Purbasthali Dakshin

Purbasthali Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Purbasthali Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purbasthali Dakshin
Location in West Bengal
Purbasthali Dakshin
Purbasthali Dakshin (India)
Coordinates: 23°28′04″N 88°19′46″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Constituency No.268
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency38. Bardhaman Purba (SC)
Electorate (year)190,763 (2011)

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Purbasthali and Nadanghat constituencies ceased to exist and in its place Purbasthali now has two assembly constituencies. No. 268 Purbasthali Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha) constituency covers Nandai, Kankuria, Begpur, Atghoria Simlan, Dhatrigram and Sultanpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block and Nasratpur, Samudragarh, Bogpur, Sreerampur and Nadanghat gram panchayats of Purbasthali I community development block. No. 269 Purbasthali Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Purbasthali II community development block, Jahannagar and Dogachia gram panchayats of Purbasthali I CD Block, and Bamunpara, Mamudpur II and Putsuri gram panchayats of Manteswar CD Block.[1]

Purbasthali assembly segment was earlier part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission both Purbasthali Dakshin and Purbasthali Uttar are part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

2016
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Purbasthali Dakshin [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Swapan Debnath 104,398 53.40 +3.58#
INC Abhijit Bhattacharya 66,732 34.10 +34.10
BJP Rajib Kumar Bhowmick 19,003 9.70 +3.48
PDS Nasimul Gani Syed 1,555 0.80
CPI(ML)L Jiyadul Sheikh 1,318 0.70
BSP Manoranjan Bal 1,223 0.60
Independent Ram Hansda 796 0.40
Independent Abdul Kalam Sheikh 796 0.30
Majority 37,666 19.3
Turnout 195,627 88.5
AITC hold Swing +3.58#

.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages in 2011, in Purbasthali Dakshin constituency.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2016
Bardhaman district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 1
Indian National Congress 2 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7 1| style="text-align:left;" |Forward bloc 0 1
Marxist Forward Bloc 0
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2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Purbasthali Dakshin [2][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Swapan Debnath 86,049 49.72 +0.10#
CPI (M) Aleaya Begam 70,181 40.56 -3.35#
BJP Mahadeb Basak 10,765 6.22
Independent Ram Hansda 1,818
PDS Badrodojja Molla 1,676
CPI(ML)L Irai Sekh 1,385
BSP Kanai Lal Pandey 1,172
Turnout 173,036 90.71
AITC hold Swing +3.45#

.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Nadanghat constituency.

 
West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Bardhaman district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 15 13
Indian National Congress 1 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8 13
Forward bloc 1 0
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "Purbasthali Dakshin". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Purbasthali Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Purbasthali Dakshin. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Purbasthali Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Purbasthali Dakshin. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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