Kulti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Kulti | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kulti   Kulti Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°46′N 86°56′E / 23.767°N 86.933°ECoordinates: 23°46′N 86°56′E / 23.767°N 86.933°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 282 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 40. Asansol |
| Electorate (year) | 187,505 (2011) |
Kulti (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. 282 Kulti assembly constituency covers Kulti municipality.[1]
Kulti assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Ujjal Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Maniklal Acharya of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Ujjal Chatterjee | 77,610 | 57.38 | -0.38# | |
| Forward Bloc | Maniklal Acharya | 49,044 | 32.26 | -6.22 | |
| BJP | Vivekananda Bhattacharya | 5,666 | 4.19 | ||
| JD(U) | Subhas Singh | 3,567 | |||
| JMM | Singrai Marandi | 2,468 | |||
| Turnout | 135,262 | 72.14 | |||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | +5.94# | |||
.# 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
Ujjal Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress won the Kulti assembly seat in 2006. Maniklal Acharya of Forward Bloc won the seat in 2001. Prior to that the seat was won by Maniklal Acharjee of Forward Bloc in 1996 and 1991, Tuhin Samanta of Congress in 1987, Madhu Banerjee of Forward Bloc in 1982 and 1977.[5]
1951-1977
Ramdas Banerjee of Congress won in 1972 and 1971, Dr. Taraknath Chakrabarti of Samyukta Socialist Party won in 1969, Dr. Jai Narayan Sharma of Congress in 1967 and 1962, Benarasi Prasad Jha of PSP in 1957. In 1952, independent India’s first election, Kulti was a twin member constituency and those elected were Jai Narayan Sharma and Baidyanath Mondal, both of Congress.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Kulti". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kulti. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Kulti. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "257 - Kulti Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ Bandopadhyay, Shantimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol Sub Division) (Bengali), pp 157-159, Trnity Trust.