Memari is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Memari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 265 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Memari Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| LS constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 203,280 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Madhusudan Bhattacharya | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 265 Memari assembly constituency covers Memari municipality, Memari I community development block, and Kuchut, Satgachhia II gram panchayats of Memari II community development block.[1]
Memari assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Memari | Suchand Soren | Communist Party of India[2] |
| 1967 | P.Bishayee | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1969 | Benoy Krishna Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | |
| 1971 | Benoy Krishna Konar | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1972 | Naba Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1977 | Benoy Krishna Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1982 | Maharani Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1987 | Maharani Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1991 | Maharani Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1996 | Tapas Chattopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 2001 | Tapash Chattopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 2006 | Sandhya Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13][14] | |
| 2011 | Abul Hasem Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress[15] | |
| 2016 | Nargis Begum | All India Trinamool Congress[16][17] | |
| 2021 | Madhusudan Bhattacharya | All India Trinamool Congress[18] |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Madhusudan Bhattacharya | 104,851 | 47.92 |  1.57 | |
| BJP | Bhismadeb Bhattacharya | 81,773 | 37.37 | 29.89 | |
| CPI(M) | Sanat Banerjee | 25,618 | 11.71 |  30.28 | |
| BSP | Kalpana Mondal | 2,121 | 0.97 | 0.17 | |
| BMUP | Tarun Kanti Dhali | 1,737 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Manab Banerjee | 1,029 | 0.47 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,673 | 0.76 | ||
| Turnout | 218,802 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nargis Begum | 94,406 | 46.35 | -1.91 | |
| CPI(M) | Debashis Ghosh | 85,523 | 41.99 | -4.53 | |
| BJP | Bhismadeb Bhattacharya | 15,231 | 7.48 | +5.78 | |
| Independent | Srabanti Majumder | 2,344 | 1.15 | ||
| BSP | Dinesh Sikdar | 2,325 | 1.14 | +0.6 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,287 | 1.12 | ||
| JDP | Budo Murmu | 1,558 | 0.76 | -0.29 | |
| Turnout | 203,674 | 87.31 | -3.53 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abul Hasan Mondal | 89,083 | 48.24 | +12.89# | |
| CPI(M) | Debashis Ghosh | 85,905 | 46.52 | -14.11 | |
| BJP | Biswajit Poddar | 3,138 | 1.70 | ||
| JMM | Ananda Mohan Biswas | 2,036 | |||
| JDP | Sukumar Saren | 1,936 | 1.05 | ||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Radharani Murmu | 1,578 | |||
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 989 | 0.54 | ||
| Turnout | 184,665 | 90.84 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +27.00# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
Sandhya Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Memari assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sk. Mohammad Ismile of Trinamool Congress in the 2006 assembly elections. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Tapas Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Syed Mustaq Murshed of Trinamool Congress and Naba Kumar Chatterjee of Congress in the respective years. In 1991, 1987 and 1982, Maharani Konar of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Ohidmolla, Naba Kumar Chatterjee and Sabyasachi Samanta, all of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Benoy Konar of CPI(M) defeated Surya Narayan Pal of Janata Party.[22]
1962-1972
Naba Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Krishna Konar of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. P.Bishayee won in 1967. In 1962, Suchand Soren of CPI won the Memari seat reserved for scheduled tribes.[23] Prior to that the seat did not exist.