Palashipara Assembly constituency

Palashipara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Palashipara
Constituency No. 79 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Palashipara Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
LS constituencyKrishnanagar
Established1977
Total electors244,867
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Manik Bhattacharya
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 79 Palashipara Assembly 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.[1]

Palashipara Assembly constituency is part of 12. Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1977Madhabendu MahantaCPI(M)[2]
1982Madhabendu MahantaCPI(M)[3]
1987Madhabendu MahantaCPI(M)[4]
1991Kamalendu SanyalCPI(M)[5]
1996Kamalendu SanyalCPI(M)[6]
2001Kamalendu SanyalCPI(M)[7]
2006Biswanath GhoshCPI(M)[8]
2011S.M.SadiCPI(M)[9]
2016Tapas Kumar SahaAITC[10]
2021Dr. Manik BhattacharyaAITC

For MLAs in the area prior to 1977 see Tehatta Assembly constituency

Election results

2021
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Palashipara constituency[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Dr. Manik Bhattacharya 110274 54.17 +9.18
BJP Bibhas Chandra Mandal 58938 28.95 +21.27
CPI(M) S. M. Sadi 26228 12.88 -29.06
SUCI(C) Maniruzzaman Mondal 1696 0.83 -0.58
BSP Ratikanta Thakur 1690 0.83
Independent Panchanan Mandal 301 0.15
Independent Bijoy Dutta 916 0.45
Independent Ramesh Barman 1688 0.83
NOTA 1654 0.81
Turnout 203652 83.17
TMC gain from Swing

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 % ±%
TMC Tapas Kumar Saha 82,122 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
TMC 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[9][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) S.M.Sadi 73,619 46.12 -2.08
TMC 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.

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[8] 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,[7] Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1996[6] and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1991.[5] Madhabendu Mahanta of CPI(M) defeated Kumaresh Chandra of Congress in 1987,[4] and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1982[3] and 1977.[2][14] Prior to that the constituency did not exist. Tehatta Assembly constituency existed in the area.

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. "Constituencywise-All Candidates".
  11. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Palashipara. Election Commission of India.
  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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