Pandaveswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pandaveswar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pandaveswar
Pandaveswar

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 23°43′N 87°17′E / 23.717°N 87.283°E / 23.717; 87.283Coordinates: 23°43′N 87°17′E / 23.717°N 87.283°E / 23.717; 87.283
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bardhaman
Constituency No. 275
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 40. Asansol
Electorate (year) 167,922 (2011)

Pandaveswar (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, Ukhra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist and No. 275 Pandaveswar assembly constituency was created from 2011. It covers Pandabeswar and Faridpur-Durgapur community development blocks.[1]

Pandaveswar assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Pandaveswar [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI(M) Gouranga Chatterjee 67,240 49.69 -16.31#
Trinamool Congress Md. Zahir Alam Ansari 59,429 43.92 #
BJP Ashish Garai 4,511 3.33
Independent Ramprasad Mukherjee 2,161
Independent Nayan Gope 1,976
Turnout 135,317 80.78
CPI(M) hold Swing #

.# Change for CPI(M) calculated on the basis of its vote percentage in 2006 in the Ukhra constituency. Trinamool Congress did not contest the Ukhra seat in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Bardhaman district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 15 Increase13
Indian National Congress 1 Increase0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8 Decrease13
Forward bloc 1 Decrease0
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 Decrease1

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. "Pandaveswar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Pandaveswar. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Pandaveswar. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
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