Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency

Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Purbasthali Uttar
Constituency No. 269 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Purbasthali Uttar Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
LS constituencyBardhaman Purba
Established1951
Total electors188,997
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 269 Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency covers Purbasthali II community development block, Jahannagar and Dogachia gram panchayats of Purbasthali I CD Block, and Bamunpara, Mamudpur II and Putsuri gram panchayats of Manteswar CD Block.[1]

As per orders of Delimitation Commission, Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951PurbasthaliBimalananda TarkatirthaIndian National Congress[2]
1957Bimalananda TarkatirthaIndian National Congress[3]
1962Bimalananda TarkatirthaIndian National Congress[4]
1967Lalit Mohan HazraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969Mollah Humayun KabirCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971Mollah Humuayn KabirCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Nurunessa SattaIndian National Congress[8]
1977Manoranjan NathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Manoranjan NathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Manoranjan NathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Manoranjan NathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Himansu DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Subrata BhowalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Subrata BhowalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15][16]
2011Purbasthali UttarTapan ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016Pradip Kumar SahaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[18][19]
2021Tapan ChatterjeeAll India Trinamool Congress [20]

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Purbasthali Uttar[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCTapan Chatterjee 92,421 43.52 +35.32
BJPGobardhan Das85,71540.37+397.70
CPI(M)Pradip Kumar Saha28,13413.25-60.43
BSPKesto Roy1,9070.90
PMPTBibhas Das1,6750.79
IndependentSamilan Sutradhar1,1410.54
NOTANone of the above2,5071.2
Turnout208,951
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing

2016

West Bengal state assembly elections, 2016: Purbasthali Uttar[21][22][23][18][19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Pradip Kumar Saha71,10741.00-3.74#
AITCTapan Chatterjee68,30042.632.68#
BJPSwapan Bhattachrya17,22210.32
People's Democratic Conference of IndiaAmanullah Sekh5,394
CPI(ML)LAshoke Chowdhury2,159
BSPSanjib Hazra1,957
Turnout166,80688.26
CPI(M) gain from AITCSwing+9.42#

.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2011, in Purbasthali Uttar constituency.

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Purbasthali Uttar[21][24][25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCTapan Chatterjee71,10742.63+0.74#
CPI(M)Pradip Saha68,96741.35-8.68#
BJPSwapan Bhattachrya17,22210.32
People's Democratic Conference of IndiaAmanullah Sekh5,394
CPI(ML)LAshoke Chowdhury2,159
BSPSanjib Hazra1,957
Turnout166,80688.26
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing+9.42#

.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Purbasthali constituency.

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