Gaighata is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Gaighata | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 97 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Gaighata Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Bangaon |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 252,053 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 97 Gaighata Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Gobardanga municipality, Dharmapur I, Dharmapur II, Ichapur I, Ichapur II, Jaleswar I, Shimulpur and Sutia gram panchayats of Gaighata community development block, and Bergum I, Bergum II and Machhalandpur I gram panchayats of Habra I community development block.[1]
Gaighata Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] It was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Gaighata | C.Mitra | Bangla Congress[3] |
| 1969 | Parul Saha | Bangla Congress [4] | |
| 1971 | Chandi Pada Mitra | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1972 | Chandi Pada Mitra | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1977 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1982 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1987 | Kanti Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1991 | Prabir Banejee | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1996 | Manmatha Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 2001 | Jyotipriya Mallick | All India Trinamool Congress[12] | |
| 2006 | Jyotipriya Mallick | All India Trinamool Congress[13] | |
| 2011 | Manjul Krishna Thakur | All India Trinamool Congress[14] | |
| 2016 | Pulin Bihari Ray | All India Trinamool Congress [15] | |
| 2021 | Subrata Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party[15] |
Election results
edit2021
editIn the 2021 election, Subrata Thakur of BJP defeated his nearest rival NAROTTAM BISWAS of AITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Subrata Thakur | 100,808 | 42.78 | ||
| AITC | NAROTTAM BISWAS | 91230 | 42.28 | ||
| CPI | KAPIL KRISHNA THAKUR | 14838 | 6.96 | ||
| BSP | BEAUTY SARKAR | 1385 | 0.65 | ||
| SUCI(C) | NANIBALA BISWAS (DAS) | 814 | 0.38 | ||
| independent | TUSHAR KANTI HALDER | 686 | 0.32 | ||
| independent | DR. SAJAL BISWAS | 1526 | 0.72 | ||
| independent | BISWAJIT ROY | 547 | 0.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1409 | 0.66 | ||
| Turnout | 213243 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
2011
editIn the 2011 election, Majulkrishna Thakur of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Monoj Kanti Biswas of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Majulkrishna Thakur | 91,487 | 55.58 | +5.15# | |
| CPI | Monoj Kanti Biswas | 66,040 | 40.12 | −5.67 | |
| BJP | Sukharanjan Bepari | 3,440 | 2.09 | ||
| BSP | Mahendra Gain | 1,436 | |||
| Independent | Suman Laha | 1,249 | |||
| independent | Tikendrajit Bharati | 946 | |||
| Turnout | 164,598 | 88.66 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | 10.82# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
editIn the 2006[13] and 2001 state assembly elections[12]Jyotipriya Mallick of Trinamool Congress won the Gaighata assembly seat defeating Manmatha Roy of CPI(M) on both occasions. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1996,[11] Manmatha Roy of CPI(M) defeated Prabir Banerjee of Congress. In 1991,[10] Prabir Banejee of Congress defeated Kanti Biswas of CPI(M). Kanti Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1987,[9] Mira Mitra of Congress in 1982,[8] and Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1977.[7][18]
1967-1972
editChandi Pada Mitra of Congress won in 1972[6] and 1971.[5] Parul Saha of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[4] C.Mitra of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[3] Prior to that the Gaighata seat was not there.
References
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- ^ a b "General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Gaighata Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gaighata. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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