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Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Palashipara
পলাশিপাড়া
Vidhan Sabha constituency
বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Palashipara is located in West Bengal
Palashipara
Palashipara
Palashipara is located in India
Palashipara
Palashipara
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°47′0″N 88°27′0″E / 23.78333°N 88.45000°E / 23.78333; 88.45000Coordinates: 23°47′0″N 88°27′0″E / 23.78333°N 88.45000°E / 23.78333; 88.45000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Constituency No 79
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 12. Krishnanagar
Electorate (year) 218,181 (2016)

Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 79 Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chanderghat and PatharghataII gram panchayats of Tehatta I CD Block, Tehatta II CD Block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar gram panchayats of Nakashipara CD Block.

Palashipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 12. Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency.


For MLAs in the area prior to 1977 see Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

In the 2016 election, Tapas Kumar Saha of AITMC defeated previous M.L.A. S.M. Sadi of CPI(M)

In the 2011 election, S.M.Sadi of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Prof. Manik Bhattacharjee of All India Trinamool Congress

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

Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)


In the 2006 state assembly elections,Biswanath Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Palashipara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapas Kumar Saha of TMC. Contests in most years were multicornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalendu Sanyal (Former Minister of State) of CPI(M) defeated Tapas Kumar Saha of TMC in 2001,Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1996and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1991.Madhabendu Mahanta of CPI(M) defeated Kumaresh Chandra of Congress in 1987,and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1982and 1977. Prior to that the constituency did not exist. Tehatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) existed in the area.


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