Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tamluk

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°18′N 87°55′E / 22.300°N 87.917°E / 22.300; 87.917Coordinates: 22°18′N 87°55′E / 22.300°N 87.917°E / 22.300; 87.917
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Constituency No. 203
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency Tamluk
Electorate (year) 209,751 (2011)

Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: তমলুক বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 203 Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Tamluk municipality, Bishnubarh II, Pipulberia I, Pipulberia II and Uttar Sonamui gram panchayats of Tamluk community development block, and Sahid Matangini community development block.[1]

Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951TamlukAjoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1957Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[3]
1962Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[4]
1967Ajoy MukherjeeBangla Congress[5]
1969Ajoy MukherjeeBangla Congress[6]
1971Ajoy MukherjeeBangla Congress[7]
1972Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[8]
1977Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India[9]
1982Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India[10]
1987Surajit BagchiCommunist Party of India[11]
1991Anil MudiIndian National Congress[12]
1996Anil MudiIndian National Congress[13]
2001Nirbed RoyAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
2006Jagannath MitraCommunist Party of India[15]
2011Dr. Somen MahapatraAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tamluk [17][18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Dr. Somen Mahapatra 99,765 52.82 +6.94#
CPI Jagannath Mitra 79,089 41.88 -40454
BJP Malay Kumar Singha 5,423 2.87
Independent Ram Chandra Maity 1,610
People’s Democratic Conference of India Khairuddin Rahaman 1,563
Indian Unity Centre Ataul Rahaman Bhunya 1,414
Turnout 188,864 90.04
AITMC gain from CPI Swing 14.06#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Purba Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 Increase12
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease6
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease3
WBSP/SP 0 Decrease3

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Jagannath Mitra of CPI won the 202 Tamluk assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chittaranjan Maiti of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirbed Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Santosh Rana of CPI in 2001. Anil Mudi of Congress defeated Surajit Bagchi of CPI in 1996 and 1991. Surajit Bagchi of CPI defeated Anil Mudi of Congress in 1987. Biswanath Mukherjee of CPI defeated Sukumar Das representing ICS in 1982 and representing Congress in 1977.[20]

1951-1972

Ajoy Mukherjee representing Indian National Congress won in 1972, representing Bangla Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967, and earlier representing Congress won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India’s first election in 1951. [21]

References

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  2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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  17. "Tamluk". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  18. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tamluk. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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  20. "202 - Tamluk Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  21. "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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