Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency
Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Gopiballavpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 221 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Gopiballavpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jhargram |
| LS constituency | Jhargram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,26,417 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview edit
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 221 Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Beliabera, Kharbandhi, Pet Bindhi and Tapshia gram panchayats of Gopiballavpur II community development block and Aguiboni, Chandri, Chubka, Dudhkundi, Lodhasuli, Nedabahara, Patashimul, Shalboni and Sardiha gram panchayats of Jhargram CD Block and Sankrail CD Block.[1]
Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
Election results edit
2021 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Khagendra Nath Mahata | 104,115 | 52.00 | -4.00 | |
| BJP | Sanjit Mahato | 80,347 | 40.00 | +28.00 | |
| CPI(M) | Prasanta Das | 5,819 | 3.00 | -25.00 | |
| None of the Above | None of the above | 2,781 | 1.20 | ||
| BSP | Banamali Nayek | 1,260 | 0.60 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Churamani Mahata | 100,323 | 56.00 | -0.70 | |
| CPI(M) | Pulin Bihari Baske | 50,765 | 28.00 | -8.55 | |
| BJP | Sushil Kumar Ghosh | 21,338 | 12.00 | +8.20 | |
| None of the Above | None of the above | 3,622 | 1.20 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Churamani Mahato | 90,070 | 56.70 | +24.47 | |
| CPI(M) | Rabi Lal Maitra | 58,050 | 36.55 | -26.80 | |
| BJP | Sanjit Mahata | 5,935 | 3.80 | ||
| Independent | Upangshu Mahato | 4,789 | |||
| Turnout | 158,844 | 89.4 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 51.27# | |||
# Swing calculated on Congress
+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006 edit
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Rabi Lal Maitra of CPI(M) won the Gopiballavpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Swapan Patra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bhabani Shankar Hatial of CPI(M) defeated Samay Mandi of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Rana Shakti of CPI(M) defeated Rekha Rani Mahata of Congress in 1996. Atul Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Prasun Sarangi of Congress in 1991. Sunil De of CPI(M) defeated Bijoy Kumar Sahu of Congress in 1987 and Santosh Rana, Independent, in 1982. Santosh Rana, Independent, defeated Abani Bhusan Satpathi of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
1951-1972 edit
Harish Mahapatra of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Dhananjoy Kar of SSP won in 1969 and 1967. Surendra Nath Mahata of Congress won in 1962. In 1957 and 1951 Gopiballavpur had dual seats. Surendra Nath Mahata and Jagatpati Hansda, both of Congress, won in 1957. Dhanajoy Kar and Jagatpati Hansda, both of KMPP, won in independent India's first election in 1951.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Gopiballavpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gopiballavpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). Gopiballavpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "230 - Gopiballavpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ . General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.