Indpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Indpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Year established	1962
Year abolished	2011
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur

Indpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Indpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. ^[1]

Election results

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Indrajit Tangi of CPI won the Indpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gour Chandra Lohar of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kiriti Bagdi of CPI defeated Madan Bauri of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Bibekananda Layek of Congress in 1996. Madan Bauri of CPI defeated Shib Shankar Mondal of Congress in 1991, and Binode Behari Maji of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Binode Behari Maji of Janata Party defeated Radha Raman Moi of Biplabi Bangla Congress in 1977. ^[2]

1962-1972

Gour Chandra Lohar of Congress won in 1972. Prayag Mandal of Biplabi Bangla Congress won in 1971. Gour Lohar of Bangla Congress won in 1969. B.B.Maji of Congress won in 1967. Ashutosh Mallick of Congress won in 1962. Prior to that the Indpur seat did not exist. ^[3]

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
2. "247 - Indpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
3. "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2011-04-03.

Coordinates: 23°10′00″N86°56′00″E / 23.1667°N 86.9333°E / 23.1667; 86.9333