Debra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Debra | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Debra   Debra Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°24′06″N 87°33′40″E / 22.40167°N 87.56111°ECoordinates: 22°24′06″N 87°33′40″E / 22.40167°N 87.56111°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 229 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 32. Ghatal |
| Electorate (year) | 184,213 (2011) |
Debra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 229 Debra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Debra community development block.[1]
Debra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Radhakanta Maiti | 86,215 | 50.57 | +6.52# | |
| CPI(M) | Sk. Sorab Hossein | 77,402 | 45.40 | -10.56 | |
| BJP | Dilip Kumar Roy | 3,893 | |||
| IPFB | Tanbir Murshed Khan | 2,969 | |||
| Turnout | 170,479 | 92.54 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 17.08# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 8 |  8 |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | 0 |
| Jharkhand Party (Naren) | 0 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 7 | 7 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 |
| DSP(PC) | 1 | 0 |
Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
Sk. Jahangir Karim of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the Debra assembly seat, five times in a row from 1987 to 2006, defeating Mrigendra Nath Maiti of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Radha Kanta Maiti of Trinamool Congress in 2001 Rabindra Nath Bera of Indian National Congress in 1996, and Sk. Mohammed Daud of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Syed Moazzam Hossain of CPI(M) defeated Rabindra Nath Bera of Congress in 1982 and Sukumar Das of Congress in 1977.[5]
1957-1972
Rabindra Nath Bera of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bijoy Krishna Samanata won in 1969. K.Chakraborty of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Santosh Kumar Mukherjee of Congress won in 1962. Mohini Mohan Pat of Congress won in 1957.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Debra". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Debra. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Debra. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "218 - Debra Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.