Indas is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Indas | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 257 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Indas Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| LS constituency | Bishnupur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 188,607 |
| 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. 257 Indas Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Indas community development block; Balsi I, Balsi II, Biur Betur, Jamkuri and Kushdwip gram panchayats of Patrasayer community development block; and Laugram, Madanmohanpur gram panchayats of Kotulpur community development block.[1]
Indas Assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Members[2] | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gurupada Mete | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Gurupada Mete | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Nirmal Kumar Dhara | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
edit2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Gurupada Mete | 85,589 | 49.05 | +11.20# | |
| CPI(M) | Santanu Kumar Bora | 81,584 | 46.76 | −17.29 | |
| BJP | Srikanta Bagdi | 7,319 | 4.19 | ||
| Turnout | 174,492 | 92.52 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 28.49 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
editIn the 2006 state assembly elections, Mahadeb Patra of CPI(M) won the Indas assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Basudeb Digar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nanda Dulal Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Purnima Lohar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Naba Kumar Rajak of Congress in 1996 and Sanatan Santra of Congress in 1991. Badan Bora of CPI(M) defeated Piru Chandra Pandit of Congress in 1987, Gour Chandra Lohar of Congress in 1982 and Nabadurga of Janata Party in 1977.[6]
1967-1972
editSanatan Santra of Congress won in 1972. Badan Bora of CPI(M) won in 1971. Abani Kumar Saha of Bangla Congress won in 1969. P.C.Mal of Bangla Congress in 1967. Prior to that the Indas seat did not exist.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Indas Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Indas Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Indas". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Indas. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Indas. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "255 - Indas (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.