Manteswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Manteswar | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Manteswar   Manteswar Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′N 88°06′E / 23.433°N 88.100°ECoordinates: 23°26′N 88°06′E / 23.433°N 88.100°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 263 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 39. Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Electorate (year) | 191,654 (2011) |
Manteswar (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. 263 Manteswar assembly constituency covers Baghsan, Vagra Mulgram, Denur, Jamna, Kusumgram, Majhergram, Mamudpur I, Manteswar, Pipalan and Shushunia gram panchayats of Manteswar community development block and Barapalason I, Barapalason II, Bohar I, Bohar II, Bijur I, Bijur II and Satgachhia I gram panchayats of Memari II community development block.[1]
Manteswar assembly segment was earlier part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2016 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Saikat Panja | 147,316 | 77.59 | +33.48 | |
| CPI(M) | Md. Osman Gani Sarkar | 20,189 | 10.63 | -33.11 | |
| BJP | Biswajit Poddar | 16,073 | 8.47 | +0.37 | |
| INC | Bulbul Ahammed Sekh | 2,885 | 1.52 | N/A | |
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Ansarul Aman Mondal | 1,463 | 0.77 | N/A | |
| PDS | Sheikh Ekramul Hossain | 778 | 0.41 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,168 | 0.62 | -0.66 | |
| Majority | 127,127 | 66.96 | +66.59 | ||
| Turnout | 189,872 | 86.90 | -0.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 218,480 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | ||||
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sajal Panja | 84,134 | 44.11 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chaudhuri Mohd. Hidayatullah | 83,428 | 43.74 | ||
| BJP | Biswajit Poddar | 15,452 | 8.10 | ||
| BSP | Khokan Das | 2,644 | 1.38 | ||
| MPI | Jagabandhu Malik | 1,437 | 0.75 | ||
| JDP | Premchand Soren | 1,190 | 0.62 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,445 | 1.28 | ||
| Majority | 706 | 0.37 | |||
| Turnout | 190,730 | 87.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 218,480 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah of CPI(M) won the Manteswar Assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Narayan Hazra Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, 1996 and 1991, Abu Ayes Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Narayan Hazara Choudhury of Trinamool Congress, Debabrata Roy of Congress and Biseswar Bhattacharya of Congress in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Hemanta Roy of CPI(M) defeated Tuhin Samanta of Congress.[2]
1951-1972
In 1972, Tuhin Samanta of Congress won the seat. In 1971 and 1969, Kashinath Hazra Choudhury of CPI(M) won the seat. N.C.Chaudhuri of Congress won the seat in 1967. Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah won the seat in 1962. Bhakta Chandra Roy (Independent) won the seat in 1957. Ananda Prasad Mondal of Congress won the seat in independent India's first election in 1951.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "278 – Manteswar 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.