Panskura Paschim Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Panskura Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 205 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Panskura Paschim Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| LS constituency | Ghatal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 211,399 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 205 Panskura Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Panskura CD Block.[1]
Panskura Paschim Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Panskura South | Shyamadas Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Panskura North | Rajanikanta Pramanik | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1957 | Panskura West | Shymadas Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[4] |
| 1962 | Shymadas Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1967 | R.K.Pramanik | Bangla Congress[5] | |
| 1969 | Ahindra Mishra | Bangla Congress[6] | |
| 1971 | Sk. Omar Ali | Communist Party of India[7] | |
| 1972 | Sk. Omar Ali | Communist Party of India[8] | |
| 1977 | Sk. Omar Ali | Communist Party of India[9] | |
| 1982 | Sk. Omar Ali | Communist Party of India[10] | |
| 1987 | Sk. Omar Ali | Communist Party of India[11] | |
| 1991 | Sk. Omar Ali | Communist Party of India[12] | |
| 1996 | Chittaranjan Das Thakur | Communist Party of India[13] | |
| 2001 | Chittaranjan Das Thakur | Communist Party of India[14] | |
| 2006 | Chittaranjan Das Thakur | Communist Party of India[15] | |
| Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Panskura Paschim | |||
| 2011 | Panskura Paschim | Sk. Omar Ali | Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Firoja Bibi | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Firoja Bibi | Trinamool congress | |
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firoja Bibi | 111,705 | 47.71 | +3.52 | |
| BJP | Sintu Senapati | 102,816 | 43.91 | +34.63 | |
| CPI | Chittaranjan Das Thakur | 15,124 | 6.46 | -36.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,337 | 0.57 | -0.45 | |
| SUCI(C) | Sunil Kumar Jana | 1,239 | 0.53 | +0.05 | |
| Independent | Narayan Kinkar Mishra | 1,103 | 0.47 | ||
| LJP | Preetilata Das Tewari | 817 | 0.35 | ||
| Turnout | 234,141 | 89.20 | +4.41 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Firoja Bibi | 92,427 | 44.19 | ||
| CPI | Chittaranjan Das Thakur | 89,282 | 42.68 | ||
| BJP | Narayan Kinkar Mishra | 19,403 | 9.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,125 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Tarun Samanta | 1,524 | 0.73 | ||
| Independent | Nisith Kumar Maiti | 1,104 | 0.53 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sk. Abdul Masud | 1,007 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Saphiruddin Khan | 942 | 0.45 | ||
| PDS | Sk Mafijul Rahaman | 718 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | Sulalit Mallick | 635 | 0.30 | ||
| Majority | 3,145 | 1.50 | |||
| Turnout | 209,166 | 84.79 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Left Front+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr. Omar Ali | 93,349 | 49.97 | +9.40# | |
| CPI | Nirmal Kumar Bera | 84,209 | 45.08 | -12.17 | |
| BJP | Narayan Kinkar Mishra | 5,994 | 3.21 | ||
| Independent | Nisith Kumar Maiti | 3,249 | |||
| Turnout | 163,577 | 87.85 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | 21.57# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Chittaranjan Das Thakur of CPI won the Panskura West assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jaidul Khan of Trinamool Congress in 2006, and Jakiur Rahman Khan of Trinamool Congress/ Congress in 2001 and 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Omar Ali of CPI defeated Sk. Golam Murshed of Congress in 1991, Asit Baran Samanta of Congress in 1987, Jyoti Kumar Roy of Congress in 1982, and Jyoti Kumar Roy of Janata Party in 1977.[19]
1951-1972
Sk. Omar Ali of CPI won in 1972 and 1971. Ahindra Mishra of Bangla Congress won in 1969. R.K.Pramanik of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Shymadas Bhattacharya of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, the two seats at Panskura were named Panskura North and Panskura South. While Shyamadas Bhattacharya of Congress won the Panskura South seat, Rajanikanta Pramanik won the Panskura North seat.[20]