Nadanghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Nadanghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in what is now Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Nadanghat | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Year established | 1967 |
| Year abolished | 2011 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Katwa |
| Area code(s) | 713515 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Nadanghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist from 2011.[1]
Nadanghat assembly constituency was part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
Swapan Debnath of Trinamool Congress won the Nadanghat assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Ratan Das of CPI (M). In 2001, Ratan Das of CPI (M) defeated Swapan Debnath of Trinamool Congress. In 1996 and 1991, Biren Ghosh of CPI (M) defeated Swapan Debnath of Congress and Paresh Chandra Goswami in respective years. In 1987, 1982 and 1977 Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah of CPI (M) defeated Swapan Debnath, Paresh Chandra Goswami and Biswanath Basu, all of Congress, in the respective years.[2]
In 1972, Paresh Chandra Goswami of Congress won the seat. In 1971 and 1969, Syed Mansur Habibullah of CPI (M) won the seat. P.C.Goswami of INC won the seat in 1967. Prior to that the Nadanghat seat was not there.[3]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- "277 – Nadanghat Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-29.