Gaighata Assembly constituency is an
assembly
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constituency in
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. The seat is reserved for
scheduled castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
. The Gaighata seat was an open seat up to 2011.
Overview
As per orders of the
Delimitation Commission
The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the vari ...
, No. 97 Gaighata Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:
Gobardanga
Gobardanga is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Founded on 20 April 1870, it is one of the oldest municipalities of West Bengal.
Etymology
The word ''Gobardanga'' derives from Sanskrit. I ...
municipality, Dharmapur I, Dharmapur II,
Ichapur
Ichapur is a village and gram panchayat, near Gobardanga in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal state. It is situated on the bank of Jamuna River (West Bengal), Jamuna River, a tributary of Ichamati River.
Administration and politics
Ichap ...
I, Ichapur II, Jaleswar I, Shimulpur and Sutia
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s of
Gaighata
Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, Gaighata is located ...
community development block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
, and Bergum I, Bergum II and
Machhalandpur I gram panchayats of
Habra I
Habra I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Sadpur, a census town in Habra I block, is located at .
Hab ...
community development block.
Gaighata Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14
Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is centered on Bangaon. 5 of the 7 assembly segments of No.14 Bangaon Lok Sabha const ...
(SC).
[ It was earlier part of ]Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Barasat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 17 Barasat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas dist ...
.
Members of Vidhan Sabha
Election results
2021
In the 2021 election, Subrata Thakur of BJP defeated his nearest rival NAROTTAM BISWAS of AITC.
2011
In the 2011 election, Majulkrishna Thakur of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Monoj Kanti Biswas of CPI.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
In the 2006
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[ and 2001 state assembly elections]Jyotipriya Mallick
Jyotipriya Mallick is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Department of Forest Affairs and Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources in the Government of West Bengal. He previously served as the Minister for Food & Supplies ...
of Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the cur ...
won the Gaighata assembly seat defeating Manmatha Roy of CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
on both occasions. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1996,[ Manmatha Roy of CPI(M) defeated Prabir Banerjee of ]Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...
. In 1991,[ Prabir Banejee of Congress defeated Kanti Biswas of CPI(M). Kanti Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1987,][ Mira Mitra of Congress in 1982,][ and Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1977.]
1967-1972
Chandi Pada Mitra of Congress won in 1972[ and 1971.][ Parul Saha of ]Bangla Congress
The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in 1966 and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) in two United F ...
won in 1969.[ C.Mitra of Bangla Congress won in 1967.][ Prior to that the Gaighata seat was not there.
]
References
{{West Bengal elections
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of North 24 Parganas district