Salboni Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Salboni | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 234 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Salboni Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| LS constituency | Jhargram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 208,442 |
| Reservation | None |
| 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. 234 Salboni Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Shalboni gram panchayats of Salboni community development block, Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani gram panchayats of Garhbeta II community development block, and Garhbeta III community development block.[1]
Salboni Assembly constituency is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
Election results
edit2021
editIn the 2021 election, Srikanta Mahata of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Rajib Kundu of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Srikanta Mahata | 126,020 | 50.57 | −3.34 | |
| BJP | Rajib Kundu | 93,376 | 37.47 | +26.75 | |
| CPI(M) | Sushanta Ghosh | 19,859 | 7.97 | −22.27 | |
| Independent | Rasbihari Mahato | 2,603 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,965 | 0.79 | −0.35 | |
| Independent | Lakshmi Kanta Murmu | 1,657 | 0.66 | ||
| AMB | Akshaya Kumar Mahata | 1,609 | 0.65 | ||
| Humanity Universal Motion Party | Md. Kabirul Islam Khan | 756 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Animesh Mahata | 745 | 0.30 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Paresh Chandra Dutta | 565 | 0.23 | −0.32 | |
| Turnout | 249,195 | 89.98 | −0.37 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
editIn the 2016 election, Srikanta Mahata of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Shyam Sundar Pandey of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Srikanta Mahata | 120,485 | 53.91 | +6.37 | |
| CPI(M) | Shyam Sundar Pandey | 67,583 | 30.24 | −15.05 | |
| BJP | Dhiman Kumar Kolay | 23,965 | 10.72 | +7.91 | |
| SS | Goutam Kouri | 4,402 | 1.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,551 | 1.14 | ||
| AJSU | Animesh Mahata | 1,810 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Satish Singh | 1,454 | 0.65 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Kalipada Mahato | 1,232 | 0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 223,483 | 90.35 | −2.57 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
editIn the 2011 election, Srikanta Mahata of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Abhiram mahato of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Srikanta Mahata | 92,082 | 47.54 | +10.26 | |
| CPI(M) | Abhiram Mahato | 87,727 | 45.29 | −9.42 | |
| BJP | Dhiman Kumar Kolay | 5,439 | 2.81 | ||
| Independent | Tarun Manna | 3,473 | |||
| JMM | Darku Murmu | 3,272 | |||
| JDP | Sunil Tudu | 1,692 | |||
| Turnout | 193,685 | 92.92 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 19.68 | |||
1977-2006
editIn the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Khagendranath Mahata of CPI(M) won the Salboni assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Uttara Singha (Hazra) of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Dinen Roy of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Tapas Das of Jharkhand Party (Naren) in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sundar Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Bijoy Mahata of Janata Party in 1991, Basanti Mahata of Congress in 1987, Kali Sadhan Mahata of Congress in 1982, and Basanti Mahata of Congress in 1977.[5]
1951-1972
editThakurdas Mahata of CPI won in 1972. Sundar Hazra of CPI(M) won in 1971. Amulya Ratan Mahata of Bangla Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Niranjan Khamrai of Congress won in 1962. The Salboni seat did not exist in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Bejoy Gopal Goswami, Independent, won the Salboni seat.[6]
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 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Salboni". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Salboni. 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). Salboni. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "222 - Salbani Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.