Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency
| Magrahat Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 141 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 242,395 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Overview
[edit | edit source]As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Magrahat II community development block
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magrahat | |||
| 1952 | Abdul Hashem | Indian National Congress | |
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| 1957 | Abdul Hashem | ||
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| Magrahat Purba | |||
| 1962 | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Manoranjan Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Nirmal Sinha | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Bansari Mohan Kanji | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Namita Saha | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
[edit | edit source]2021
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 110,945 | 54.00 | ||
| BJP | Chandan Kumar Naskar | 56,866 | 28.00 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 33,822 | 16.00 | ||
| None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | ~4,500 | 2.80 | |||
| Majority | 54,079 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 75,217 | 50.30 | +2.68 | |
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 66,414 | 44.41 | −5.87 | |
| BJP | Ratan Kumar Sardar | 4,476 | |||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Taranga Mondal | 2,621 | |||
| Independent | Swapan Mondal | 1,419 | |||
| Independent | Namita Mistri | 640 | |||
| IJP | Alok Kumar Halder | 610 | |||
| Turnout | 149,542 | 84.24 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 8.55 | |||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
[edit | edit source]In 2006[4] and 2001,[5] Bansari Mohan Kanji of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Namita Saha of AITC. Nirmal Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Namita Saha of INC in 1996[6] and 1991.[7] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1987,[8] Nirmal Kanti Mondal of INC in 1982[9] and Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972
[edit | edit source]Manoranjan Halder of INC won in 1972.[12] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971,[13] 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of INC won in 1962.[16] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[17] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.[18]
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