Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 22°01′45″N 87°33′13″E / 22.02917°N 87.55361°ECoordinates: 22°01′45″N 87°33′13″E / 22.02917°N 87.55361°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Constituency No. | 212 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Electorate (year) | 182,460 (2011) |
Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: পটাশপুর 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. 212 Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Patashpur I community development block; Khargram, Panchet, Pataspur, South Khanda and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block.
Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).It was earlier part of Midnapore (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Kamakhya Nandan Das Mohapatra of CPI won the Patashpur assembly seat six times in a row, defeating Tapan Kanti Kar of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Mrinal Kanti Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Paresh Chandra Bhunia of Congress in 1996, Sunil Pal of Congress in 1991, Pradyot Kumar Mahanti of Congress in 1987 and Radha Nath Das Adhikary of Congress in 1982. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Janmejoy Ojha of Janata Party defeated Barendra Nath Patra of Congress in 1977.
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