Ketugram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Ketugram | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Ketugram
 Ketugram
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| Coordinates: 23°42′N 88°03′E / 23.700°N 88.050°ECoordinates: 23°42′N 88°03′E / 23.700°N 88.050°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 271 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 197,770 (2011) |
Ketugram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but is an open seat from 2011.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission No. 271 Ketugram assembly constituency covers Ketugram I and Ketugram II blocks and Koshigram and Srikhanda gram panchayats of Katwa I block.
Ketugram (SC) assembly constituency was earlier a part of Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Ketugram assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See for details)
Tamal Chandra Majhi of CPI(M) won the Ketugram (SC) assembly seat defeating Amar Ram of Congress in 2006 and 2001, and Narayan Chandra Poddar of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Raicharan Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Chand Kumar Saha of BJP in 1991, Prabahakar Mandal of Congress in 1987, Lal Mohan Saha of Congress in 1982 and Prabhakar Mandal of Congress in 1977.
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