Moyna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Moyna | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Moyna   Moyna Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′N 87°47′E / 22.233°N 87.783°ECoordinates: 22°14′N 87°47′E / 22.233°N 87.783°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 206 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
| Electorate (year) | 196,912 (2011) |
Moyna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: ময়না বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 206 Moyna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Moyna community development block, Anantapur I, Anantapur II, Nilkunthia, Sreerampur I and Sreerampur II gram panchayats of Tamluk community development block.[1]
Moyna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Bhusan Chandra Dolai | 91,037 | 50.95 | +2.50# | |
| CPI(M) | Sk. Mujibur Rahman | 81,081 | 45.38 | -3.57 | |
| BJP | Asit Pattanayak | 4,626 | 2.59 | ||
| Independent | Sheikh Nurul Islam | 1,940 | |||
| Turnout | 178,685 | 90.74 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 6.07# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 16 |  12 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  6 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 3 |
| WBSP/SP | 0 | 3 |
1977-2006
In the state assembly elections in 2006, Sk Mujibur Rahman of CPI(M) won the 203 Moyna assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Prafulla Kumar Barai of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dipak Bera of CPI(M) defeated Bhusan Chandra Dolai of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Manik Bhowmik of Congress in 1996. Manik Bhowmik of Congress defeated Dipak Bera of CPI(M) in 1991. Pulin Bera of CPI(M) defeated Rekharani Deb of Congress in 1987. Pulak Bera of CPI(M) defeated Bhusan Chandra Doloi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.[5]
1951-1972
Kanai Lal Bhowmick of CPI won in 1972, 1971, 1968 and 1967. Ananga Mohan Das of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Kanai Lal Bhowmick of CPI won the Moyna seat.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Moyna". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Moyna. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Moyna. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ "203 - Moyna Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-01.