English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| English Bazar | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  English Bazar   English Bazar Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 25°0′N 88°09′E / 25.000°N 88.150°ECoordinates: 25°0′N 88°09′E / 25.000°N 88.150°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Maldah |
| Constituency No | 51 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 208,204 (2011) |
English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 51 English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers English Bazar municipality and Amriti, Binodpur, Jadupur I, Jadupur II, Kajigram, Kotwali and Mahadipur gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block,[1]
English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | English Bazar | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1962 | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1967 | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1969 | Bimal Kanti Das | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1971 | Bimal Kanti Das | Communist Party of India[6] | |
| 1972 | Bimal Kanti Das | Communist Party of India[7] | |
| 1977 | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1982 | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1987 | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1991 | Prabhat Acharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1996 | Goutam Chakraborty | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 2001 | Samar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2006 | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2011 | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| 2013 bye election | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | All India Trinamool Congress [16] |
Election results
2013 bye election
The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury to Trinamool Congress.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 70,791 | 39.33 | +39.33 | |
| CPI(M) | Koushik Mishra (Saheb) | 50,339 | 27.96 | -11.19 | |
| INC | Narendra Nath Tiwari | 45,271 | 25.15 | -26.64 | |
| BJP | Sanjit Misra | 9,442 | 5.24 | -0.62 | |
| Independent | Satish Rajbanshi | 2,851 | 1.58 | ||
| Independent | Md. Anisur Rahaman | 1,296 | |||
| Turnout | 179990 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Samarananda Roy of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 89,421 | 51.79 | +0.48# | |
| CPI(M) | Samarananda Roy | 67,592 | 39.15 | -6.49 | |
| BJP | Gobinda Chandra Mandal | 10,116 | 5.86 | ||
| Independent | Satish Rajbanshi | 2,527 | |||
| Independent | Uma Das | 1,535 | |||
| BSP | Nitish Kumar Mandal | 147 | |||
| Turnout | 172,662 | 82.93 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | +6.97# | |||
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 8 |  4 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |  5 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 1 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)
1977–2006
In the 2006[14] state assembly elections, Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of Congress won the English Bazar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Samar Roy of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Samar Roy of CPI(M) defeated Goutam Chakraborty of Congress in 2001.[13] Goutam Chakraborty of Congress defeated Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) in 1996.[12] Prabhat Acharya of CPI(M) defeated Pradip Kar of Congress in 1991.[11] Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Kundu of Congress in 1987,[10] Swapan Mitra of Congress in 1982[9] and Hari Prasanna Mitra of Janata Party in 1977.[8][19]
1957–1972
Bimal Kanti Das of CPI won in 1972,[7] 1971[6] and 1969.[5] Santi Gopal Sen of Congress won in 1967,[4] 1962[3] and 1957.[2] Prior to that the English Bazar seat was not there.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati". PTI, 28 February 2013. moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 51 English Bazar Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". English Bazar. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "46 - Englishbazar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.