Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Baghmundi | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Baghmundi Location in West Bengal  Baghmundi Baghmundi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°12′0″N 86°03′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Constituency No. | 240 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 35. Purulia |
| Electorate (year) | 191,991 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 240 Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Jhalda municipality; Jhalda I and Baghmundi community development blocks; Hetgugui and Sirkabad gram panchayats of Arsha community development block.[1]
Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nepal Mahata | 77,458 | 49.48 | -2.00 | |
| Forward Bloc | Mangal Mahato | 59,814 | 38.21 | +2.33 | |
| AJSU | Rakesh Mahato | 10,797 | 6.90 | ||
| JDP | Nepal Majhi | 2,023 | |||
| JVM(P) | Daroga Majhi | 1,702 | |||
| BJP | Shankar Kumar | 1,625 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Bisambar Mura | 1,399 | |||
| JMM | Abhinash Rajwar | 893 | |||
| Amra Bangalee | Pashpati Mahato | 838 | |||
| Turnout | 156,549 | 81.54 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -4.33# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 in the now defunct Jhalda constituency.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 5 |  |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |  |
| Forward Bloc | 1 | |
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)
1951
While in 2011 Baghmundi is a newly created constituency in West Bengal, it was there in independent India’s first election in 1951. The areas now part of Purulia district were then part of Bihar. Sirish Chandra Banerjee of Lok Sewak Sangh won the Baghmundi seat.[5]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- "Baghmundi". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Baghmundi. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Baghmundi. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2011-01-27.