Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Phansidewa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Phansidewa Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Phansidewa Phansidewa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°35′N88°22′E / 26.583°N 88.367°E / 26.583; 88.367 Coordinates: 26°35′N88°22′E / 26.583°N 88.367°E / 26.583; 88.367
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Constituency No	27
Type Electoral system	Reserved for ST First past the post
Lok Sabha constituency	4 Darjeeling
Electorate (year)	164,907 (2011) [1] 206,362 (2016) [2] 240,496 (2021) [3]

Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 27 Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) covers Phansidewa and Kharibari community development blocks. ^[4]

Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly ^[5]

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Kurseong-Siliguri	Tenzing Wangdi	Indian National Congress
		George Mahbert	Independent
1957	Siliguri	Satyendra Narayan Mazumdar	Communist Party of India
		Tenzing Wangdi	Indian National Congress
1962	Phansidewa	Tenzing Wangdi	Indian National Congress
1967	Phansidewa	Tenzing Wangdi	Indian National Congress
1969	Phansidewa	Iswar Chandra Tirkey	Indian National Congress
1971	Phansidewa	Iswar Chandra Tirkey	Indian National Congress
1972	Phansidewa	Iswar Chandra Tirkey	Indian National Congress
1977	Phansidewa	Patras Minz	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982	Phansidewa	Patras Minz	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1987	Phansidewa	Prokash Minz	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991	Phansidewa	Prokash Minz	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996	Phansidewa	Prokash Minz	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2001	Phansidewa	Prakash Minz	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006	Phansidewa	Choton Kisku	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2011	Phansidewa	Sunil Chandra Tirkey	Indian National Congress
2016	Phansidewa	Sunil Chandra Tirkey	Indian National Congress
2021	Phansidewa	Durga Murmu	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results ^[5]

2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Durga Murmu of BJP defeated his nearest rival Choton Kisku of TMC.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Durga Murmu	1,05,651	50.89	Winner
	AITC	Choton Kisku	77,940	37.55
	INC	Sunil Chandra Tirkey	12,815	6.17
	CPI(ML)L	Sumanti Ekka	2,787	1.34
	BSP	Karuna Ranjan Soren	2,291	1.10
	SUCI(C)	Bhola Tirki	1,832	0.88
	BTP	Amit Lakra	1,699	0.82
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,575	1.24
Majority			27,711	13.34
Turnout			2,07,590
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sunil Chandra Tirkey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Carolus Lakra of TMC.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sunil Chandra Tirkey	73,158	40.35	Winner
	AITC	Carolus Lakra	66,084	36.45
	BJP	Durga Murmu	32,894	18.14
	Independent	Jemshan Tirkey	2,072	1.14
	CPI(ML)L	Lalu Oraon	1,596	0.88
	BMP	Bikash Birju	1,474	0.81
	Independent	Sushil Lakra	1,373	0.75
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,629	1.45
Majority			7,074	3.90
Turnout			1,81,280	87.85
	INC hold		Swing

2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sunil Chandra Tirkey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Chhotan Kiksu of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sunil Chandra Tirkey	61,388	42.55	Winner
	CPI(M)	Choton Kisku	59,151	41.00
	Rashtriya Deshaj Party	Junas Kerketta	7,536	5.22
	BJP	Dila Saibo	5,734	3.97
	KPP	Helarius Ekka	4,114	2.85
	CPI(ML)L	Kandra Murmu	2,138	1.48
	Independent	Sudhir Tirki	1,896	1.31
	CPI(ML)L	Ram Ganesh Baraik	1,286	0.89
	SUCI(C)	Bhola Tirki	1,028	0.71
Majority			2,237	1.58
Turnout			1,44,271	87.49
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Choton Kisku of CPI(M) won the Phansdewa (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mamla Kujur of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Prakash Minj of CPI(M) defeated Mamla Kujur of Congress in 2001. Prokash Minz of CPI(M) defeated Chhabilal Minj of Congress in 1996, and Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Patras Minj of CPI(M) defeated Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress in 1982 and Chacko Toresa Soreng of Congress in 1977.

1962–1972

Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress won in 1972, 1971, and 1969. Tenzing Wangdi of Congress won in 1967 and 1962. Prior to that, the Phansidewa seat did not exist. In 1957 Satyendranath Mazumdar of CPI and Tenzing Wangdi of Congress won the Siliguri joint seat.

References

1. "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
2. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
3. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
4. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.