Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Bhagabanpur | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Bhagabanpur
Location in West Bengal
Bhagabanpur
Bhagabanpur (India)
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| Coordinates: 22°06′16″N 87°45′43″E / 22.10444°N 87.76194°ECoordinates: 22°06′16″N 87°45′43″E / 22.10444°N 87.76194°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 214 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Electorate (year) | 198,846 (2011) |
Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: ভগবানপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 214 Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bhagabanpur, Kajlagarh, Kotbarh and Shimulia gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I community development block, Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Baroj, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur II community development block, and Argoyal and Mathura gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block.
Bhagabanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).
Result: http://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/bhagabanpur.html
In the 2011 election, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ranajit Manna of SP.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress won the Bhagabanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Gour Kanti Bal and Prasanta Pradhan, both of CPI(M), in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ajit Khanra of Congress defeated Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) in 1996. Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) defeated Asoktaru Panda of Congress in 1991, Haripada Jana of Congress in 1987 and Ramkrishna Sarkar of Congress in 1982. Haripada Jana of Janata Party defeated Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) in 1977.
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