Katulpur is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Katulpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 256 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Katulpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| LS constituency | Bishnupur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 189,915 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 256 Katulpur Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Deshra-koyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar gram panchayats of Kotulpur community development block; Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur, Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar gram panchayats of Joypur community development block.[1]
Katulpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Members[2] | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saumitra Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Shyamal Santra | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Harakali Protiher | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
edit2014 bye election
editThe bypoll to the Kotulpur seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Congress Soumitra Khan Switched To Trinamool Congress & Elected as MP of Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shyamal Santra | 98,878 | 52.64 | −25.98 | |
| CPI(M) | Sital Kaibartya | 58,521 | 31.15 | −7.47 | |
| BJP | Lakshmi Kanta Majumdar | 23,037 | 12.26 | +26.53 | |
| INC | Akshay Santra | 7,419 | 3.95 | −7.05 | |
| Turnout | 1,90,898 | 100.4% | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Percentage swing with respect to General Election 2011.
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Saumitra Khan | 83,355 | 47.40 | +12.13# | |
| CPI(M) | Purnima Bagdi | 81,922 | 46.59 | −18.14 | |
| BJP | Tarun Kotal | 6,180 | 3.51 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Mohan Santra | 4,389 | |||
| Turnout | 175,846 | 92.59 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 30.27# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
editIn the 2006 state assembly elections, Kalpana Koley of CPI(M) won the Katulpur assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Aloka Sen Majumdar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Manashi Ghose of CPI(M) defeated Sunil Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Gouripada Dutta of CPI(M) defeated Nikhil Bose of Congress in 1996, Akshay Kumar Koley of Congress in 1991, and Bablu Kolay of Congress in 1987. Gunadhar Choudhury of CPI(M) defeated Aksay Kumar Koley of Congress in 1982 and 1977.[6]
1957-1972
editAkshay Kumar Kolay of Congress won in 1972. Jatadhari Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) won in 1971, Niranjan Bhadra of Bangla Congress won in 1969. S.Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Jagannath Kolay of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the Katulpur seat was not there.[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.
- ^ "Katulpur Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Katulpur Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Mamata Banerjee wins assembly bypoll". PTI, 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2011". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Katulpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "254 - Kotulpur 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.