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Garbeta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Garbeta
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Garbeta is located in West Bengal
Garbeta
Garbeta
Garbeta is located in India
Garbeta
Garbeta
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°52′N 87°22′E / 22.867°N 87.367°E / 22.867; 87.367Coordinates: 22°52′N 87°22′E / 22.867°N 87.367°E / 22.867; 87.367
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Constituency No. 233
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 33. Jhargram (ST)
Electorate (Year) 176,760 (2011)

Garbeta (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. 233 Garbeta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Garhbeta I community development block, and Amlasuli, Jogardanga, Piyasala and Sarboth gram panchayats of Garhbeta II community development block.

Garbeta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).

In the 2016 elections, Asish Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sorforoj Khan of CPI(M)

In the 2011 elections, Sushanta Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Hema Choubey of Congress.

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

Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See for details)


Between 1967 and 2006 Garbeta had two seats – Garbeta East and Garbeta West.

In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Susanta Ghosh won the 220 Garbeta East assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals, Md. Rafique of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001, Tapan Chakraborty of Congress in 1996 and 1991, and Pronab Roy of Congress in 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Suvendu Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Sarat Kumar Roy of Congress in 1982 and Panchanan Sinha Roy of Janata Party in 1977.


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