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Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Gazole
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gazole is located in West Bengal
Gazole
Gazole
Gazole is located in India
Gazole
Gazole
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 25°13′14″N 88°11′21″E / 25.22056°N 88.18917°E / 25.22056; 88.18917Coordinates: 25°13′14″N 88°11′21″E / 25.22056°N 88.18917°E / 25.22056; 88.18917
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Malda
Constituency No 44
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 7. Maldaha Uttar
Electorate (year) 186,871 (2011)

Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (also spelt Gajol) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was earlier reserved for scheduled tribes.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 44 Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Gazole community development block.

Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).


In the 2011 election, Sushil Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Mondal of CPI(M).

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

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See for details)


In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Sadhu Tudu of CPI(M) won the Gazole (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jatin Hansda of Congress and Nabakumar Hembrom of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Debnath Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Benjamin Hembrom of Congress in 1996 and Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1991. Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1987, Benjamin Hembram of Congress in 1982, and Shyan Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.


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