-1972 edit
Prafulla Maity of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. K.D.Mahapatra (Kamakhya Nandan Das Mahapatra) of CPI won in 1969 and 1967. Radhanath Das Adhikari of Congress won in 1962. Sisir Kumar Das of PSP won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Janardan Sahu of BJS won the Pataspur assembly seat.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Patashpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Patashpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Patashpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "215 - Pataspur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.