Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Mayureswar | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Mayureswar
 Mayureswar
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| Coordinates: 23°59′N 87°46′E / 23.983°N 87.767°ECoordinates: 23°59′N 87°46′E / 23.983°N 87.767°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Constituency No. | 290 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 41. Bolpur (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 182,600 (2011) |
Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 290 Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Mayureswar I and Mayureswar II community development blocks.
Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
2011
In the 2011 elections, Ashok Kumar Ray of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Jatil Mondal of Trinamool Congress.
Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See for details)
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Sadhu Charan Bagdi of CPI(M) won the Mayureswar (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Subhas Chandra Mandal of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bishnu Let of CPI(M) defeated Kestopada Bagdi of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Arjun Saha of BJP in 1996, Ajay Saha of BJP in 1991, Kamalakant Mondal of Congress/ ICS 1987 and 1982. Panchanan Let of CPI(M) defeated Gunakar Mandal of Janata Party in 1977.
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