Katulpur

Last updated

Katulpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
West Bengal location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Katulpur
Location in West Bengal
India location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Katulpur
Katulpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°00′45″N87°35′37″E / 23.01250°N 87.59361°E / 23.01250; 87.59361 Coordinates: 23°00′45″N87°35′37″E / 23.01250°N 87.59361°E / 23.01250; 87.59361
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Constituency No. 256
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 37. Bishnupur
Electorate (year)189,915 (2011)

Katulpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes from 2011. Prior to that it was an open seat.

Contents

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 256 Katulpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Deshra-koyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar gram panchayats of Kotulpur community development block; Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur, Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar gram panchayats of Joypur community development block. [1]

Katulpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMembers [2] Party
2011 Saumitra Khan Indian National Congress
2016 Shyamal Santra All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Harakali Protiher Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2014 bye election

The bypoll to the Kotulpur seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Congress Soumitra Khan Switched To Trinamool Congress & Elected as MP of Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2014: Kotulpur constituency [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Shyamal Santra 98,87852.64-25.98
CPI(M) Sital Kaibartya58,52131.15-7.47
BJP Lakshmi Kanta Majumdar23,03712.26+26.53
INC Akshay Santra7,4193.95-7.05
Turnout 1,90,898100.4%
AITC gain from INC Swing

Percentage swing with respect to General Election 2011.

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Katulpur [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Soumitra Khan83,35547.40+12.13#
CPI(M) Purnima Bagdi81,92246.59-18.14
BJP Tarun Kotal6,1803.51
SUCI(C) Mohan Santra4,389
Turnout 175,84692.59
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing 30.27#

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Kalpana Koley of CPI(M) won the Katulpur assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Aloka Sen Majumdar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Manashi Ghose of CPI(M) defeated Sunil Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Gouripada Dutta of CPI(M) defeated Nikhil Bose of Congress in 1996, Akshay Kumar Koley of Congress in 1991, and Bablu Kolay of Congress in 1987. Gunadhar Choudhury of CPI(M) defeated Aksay Kumar Koley of Congress in 1982 and 1977. [7]

1957-1972

Akshay Kumar Kolay of Congress won in 1972. Jatadhari Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) won in 1971, Niranjan Bhadra of Bangla Congress won in 1969. S.Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Jagannath Kolay of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the Katulpur seat was not there. [8]

Related Research Articles

Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Nanoor is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Labpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Labpur is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Karimpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Karimpur is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Noapara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Noapara is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Haroa is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haroa is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes

Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal, India

Bishnupur is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Amta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Amta is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sreerampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Sreerampur is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Mahisadal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Mahishadal is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Bhagabanpur is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Dantan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Dantan is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Sabang is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Daspur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Daspur is an assembly constituency in the Paschim Medinipur district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Salboni (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Salboni is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Bankura is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Barjora is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Onda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Onda is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bishnupur, Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Bishnupur is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Indas (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Indas is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Sonamukhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Sonamukhi is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. "Katulpur Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Katulpur Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "Mamata Banerjee wins assembly bypoll". PTI, 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. "Katulpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Katulpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Katulpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  7. "254 - Kotulpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  8. "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.