Vidhan Sabha constituency
| Palashipara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 79 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Interactive Map Outlining Palashipara Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| LS constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 244,867 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Manik Bhattacharya | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Palashipara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 79 Palashipara Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chanderghat and Patharghata II gram panchayats of Tehatta I CD Block, Tehatta II CD Block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar gram panchayats of Nakashipara CD Block.
Palashipara Assembly constituency is part of 12. Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Madhabendu Mahanta | CPI(M) |
| 1982 | Madhabendu Mahanta | CPI(M) |
| 1987 | Madhabendu Mahanta | CPI(M) |
| 1991 | Kamalendu Sanyal | CPI(M) |
| 1996 | Kamalendu Sanyal | CPI(M) |
| 2001 | Kamalendu Sanyal | CPI(M) |
| 2006 | Biswanath Ghosh | CPI(M) |
| 2011 | S. M. Saadi | CPI(M) |
| 2016 | Tapas Kumar Saha | AITC |
| 2021 | Dr. Manik Bhattacharya | AITC |
For MLAs in the area prior to 1977 see Tehatta Assembly constituency
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr. Manik Bhattacharya | 110,274 | 54.17 | +9.18 | |
| BJP | Bibhas Chandra Mandal | 58938 | 28.95 | +21.27 | |
| CPI(M) | S. M. Saadi | 26228 | 12.88 | −29.06 | |
| SUCI(C) | Maniruzzaman Mondal | 1696 | 0.83 | −0.58 | |
| BSP | Ratikanta Thakur | 1690 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Panchanan Mandal | 301 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Bijoy Dutta | 916 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Barman | 1688 | 0.83 | ||
| NOTA | 1654 | 0.81 | |||
| Turnout | 203652 | 83.17 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Tapas Kumar Saha of AITMC defeated previous M.L.A. S. M. Saadi of CPI(M)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Kumar Saha | 82,122 | 44.99 | ||
| CPI(M) | S. M. Saadi | 76,568 | 41.94 | ||
| BJP | Bibhash Chandra Mandal | 14,028 | 7.68 | ||
| SS | Monoj Roy | 3,117 | 1.71 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Batshobha Sekh | 2,571 | 1.41 | ||
| BSP | Dwijen Biswas | 1,576 | 0.86 | ||
| SDPI | Fajlur Rahaman Sekh | 583 | 0.32 | ||
| NOTA | 1,990 | 1.09 | |||
| Turnout | 182,560 | 83.67 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, S. M. Saadi of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Prof. Manik Bhattacharjee of All India Trinamool Congress
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | S. M. Saadi | 73,619 | 46.12 | −2.08 | |
| AITC | Prof. Manik Bhattacharya | 71,967 | 45.09 | −1.39# | |
| BJP | Arjun Kumar Biswas | 8,145 | 5.10 | ||
| BSP | Rati Kanta Thakur | 2,480 | |||
| MLKSC | Shahjahan Mollick | 1,896 | |||
| JD(U) | Jelhak Mahalder | 1,513 | |||
| Turnout | 159,620 | 86.11 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -1.69# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Biswanath Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Palashipara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapas Kumar Saha of TMC. Contests in most years were multicornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalendu Sanyal (Former Minister of State) of CPI(M) defeated Tapas Kumar Saha of TMC in 2001, Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1996 and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1991. Madhabendu Mahanta of CPI(M) defeated Kumaresh Chandra of Congress in 1987, and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1982 and 1977. Prior to that the constituency did not exist. Tehatta Assembly constituency existed in the area.
References
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- "Constituencywise-All Candidates".
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Palashipara. Election Commission of India.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Palashipara. Election Commission of India.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Palashipara. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "70 – Palashipara Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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