Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency

Magrahat Purba
Constituency No. 141 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyJaynagar
Established1951
Total electors242,395
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1952 Magrahat Abdul Hashem Indian National Congress[2]
Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Abdul Hashem Indian National Congress[3]
Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Magrahat Purba Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Radhika Ranjan Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969 Radhika Ranjan Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971 Radhika Ranjan Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972 Manoranjan Halder Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Radhika Ranjan Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982 Radhika Ranjan Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987 Radhika Ranjan Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Nirmal Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996 Nirmal Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001 Bansari Mohan Kanji Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006 Bansari Mohan Kanji Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011 Namita Saha All India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016 Namita Saha All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Namita Saha All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Purba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Namita Saha 110,945 54.00
BJP Chandan Kumar Naskar 56,866 28.00
CPI(M) Chandan Saha 33,822 16.00
None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates ~4,500 2.80
Majority 54,079
AITC hold Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Purba[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Namita Saha 75,217 50.30 +2.68
CPI(M) Chandan Saha 66,414 44.41 −5.87
BJP Ratan Kumar Sardar 4,476
People’s Democratic Conference of India Taranga Mondal 2,621
Independent Swapan Mondal 1,419
Independent Namita Mistri 640
IJP Alok Kumar Halder 610
Turnout 149,542 84.24
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 8.55

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006[15] and 2001,[14] Bansari Mohan Kanji of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Namita Saha of AITC. Nirmal Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Namita Saha of INC in 1996[13] and 1991.[12] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1987,[11] Nirmal Kanti Mondal of INC in 1982[10] and Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1977.[9][18]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Manoranjan Halder of INC won in 1972.[8] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of INC won in 1962.[4] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[3] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.[2]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Magrahat Purba. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "121 - Magrahat East (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.