Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Palashipara

পলাশিপাড়া
Vidhan Sabha constituency
বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Palashipara
Location in West Bengal
Palashipara
Palashipara (India)
Coordinates: 23°47′0″N 88°27′0″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
Constituency No79
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency12. Krishnanagar
Electorate (year)218,181 (2016)[1]

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 79 Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha 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.[2]

Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 12. Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency.[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1977Madhabendu MahantaCPI(M)[3]
1982Madhabendu MahantaCPI(M)[4]
1987Madhabendu MahantaCPI(M)[5]
1991Kamalendu SanyalCPI(M)[6]
1996Kamalendu SanyalCPI(M)[7]
2001Kamalendu SanyalCPI(M)[8]
2006Biswanath GhoshCPI(M)[9]
2011S.M.SadiCPI(M)[10]
2016Tapas Kumar SahaAITC[11]

For MLAs in the area prior to 1977 see Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Election results

2016

In the 2016 election, Tapas Kumar Saha of AITMC defeated previous M.L.A. S.M. Sadi of CPI(M)

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Palashipara constituency[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Tapas Kumar Saha 82,127 44.99
CPI (M) S.M. Sadi 76,568 41.94
BJP Bibhash Chandra Mandal 14,028 7.68
SHS 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.Sadi of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Prof. Manik Bhattacharjee of All India Trinamool Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Palashipara constituency[10][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) S.M.Sadi 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.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Nadia district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 13 11
Indian National Congress 1 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 8
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[9] 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,[8] Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1996[7] and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1991.[6] Madhabendu Mahanta of CPI(M) defeated Kumaresh Chandra of Congress in 1987,[5] and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1982[4] and 1977.[3][14] Prior to that the constituency did not exist. Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) existed in the area.

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  11. "Constituencywise-All Candidates".
  12. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Palashipara. Election Commission of India.
  13. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Palashipara. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  14. "70 – Palashipara Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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