Nandigram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Nandigram Vidhan Sabha constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Nandigram I. For 2 its another namesake community development block, see Nandigram II.
Nandigram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nandigram
location of Nandigram Vidhan Sabha in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°01′N 87°59′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
Constituency No.210
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyTamluk
Electorate (year)195,187 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 210 Nandigram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Nandigram I and Nandigram II community development blocks.[1]

Nandigram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Nandigram NorthSubodh Chandra MaityIndian National Congress[2]
Nandigram SouthPrabir Chandra JanaIndian National Congress[2]
1957Nandigram NorthSubodh Chandra MaityIndian National Congress[3]
Nandigram SouthBhupal Chandra PandaCommunist Party of India[3]
1962Nandigram NorthSubodh Chandra MaityIndian National Congress[4]
Nandigram SouthPrabir Chandra JanaIndian National Congress[4]
1967NandigramBhupal Chandra PandaCommunist Party of India[5]
1969Bhupal Chandra PandaCommunist Party of India[6]
1971Bhupal Chandra PandaCommunist Party of India[7]
1972Bhupal Chandra PandaCommunist Party of India[8]
1977Prabir JanaJanata Party[9]
1982Bhupal Chandra PandaCommunist Party of India[10]
1987Sakti BalCommunist Party of India[11]
1991NandigramSakti BalCommunist Party of India[12]
1996Debi Sankar PandaIndian National Congress[13]
2001Iliyas Mohammed Sk.Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Iliyas Mohammed Sk. (Resigned over bribery charge. [15])Communist Party of India[16]
2009 Bye-electionFiroja BibiAll India Trinamool Congress
2011NandigramFiroja BibiAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016Suvendu AdhikariAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

2016

In the 2016 elections, Suvendu Adhikari of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Abdul Kabir Sekh of CPI.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Nandigram [18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Suvendu Adhikari 134,623 67.20%
CPI Abdul Kabir Sekh 53,393 26.70%
BJP Bijan Kumar Das 10,713 5.40%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Bappaditya Nayak 828 0.40%
Bharatiya Navshakti Party Ram Mohan Maity 717 0.40%
Majority 81,230 40.6
Turnout 2,00,274 86.46
AITC hold Swing 25.77#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI vote percentage, in 2006. Data for comparison not available for the 2009 by-election.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Purba Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 12
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 6
Communist Party of India 0 3
WBSP/SP 0 3

2011

In the 2011 elections, Firoza Bibi of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Paramananda Bharati of CPI.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Nandigram [18][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Firoja Bibi 103,300 61.21 +12.41#
CPI Paramananda Bharati 59,660 35.35 -13.36#
BJP Bijan Kumar Das 5,813 1.72
People’s Democratic Conference of India Mehedi Masud Sekh 2,898
Turnout 168,756 86.46
AITC hold Swing 25.77#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI vote percentage, in 2006. Data for comparison not available for the 2009 by-election.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Purba Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 12
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 6
Communist Party of India 0 3
WBSP/SP 0 3

2006
  • Illias Mahammad Sk (CPI) : 69,376 votes [23]
  • Sk Supian (AITC) : 64,553
  • Anwar Ali (Congress) : 4,943 votes

2009 bye election

The bypoll to the Nandigram Occurred On 5 January 2009 Due To Resignation of the sitting MLA of CPI Md. Iliyas Sk.

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2009: Nandigram constituency[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Firoja Bibi 93,022 58.28 +12.41#
CPI Paramananda Bharati 53,473 39.35 -13.36#
BJP Bijan Kumar Das 9,813 1.72
Turnout 168,756 86.46
AITC gain from CPI Swing 25.77#

1996
  • Debisankar Panda (Congress) : 61,885 votes [25]
  • Sakti Bal (CPI) : 61747
  • Joydeb Satpati (BJP) : 1,508 votes

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI vote percentage, in 2006. Data for comparison not available for the 2009 by-election.

1977-2009

In the bye election, necessitated by the resignation of the sitting MLA Illiyas Mahammad Sk. on corruption charges, held in January 2009 in the background of Nandigram violence, Firoza Bibi of Trinamool Congress defeated Paramananda Bharati of CPI.[26][27]

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Illiyas Mahammad Sk. of CPI won the 206 Nandigram assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Sk. Supian of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and Sunil Baran Maiti of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Debisankar Panda of Congress defeated Sakti Bal of CPI in 1996. Sakti Bal of CPI defeated Debi Sankar Panda of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI defeated Ramesh Chandra Gharai of Congress in 1982. Prabir Jana of Janata Party defeated Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI in 1977.[28]

1967-1972

Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that Nandigram had two seats, Nandigram North and Nandigram South.[29]

1951-1962 Nandigram North

Subodh Chandra Maity of Congress won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.[29]

1951-1962 Nandigram South

Prabir Chandra Jana of Congress won in 1962. Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Prabir Chandra Jana of Congress won the Nandigram South seat.[29]

References
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