Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Magrahat Purba
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
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Coordinates: 22°14′31″N88°22′42″E / 22.2420°N 88.3784°E / 22.2420; 88.3784 Coordinates: 22°14′31″N88°22′42″E / 22.2420°N 88.3784°E / 22.2420; 88.3784
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
Constituency No.	141
Type	Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Electorate (year)	169,148 (2011)

Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: ^[1]

• Magrahat II community development block

Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1952	Magrahat	Abdul Hashem	Indian National Congress [2]
		Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar	Indian National Congress [2]
1957		Abdul Hashem	Indian National Congress [3]
		Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar	Indian National Congress [3]
1962	Magrahat Purba	Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar	Indian National Congress [4]
1967		Radhika Ranjan Pramanik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [5]
1969		Radhika Ranjan Pramanik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6]
1971		Radhika Ranjan Pramanik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1972		Manoranjan Halder	Indian National Congress [8]
1977		Radhika Ranjan Pramanik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
1982		Radhika Ranjan Pramanik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1987		Radhika Ranjan Pramanik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1991		Nirmal Sinha	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1996		Nirmal Sinha	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
2001		Bansari Mohan Kanji	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
2006		Bansari Mohan Kanji	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2011		Namita Saha	All India Trinamool Congress [16]
2016		Namita Saha	All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Magrahat Purba ^{[16] [17]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Namita Saha	75,217	50.30	+2.68
	CPI (M)	Chandan Saha	66,414	44.41	-5.87
	BJP	Ratan Kumar Sardar	4,476
	People’s Democratic Conference of India	Taranga Mondal	2,621
	Independent	Swapan Mondal	1,419
	Independent	Namita Mistri	640
	IJP	Alok Kumar Halder	610
Turnout			149,542	84.24
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	8.55

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006 ^[15] and 2001, ^[14] Bansari Mohan Kanji of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating his nearest rival Namita Saha of AITC. Nirmal Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Namita Saha of INC in 1996 ^[13] and 1991. ^[12] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1987, ^[11] Nirmal Kanti Mondal of INC in 1982 ^[10] and Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1977. ^{[9] [18]}

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Manoranjan Halder of INC won in 1972. ^[8] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971, ^[7] 1969 ^[6] and 1967. ^[5] Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of INC won in 1962. ^[4] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had joint seats. In 1957, ^[3] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. ^[2]

References

Citations

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17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Magrahat Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
18. "121 - Magrahat East (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.