Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Purulia
Purulia
	Vidhan Sabha constituency
	Purulia Location in West Bengal Purulia Purulia (India)
	Coordinates: 23°20′0″N 86°22′0″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Constituency No.	242
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	35. Purulia
Electorate (year)	192,269 (2011)

Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 242 Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Purulia municipality; Purulia II community development blocks; Bhandar Purachipida and Manara gram panchayats of Purulia I community development block.[1]

Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

2016

In the 2016 elections, Sudip Mukherjee of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Jyotiprasad Singh Deo of All India Trinamool Congress.

Election results

2011

In the 2011 elections, Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Koushik Majumder of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Purulia [2][3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo	83,396	53.95	+8.49#
	CPI (M)	Koushik Majumdar	56,909	36.81	-13.49
	BJP	Panchkari Mukherjee	3,630	2.35
	PDS	Sanat Sao	2,705
	JMM	Sohan Rajowar	2,386
	Independent	Dhiren Rajak	2,241
	AJSU	Naran Sahis	1,915
	BSP	Thuru Mahato	140
Turnout			154,589	80.4
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	22.38#

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

West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Purulia district summary
Party	Seats won	Seat change
Trinamool Congress	5	5
Indian National Congress	2	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1	7
Forward Bloc	1	1

Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Nikhil Mukherjee of CPI(M) won the Purulia assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dr. Sukumar Roy of Congress and Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mamata Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1996, 1991 and 1987. Sukumar Roy of ICS defeated Mahadeb Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 1982. Mahadeb Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Independent, in 1977.[5]

1951-1972

Sanat Kumar Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta of Lok Sewak Sangh/ Independent won in 1969 and 1967. Tara Pada Roy of Congress won in 1962. In 1957 Purulia was a joint seat with one seat reserved for SC. Nakul Chandra Sahis, Independent, and Labanya Prova Ghosh, Independent, won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was a joint seat entitled Purulia cum Hura. The area now part of Purulia district was then part of Bihar. Dimo Charmahar and Samarendra Nath Ojha, both of Lok Sewak Sangh, won in 1951.[6]

References

"Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
"Purulia". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
"West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Purulia. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
"West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Purulia. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
"239 - Purulia Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
"Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

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[delimitation-1] "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

[2] "Purulia". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

[3] "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Purulia. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

[4] "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Purulia. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

[5] "239 - Purulia Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

[6] "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.