Burwan Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
| Burwan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 67 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Burwan Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| LS constituency | Baharampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 217,500 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Jiban Krishna Saha | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Burwan is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 67 Burwan Assembly constituency (SC) covers Biprasekhar, Burwan I, Burwan II, Kharjuna, Kuli, Kurunnorun, Panchthupi, Sabaldaha, Sabalpur, Sahora and Sundarpur gram panchayats of Burwan community development block and Gadda, Jajan and Gundiria gram panchayats of Bharatpur I community development block.[1]
Burwan Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Burwan Khargram | ||
| 1951 | Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Sudhir Mondal | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | No seat | [3] |
| 1962 | No seat | [4] |
| Burwan | ||
| 1967 | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party[5] |
| 1969 | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party[6] |
| 1971 | Sunil Mohan Ghosh Moulik | Indian National Congress[7] |
| 1972 | Sunil Mohan Ghosh Moulik | Indian National Congress [8] |
| 1977 | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] |
| 1982 | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] |
| 1987 | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] |
| 1991 | Debabrata Banerjee | Revolutionary Socialist Party[12] |
| 1996 | Debabrata Banerjee | Revolutionary Socialist Party[13] |
| 2001 | Amalendralal Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party[14] |
| 2006 | Biswanath Banerjee | Revolutionary Socialist Party[15] |
| 2011 | Protima Rajak | Indian National Congress[16] |
| 2016 | Protima Rajak | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Jiban Krishna Saha | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Protima Rajak of Congress defeated her nearest rival Binoy Sarkar of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Protima Rajak | 66,304 | 47.09 | −1.60# | |
| RSP | Binoy Sarkar | 65,688 | 46.65 | −1.36 | |
| BJP | Sukhnen Kumar Bagdi | 8,809 | 6.26 | ||
| Turnout | 140,801 | 83.31 | |||
| INC gain from RSP | Swing | −0.24# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Considering the Congress vote percentage alone in 2006, the swing was +5.37%.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[15] Biswanath Banerjee of RSP won the Barwan assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Arit Majumdar of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Amalendralal Roy of RSP defeated Tapas Dasgupta of Congress in 2001.[14] Debabrata Banerjee of RSP defeated Ali Hossain Mondal of Congress in 1996,[13] and Sudip Mohan Ghosh Moulik of Congress in 1991.[12] Amalendra Roy of RSP defeated Gadadar Ghosh of Congress in 1987,[11] Ali Hossain Mondal of Congress in 1982,[10] and Sunil Mohan Ghosh Moulik of Congress in 1977.[9][18]
1951–1972
Sunil Mohan Ghosh Moulik of Congress won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Amalendra Lal Roy of RSP won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] The Burwan seat was not there in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951 Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Burwan. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "67 - Barwan Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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