Keshiary Assembly constituency

Keshiary
Constituency No. 223 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
LS constituencyMedinipur
Established1967
Total electors182,596
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Keshiary is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 223 Keshiary Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Keshiari community development block, and Alikosha, Angua, Anikola, Dantan I, Dantan II, Monoharpur, Salikotha and Tararui gram panchayats of Dantan I community development block.[1]

Keshiary Assembly constituency is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Keshiary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Paresh Murmu 106,366 50.00 {{{change}}}
BJP Sonali Murmu 91,036 43.00
CPI(M) Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske 9,270 4.00
NOTA None of the Above 2,570 1.00
BSP Mithun Mandi 1,904 1.00
SUCI Jhareswar Routh 1,535 1.00
Majority 15,330
AITC hold Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Keshiary (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Paresh Murmu 104,890 53.99 +8.64
CPI(M) Biram Mandi 64,141 33.02 −12.95
BJP Binod Bihari Murmu 18,056 9.29
NOTA None of the above 3,041 1.57
SUCI(C) Shyamsundar Singh 1,917 0.99
Independent Balai Chandra Nayek 1,426 0.73
Independent Gopen Sing 789 0.41
Turnout 194,260 89.37 −2.33
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal state assembly election: Keshiary[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Biram Mandi 76,976 45.97 −17.49
AITC Shyam Charan Mandi 75,939 45.35 +12.11#
BJP Dilip Routh 6,651
Independent Jaba Hansda 5,418
JMM Gopal Murmu 2,453
Turnout 167,437 91.7
CPI(M) hold Swing -29.60#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

Maheswar Murmu of CPI(M) won the Keshiary assembly seat (ST) six times in a row from 1982 to 2006, defeating Shyam Charan Mandi of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gouri Tudu of Congress in 1996, Rekha Kishu of Congress in 1991, Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Khudiram Singh of CPI(M) defeated Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress in 1977.[4]

1967-1972

Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967.[5] Prior to that the Keshiary seat did not exist.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Keshiary. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Keshiary. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ^ "226 - Keshiari (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. ^ "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.