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Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bankura is located in West Bengal
Bankura
Bankura
Bankura is located in India
Bankura
Bankura
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°15′00″N 87°04′00″E / 23.25000°N 87.06667°E / 23.25000; 87.06667Coordinates: 23°15′00″N 87°04′00″E / 23.25000°N 87.06667°E / 23.25000; 87.06667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Constituency No. 252
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 36. Bankura
Electorate (year) 172,154 (2011)

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

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 252 Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bankura municipality; Bankura I community development block; and Junbedia, Mankanali and Purandarpur gram panchayats of Bankura II community development block.

Bankura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).

In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Kashinath Misra . Minati Misra of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Nilanjan Dasgupta of CPI(M) by 15,138 votes.

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

Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See for details)


In the 2006 state assembly elections, Partha De of CPI(M) won the Bankura assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kashinath Mishra of Trinamool Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 2001. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Asis Chakraborty of Congress in 1996, and Kashinath Mishra of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Kashinath Mishra of Congress defeated Partha De of CPI(M) in 1982. Partha De of CPI(M) defeated Anandi Kundu of Janata Party in 1977.


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