Dantan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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 Dantan
 Dantan
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| Coordinates: 21°57′N 87°16′E / 21.950°N 87.267°ECoordinates: 21°57′N 87°16′E / 21.950°N 87.267°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 219 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 34. Medinipur |
| Electorate (year) | 160,317 (2011) |
Dantan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 219 Dantan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Dantan II community development block, Mohanpur community development block, and Chak Islampur gram panchayat of Dantan I community development block.
Dantan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 elections, Arun Mahapatra of CPI defeated his nearest rival Saibal Giri of Trinamool Congress.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See for details)
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Nanda Gopal Bhattacharya of CPI won the Danatan assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Bikram Chandra Pradhan of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001, and Sunil Baran Giri of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ranjit Patra of CPI(M) defeated Panchanan Mahanti of Congress in 1991. Kanai Bhowmick of CPI defeated Dilip Kumar Das of Congress in 1987 and Pradyot Kumar Mahanti of Janata Party in 1982. Pradyot Kumar Mahanti of Janata Party defeated Rabindra Nath Dwibedi of CPI in 1977.
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