- Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Manikchak — Vidhan Sabha constituency — Location in West Bengal
ManikchakCoordinates: 25°03′45″N 87°54′33″E / 25.0625°N 87.90917°ECoordinates: 25°03′45″N 87°54′33″E / 25.0625°N 87.90917°E Country 
IndiaState West Bengal District Malda Constituency No 49 Type Open Lok Sabha constituency 8. Maldaha Dakshin Electorate (year) 174,617 (2011) Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: মানিকচক বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 49 Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Manikchak community development block, and Milki, Fulbaria and Sovanagar gram panchayats of English Bazar community development block.[1]
Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).
Results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Sabitri Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Ratna Bhattacharya of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Manikchak [2][3][4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Trinamool Congress Sabitri Mitra 64,641 46.20 +4.23# CPI(M) Ratna Bhattacharya 58,424 41.75 -2.54 BJP Dipankar Panday 8,003 5.72 IPFB Lutpha Khatub 5,194 3.71 BSP Chanchala Karmakar 3,668 Turnout 139,930 80.14 Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing +6.77# Ramprabesh Mandal, who had filed his nomination as an Independent candidate was a rebel Congress candidate. He withdrew on the last day for withdrawal of nominations.[5]
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Malda district summaryParty Seats won Seat change Indian National Congress 8 
4Trinamool Congress 1 1Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 
2Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 1Forward bloc 1 01977–2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Asima Chowdhuri of CPI(M) won the Manikchak assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress defeated Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) in 1996. Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) defeated Ram Probesh Mondal of Congress in 1991 Jokhilal Mandal of Congress in 1987. Jokhilal Mandal of Congress defeated Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) in 1982. Subodh Choudhary of CPI(M) defeated Jokhilal Mandal of Congress in 1977. [6]
1951–1972
Jokhilal Mandal of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Arun Chandra Jha of Congress won in 1969. R.S.Singhi of Swatantra Party won in 1967. Sowrindra Mohan Misra of Congress won in 1962. The Manikchak seat was not there in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Pashupati Jha of Congress won from the Manikchak seat.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Manikchak". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2549.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Manikchak. Empowering India. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=49. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates, Phase I". West Bengal Assembly Election 2011. Election Commission of India. http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_1st_phase.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ "Rebel in Malda Cong family refuses to bend". The Telegraph, 5 April 2011. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110405/jsp/siliguri/story_13810000.jsp. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ^ "47 - Manikchak Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp47.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
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