Keshiary Assembly constituency
Keshiary is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
| Keshiary | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 223 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Keshiary Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| LS constituency | Medinipur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 182,596 |
| Reservation | ST |
| 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. 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 edit
2021 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967.[5] Prior to that the Keshiary seat did not exist.
References edit
- ^ a b (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Keshiary. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). Keshiary. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "226 - Keshiari (ST) 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.