Panskura Paschim | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°25′N 87°44′E / 22.417°N 87.733°ECoordinates: 22°25′N 87°44′E / 22.417°N 87.733°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Purba Medinipur |
Constituency No. | 205 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
Electorate (year) | 211,399 (2011) |
Panskura Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier called Panskura West) (Bengali: পাঁসকুড়া পশ্চিম বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 205 Panskura Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Panskura CD Block.
Panskura Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Left Front+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Chittaranjan Das Thakur of CPI won the Panskura West assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jaidul Khan of Trinamool Congress in 2006, and Jakiur Rahman Khan of Trinamool Congress/ Congress in 2001 and 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Omar Ali of CPI defeated Sk. Golam Murshed of Congress in 1991, Asit Baran Samanta of Congress in 1987, Jyoti Kumar Roy of Congress in 1982, and Jyoti Kumar Roy of Janata Party in 1977.