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Panihati Assembly constituency

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Panihati
Constituency No. 111 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Panihati Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyDum Dum
Established1967
Total electors185,897
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Nirmal Ghosh
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Panihati Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 111 Panihati Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos.1 to 14, 16, 17 and 22 to 34 of Panihati municipality.[1]

Panihati Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1967 Panihati Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
1969 Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1971 Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1972 Tapan Chatterjee Indian National Congress[5]
1977 Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1982 Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1987 Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1991 Tania Chakraborty Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1996 Nirmal Ghosh Indian National Congress[10]
2001 Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress[11]
2006 Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2011 Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress[13]
2016 Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Nirmal Ghosh All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

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2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Panihati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nirmal Ghosh 86,495 49.61 −2.11
BJP Sanmoy Banerjee 61318 35.17 +33.48
INC Tapas Majumdar 21169 12.14 −3.44
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2011

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In the 2011 election, Nirmal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ahibhusan Chakraborty of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Panihati constituency[13][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nirmal Ghosh 88,334 58.34 +6.38#
CPI(M) Ahibhusan Chakraborty 56,902 37.58 −10.47
BJP Kishor Kumar Shaw 3,759 2.48
Independent Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya 1,290
BSP Bhaskar Roy 1,134
Turnout 151,419 81.45
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 16.85#

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

1977–2006

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In the 2006 state assembly elections,[12] Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Panihati assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Nirmal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirmal Ghosh representing Trinamool Congress in 2001[11] defeated Kamal Sengupta Basu of CPI(M), and representing Congress in 1996[10] defeated Tania Chakraborty of CPI(M). Tania Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1991.[9] Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Tapan Chattopadhyay of Congress in 1987[8] and 1982,[7] and Sanmatha Nath Ghosh of Janata Party in 1977.[6][16]

1967–1972

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Tapan Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972.[5] Gopal Krishna Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) won in 1971,[4] 1969[3] and 1967.[2] Prior to that the Panihati seat was not there.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 2021, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  15. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Panihati. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "135 - Panihati Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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