Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Nagrakata
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Nagrakata is located in West Bengal
Nagrakata
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 26°54′09″N 88°54′21″E / 26.9025°N 88.90583°E / 26.9025; 88.90583Coordinates: 26°54′09″N 88°54′21″E / 26.9025°N 88.90583°E / 26.9025; 88.90583
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Constituency No 21
Type Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency 2 Alipurduars (ST)
Electorate (year) 183,650 (2011)

Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: নাগ্রাকাটা বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Contents

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 21 Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) covers Nagrakata community development block, Matiali community development block and Banarhat II and Chamurchi gram panchayats of Dhupguri community development block.[1]

Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Results

2011

In the 2011 election , Joseph Munda of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sukhmoith Oraon of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Nagrakata (ST) constituency [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Congress Joseph Munda 46,537 30.27 -14.81#
CPI(M) Sukhmoith (Piting) Oraon 43,774 29.77 -17.55
JMM William Minj 40,664 26.45 ##
Independent Rajesh Lakra 20,778 13.51
Turnout 153,753 83.72
Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. ## JMM did not contest this seat in 2006.

e • d West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Jalpaiguri district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 3 increase2
Congress 3 increase2
GJM-backed Independent 1 increase0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3 decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 decrease3

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Sukhmoith (Piting) Oraon of CPI(M) won the 16 Nagrakata (ST) seat defeating his nearest rival Shankar Barik of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chaitan Munda of CPI(M) defeated Ganesh Oraon of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Victor Lakra of Congress in 1996 and Bhadeya Oraon of Congress in 1991. Sukra Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Bhadea Oraon of Congress in 1987. Punai Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Tuna Oraon of Congress in 1982 and Hemraj Bhagat of Congress in 1977.[5]

1962–1972

Prem Oraon of CPI won in 1972. Punai Oraon of CPI(M) won in 1971. Budhu Bhagat of Congress won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Mangru Bhagat of CPI and Budhu Bhagat of Congress won the Mal (ST) joint seat.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  2. ^ "Nagrakata". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2521.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Nagrakata. Empowering India. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=21. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Nagrakata. Election Commission of India. http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_1st_phase.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  5. ^ "16 - Nagrakata (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp16.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  6. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 

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