Umakanta Roy

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Umakanta Roy was an Indian politician, belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Party of India and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1985-1987.

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1985 by-election

After the death of the incumbent Hansan constituency legislator Trilochan Mal, Roy was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in a by-election held on 25 April 1985. [1] [2] [3] Roy obtained 37,573 votes (51.55%) against 34,095 votes for the Indian National Congress candidate A. Mal and 1,216 votes for independent candidate B. Marjit. [2]

Later period

Roy did not contest the 1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. [4] In the 1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Roy stood as a candidate of the RCPI splinter group (Gouranga Sit faction) in Hansan, against the official RCPI candidate Trilochan Das. [5] Roy obtained 983 votes (1.09%). [5]

References

  1. ↑ Communist Party of India (Marxist). West Bengal State Committee. Election results of West Bengal: statistics & analysis, 1952-1991. The Committee. p. 645.
  2. 1 2 Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95
  3. ↑ Chawla, Prabhu (10 December 2013). "Assembly by-election results show a dip in Congress(I) popularity". India Today. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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