English Bazar Assembly constituency
| English Bazar | |
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| Constituency No. 51 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining English Bazar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| LS constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 275,296 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
English Bazar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 51 English Bazar Assembly constituency covers English Bazar Municipality and Amriti, Binodpur Gram Panchayat, Jadupur I, Jadupur II, Kajigram, Kotwali and Mahadipur gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block,[1]
English Bazar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | English Bazar | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1962 | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1967 | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1969 | Bimal Kanti Das | Communist Party of India[5] | |
| 1971 | Bimal Kanti Das | Communist Party of India[6] | |
| 1972 | Bimal Kanti Das | Communist Party of India[7] | |
| 1977 | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1982 | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1987 | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1991 | Prabhat Acharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1996 | Goutam Chakraborty | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 2001 | Samar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2006 | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2011 | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| 2013 bye election | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | |
| 2016 | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh | Independent[17] | |
| 2021 | Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sreerupa Mitra Choudhury | 107,755 | 49.96 | ||
| AITC | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 87,656 | 40.64 | ||
| CPI(M) | Koushik Mishra | 10,953 | 5.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,196 | 1.48 | ||
| IND | Md Anisur Rahaman | 1,787 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 20,099 | 9.44 | |||
| Turnout | 2,17,988 | 79.18 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]In the 2016 election, Nihar Ranjan Ghosh of Left Front-Congress Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress.[15][18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh | 107,183 | 52.80 | ||
| AITC | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 67,456 | 33.30 | ||
| BJP | Suman Banerjee | 23,171 | 11.4 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,336 | 2.09 | ||
| Independent | Nihar Ghosh | 2,293 | 1.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,336 | 2.09 | ||
| Majority | 39,727 | 19.17 | |||
| Turnout | 2,07,542 | 84.10 | |||
| Independent gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
.# Swing based on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
2013 by-election
[edit]The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury to Trinamool Congress.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 70,791 | 39.33 | +39.33 | |
| CPI(M) | Koushik Mishra (Saheb) | 50,339 | 27.96 | −11.19 | |
| INC | Narendra Nath Tiwari | 45,271 | 25.15 | −26.64 | |
| BJP | Sanjit Misra | 9,442 | 5.24 | −0.62 | |
| IND | Satish Rajbanshi | 2,851 | 1.58 | ||
| Majority | 20,452 | 11.36 | |||
| Turnout | 179,990 | 81.79 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]In the 2011 election, Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Samarananda Roy of CPI(M).[15][20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | 89,421 | 51.79 | +0.48# | |
| CPI(M) | Samarendra Roy | 67,592 | 39.15 | −6.49 | |
| BJP | Gobinda Chandra Mandal | 10,116 | 5.86 | ||
| IND | Satish Rajbanshi | 2,527 | 1.46 | ||
| IND | Uma Das | 1,535 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 21,829 | 12.64 | |||
| Turnout | 1,72,830 | 82.88 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | +6.97# | |||
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
[edit]In the 2006[14] state assembly elections, Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury of Congress won the English Bazar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Samar Roy of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Samar Roy of CPI(M) defeated Goutam Chakraborty of Congress in 2001.[13] Goutam Chakraborty of Congress defeated Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) in 1996.[12] Prabhat Acharya of CPI(M) defeated Pradip Kar of Congress in 1991.[11] Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Kundu of Congress in 1987,[10] Swapan Mitra of Congress in 1982[9] and Hari Prasanna Mitra of Janata Party in 1977.[8][21]
1957–1972
[edit]Bimal Kanti Das of CPI won in 1972,[7] 1971[6] and 1969.[5] Santi Gopal Sen of Congress won in 1967,[4] 1962[3] and 1957.[2] Prior to that the English Bazar seat was not there.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati". PTI, 28 February 2013. moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "TMC pulling out all stops to win Englishbazar, its lone hope in Malda". www.catchnews.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". English Bazar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 51 English Bazar Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". English Bazar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "46 - Englishbazar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
