Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Saltora | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Saltora   Saltora Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°32′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.53333°N 86.93333°ECoordinates: 23°32′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.53333°N 86.93333°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Constituency No. | 247 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 36. Bankura |
| Electorate (year) | 188,583 (2011) |
Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 247 Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Saltora and Mejia community development blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block.[1]
Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sashthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Swapan Bauri | 82,597 | 50.60 | +11.43# | |
| CPI(M) | Sasthi Charan Bauri | 69,900 | 42.82 | -16.29 | |
| BJP | Mangal Chandra Mandal | 10,741 | 6.58 | ||
| Turnout | 163,238 | 86.56 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 27.72# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006, for the now defunct Gangajalghati constituency.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 8 |  8 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  7 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1962
In the 1962 state assembly elections, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the Saltora assembly seat.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ↑ "Saltora". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Saltora. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Saltora. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-03.