Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Jamuria | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Jamuria   Jamuria Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′N 87°05′E / 23.700°N 87.083°ECoordinates: 23°42′N 87°05′E / 23.700°N 87.083°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 279 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 40. Asansol |
| Electorate (year) | 175,237 (2011) |
Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 279 Jamuria assembly constituency covers Jamuria municipality, Jamuria community development block, and Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD Block.[1]
Jamuria assembly segment is part of No. Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Jahanara Khan | 72,411 | 52.82 | -15.98 | |
| Trinamool Congress | Prabhat Kumar Chatterjee | 58,538 | 42.70 | +14.91# | |
| BJP | Pramod Pathak | 6,146 | 4.48 | ||
| Turnout | 137,095 | 78.23 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -30.89# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
| 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 the 2006 state assembly election, Dhirajlal Hazra of CPI (M) won the Jamuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapan Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Pelab Kabi of CPI (M) defeated Shiudashan Nayar of Trinamool Congress and Santosh Adhikari of Congress respectively. In 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977, Bikash Chowdhury of CPI (M) defeated Tapas Banerjee of Congress, Biswanath Chakraborty of Congress, Pradip Bhattacharya of ICS and Chandra Sekhar of Congress in the respective years.[5]
1957-1972
The Jamuria seat was won by Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1972, Durgadas Mondal of CPI (M) in 1971, Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1969, Tinkori Mondal of Samyukta Socialist Party in 1967, and Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1962. Amarendra Mondal representing Praja Socialist Party had won the Jamuria seat in 1957. That was the first year of the constituency and was much larger than what it was later, and included most of Barabani (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[6]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Jamuria". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jamuria. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jamuria. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "262 - Jamuria Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol), (Bengali), pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.