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Birbhum District
Birbhum district () is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri, Birbhum, Suri. Other important cities are Bolpur, Rampurhat and Sainthia. Jamtara district, Jamtara, Dumka district, Dumka and Pakur district, Pakur districts of the state of Jharkhand lie at the western border of this district; the border in other directions is covered by the districts of Bardhaman district, Bardhaman and Murshidabad district, Murshidabad of West Bengal. Often called "the land of red soil",Rahim, Kazi MB, and Sarkar, Debasish, ''Agriculture, Technology, Products and Markets of Birbhum District'', ''Paschim Banga'', Birbhum Special Issue, pp. 157–166, Information and Cultural Department, Government of West Bengal. Birbhum is noted for its topography and its cultural heritage which is somewhat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Terai and Dooars region, North Bengal plains, Rarh region, Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains, Sundarbans and the Ganga Delta. In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per 1947 Partition of Bengal, partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. The former princely state Cooch Behar State, Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, and the former French Enclave and exclave, enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. The States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suri (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Suri Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Rajnagar Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. In 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Suri will be one of the 22 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 285, Suri Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Suri municipality, Suri I CD Block, Rajnagar CD Block, and Chinpai, Gohaliara, Parulia and Sahapur gram panchayats of Dubrajpur CD Block. Suri Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency). Election results 2021 2016 2011 In the 2011 election, Swapan Kanti Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdul Ghaffar of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections Tapan Roy of CPI( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of West Bengal
The Indian state of West Bengal is divided into five administrative Divisions, namely: * Presidency division * Medinipur division * Burdwan division * Malda division * Jalpaiguri division A group of districts forms a division, which is administered by a ' Divisional Commissioner'. West Bengal is now divided in 23 districts, grouped under five divisions: See also * List of subdivisions of West Bengal * List of districts of West Bengal The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, whic ... * Cities and towns in West Bengal References {{West Bengal * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian State
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used briefly during the China–India War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971. Calculation Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansan (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Hansan Assembly 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. Hansan is a gram panchayat under Rampurhat intermediate panchayat. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 292 Hansan Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Rampurhat II and Nalhati II CD Blocks. Hansan Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency). Election results 2021 2011 In the 2011 election, Asit Kumar Mal of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kamal Hasan of RCPI. 1977–2006 From 1996 to 2006, Asit Kumar Mal of Congress was elected from the Hansan (SC) assembly constituency. He defeated Khagendranath Mal of CPI(M) in 2006, Mihir Bain of RCPI(R) in 2001 and 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Trilochan Das of RCPI (RB) defeated Asit Kumar Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Nanoor Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 287, Nanoor Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Nanoor CD Block, and Bahiri Panchshowa, Kankalitala, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee gram panchayats of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block. Nanoor Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Election results 2021 In the 2016 elections, Bidhan Chandra Majhi of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tarakeswar Saha of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 elections, Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M) defeated her nearest rival Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Labpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 288 Labpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Labpur CD Block and Ahmedpur, Amarpur, Bhromorkol, Panrui, Sangra and Shrinidhipur gram panchayats of Sainthia CD Block. Labpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Election results 2021 In the 2021 elections, Abhijit Sinha(Rana) of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Biswajit Mondal of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 elections, Manirul Islam of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Syed mahfu Karim of CPI(M). 2011 In the 2011 elections, Manirul Islam of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nabanita Mukherjee of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 and 2001 stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murarai (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Murarai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 294 Murarai Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Murarai I CD Block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and Paikar II gram panchayats of Murarai II CD Block. Murarai Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency). Election results 2021 2011 In the 2011 elections, Nure Alam Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi of CPI(M) won the Murarai assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress /Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Mayureswar Assembly constituency ( bn, ময়ূরেশ্বর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) 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. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 290 Mayureswar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Mayureswar I and Mayureswar II CD Blocks. Mayureswar Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 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. 1977–2006 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 cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubrajpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Dubrajpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier, In 2021 -Elected MLA from Dubrajpur is Shri.Anup Kumar Saha from Bharatiya Janta Party Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 284, Dubrajpur Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Dubrajpur municipality, Balijuri, Hetampur, Jashpur, Laxmi Narayanpur, Loba and Paduma gram panchayats of Dubrajpur CD Block, and Khoyrasol CD Block. Dubrajpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 In the 2016 elections, Naresh Chandra Bauri of AITC defeated his nearest rival, Bijoy Bagdi of AIFB. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Bijoy Bagdi of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Santoshi Saha of Trinamool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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