Narghat Assembly constituency

Narghat
Former constituency No. 207 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
LS constituency	Tamluk
Established	1967
Abolished	2011
Reservation	None

Narghat Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Narghat Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. ^[1]

It was part of Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1967		Prafulla Kumar Gayen	Bangla Congress [2]
1969		Subodh Chandra Maity	Indian National Congress [3]
1971		Bankim Behari Maity	Bangla Congress [4]
1972		Saradindu Samanta	Indian National Congress [5]
1977		Bankim Behari Maity	Janata Party [6]
1982		Bankim Behari Maity	Janata Party [7]
1987		Bankim Behari Maity	Independent [8]
1991		Brahmamay Nanda	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
1996		Brahmamay Nanda	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
2001		Brahmamay Nanda	West Bengal Socialist Party [11]
2006		Brahmamay Nanda	West Bengal Socialist Party [12]

Results

2006

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Narghat ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Brahmamoy Nanda	75,212
	AITC	Amiya Kanti Bhattacharjee (Kablu)	66,602
	INC	Suvendu Kumar Bej	3,802
	SP	Pratap Nayek	2,227
	PDS	Sk. Zakir Hussain	2,103
Turnout			150,046	(91.9%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	10.65#

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

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996, and 1991 state assembly elections, Brahmamay Nanda of West Bengal Socialist Party (contested on CPI(M) symbol in 1996 and 1991) won the 207 Narghat assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Amiya Kanti Bhattacharya of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001, Suvendu Kumar Bej of Congress in 1996, and Swades Kumar Manna of Congress in 1991. Bankim Behari Maity, Independent/ Janata Party, defeated Suvendu Bej of Congress in 1987, Swadesh Kumar Manna, Independent in 1982 and Saradindu Samanta of Congress in 1977. ^[16]

1967-1972

Saradindu Samanta of Congress won in 1972. Bankim Behary Maity of Bangla Congress won in 1971. Subodh Chandra Maity of Congress won in 1969. P.K.Gayen of Bangla Congress won in 1967. ^[17] Prior to that the Narghat seat did not exist.

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 2010-12-10.
2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
3. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 146. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 144. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
9. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
11. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
12. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 154. Election Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
13. "Panskura Purba". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
14. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Panskura Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Panskura Purba. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
16. "207 - Narghat Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
17. "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-01.

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