Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 23°31′0″N 86°31′0″E / 23.51667°N 86.51667°ECoordinates: 23°31′0″N 86°31′0″E / 23.51667°N 86.51667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Constituency No. | 245 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 35. Purulia |
| Electorate (year) | 184,034 (2011) |
Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 245 Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Para and Raghunathpur II community development blocks.
Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Intervening by-election ignored for comparisons.
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 3 (See for details)
Subsequent to the resignation of the sitting MLA, Bilasibala Sahis, after her election to the Zilla Parishad (district council),Minu Bauri of CPI(M) won the Para seat in the 2009 by-elections defeating Charan Bauri of JMM.
In 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 Bilasibala Sahis of CPI(M) won the Para assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Sima Bauri of Trinamool Congress, Mira Bauri of Trinamool Congress, Gobordhan Bagdi of JMM and Durgadas Bauri of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gobinda Bauri of CPI(M) defeated Kashinath Bauri of Congress in 1987, and Sarat Das of Congress in 1982 and 1977.
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