Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Jagatdal | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Jagatdal   Jagatdal Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°51′0″N 88°23′0″E / 22.85000°N 88.38333°ECoordinates: 22°51′0″N 88°23′0″E / 22.85000°N 88.38333°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No. | 106 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 15. Barrackpore |
| Electorate (year) | 172,294 (2011) |
Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 106 Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 18 to 35 of Bhatpara Municipality, and Kogachi I, Kogachi II, Mamudpur, Panpur Keutia gram panchayats of Barrackpore I community development block.[1]
Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 15 Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jagatdal | Nihar Basu | All India Forward Bloc[2] |
| 1982 | Nihar Basu | All India Forward Bloc[3] | |
| 1987 | Nihar Basu | All India Forward Bloc[4] | |
| 1991 | Nihar Basu | All India Forward Bloc[5] | |
| 1996 | Anay Gopal Sinha | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 2001 | Hari Pada Biswas | All India Forward Bloc[7] | |
| 2006 | Hari Pada Biswas | All India Forward Bloc[8] | |
| 2011 | Parash Dutta | All India Trinamool Congress[9] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Parash Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Haripada Biswas of Forward Bloc.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Parash Dutta | 86,388 | 58.80 | ||
| Forward Bloc | Haripada Biswas | 50,356 | 34.28 | ||
| BJP | Dilip Mitra | 4,276 | 2.91 | ||
| BSP | Bimal Krishna Ray | 2,657 | |||
| Independent | Mukul Sarkar | 1,342 | |||
| Independent | Debashis Das | 1,007 | |||
| Independent | Pronab Kumar De | 884 | |||
| Turnout | 146,910 | 85.27 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from Forward Bloc | Swing | ||||
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 28 |  23 |
| Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  16 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Hari Pada Biswas of Forward Bloc won the Jagatdal assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP in 2006[8]and Mukul Roy of AITC in 2001.[7] Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are mentioned. Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress defeated Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc in 1996.[6]Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress in 1991,[5]Nani Gopal Sarkar of Congress in 1987,[4]Mrigen Lahiry of Congress in 1982[3]and Sudhin Bhattacharjee of Congress in 1977.[2][11] Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jagatdal. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "131 - Jagatdal Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.