Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Galsi | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Galsi   Galsi Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°20′N 87°42′E / 23.333°N 87.700°ECoordinates: 23°20′N 87°42′E / 23.333°N 87.700°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 274 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 39. Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Electorate (year) | 204,466 (2011) |
Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 274 Galsi (SC) assembly constituency covers Galsi I community development block, Galsi and Kurkuba gram panchayats of Galsi II CD Block and Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati and Bidbehar gram panchayats of Kanksa CD Block. Adra, Bhunri, Gohogram, Khano, Maszidpur, Sanko and Satinadi gram panchayats of Galsi II CD Block are part of Khandaghosh (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]
Galsi assembly segment was earlier part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2014 By election
In the Galsi seat, the by-election was held due to the sitting MLA,Sunil Kumar Mandal of the Forward Bloc,who switched to Trinamool Congress. This Election was held on 30 April, 2014. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Gour Chandra Mondal | 77,623 | |||
| Forward Bloc | Nandalal Pondit | 68,770 | |||
| BJP | Sundar Paswan | 37,620 | |||
| INC | Swapan Malik | 34,817 | |||
| Turnout | 197,845 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress gain from Forward Bloc | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Bloc | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 92,126 | 50.59 | -17.09 | |
| Trinamool Congress | Joydeb Saha | 81,272 | 44.63 | # | |
| BJP | Tapan Bagdi | 8,714 | 4.78 | ||
| Turnout | 182,112 | 89.02 | |||
| Forward Bloc hold | Swing | # | |||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 15 |  13 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 |  13 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
| Marxist Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
In 2006 and 2001 assembly elections, Mehbub Mondal of Forward Bloc won the Galsi assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Anil Kumar Saha of BJP and Ajijul Haque Mondal of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1996 and 1991, Idrish Mondal of Forward Block defeated Syed Imdad Ali and Champak (both of Congress) respectively. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Deb Ranjan Sen of Forward Block defeated Ajit Bandopadhyay, Himanshu Baran Roy and Nirmalendu Koner (all of Congress) respectively.[7]
1952-1972
Aswini Roy of CPI won the seat in 1972. Anil Roy of CPI(M) won it in 1971. Phakir Chandra Roy (Independent) won it in 1969 and 1967. Kanai Lal Das of Congress won it in 1962. In 1957 and 1952, Galsi was a constituency with two seats. In 1957, Phakir Chandra Roy (Independent) and Pramathanath Dhibar of Forward Bloc won the seats. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Mahitosh Saha and Jadabendra Nath Panja, both of Congress, won the seats.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ . ABP Live =TMC wins Galsi http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/02/16/article503459.ece/TMC-wins-Krishanganj-takes-massive-lead-in-Bongaon-LS-seattitle =TMC wins Galsi Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 17 February 2014. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 88 Krishnaganj (SC). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Galsi". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Galsi. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Galsi. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "269 – Galsi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.