Gazole Assembly constituency (also spelt Gajol) is an

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constituency in

Malda district Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (, , often ), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. T ...

in the

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. The seat is reserved for

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. It was earlier reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 44 Gazole Assembly constituency (SC) covers Gazole

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. Gazole Assembly constituency is part of No. 7

Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency) Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency (spelling as spelled by Election Commission of India) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency are in Malda distr ...

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2016

In the 2016 election, Dipali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sushil Chandra Roy of Trinamool Congress. Note- In

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election, the

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supported

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in this seat.

2011

In the 2011 election, Sushil Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Mondal of CPI(M). .# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Sadhu Tudu of

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won the Gazole (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jatin Hansda of

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and Nabakumar Hembrom of

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respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Debnath Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Benjamin Hembrom of Congress in 1996 and Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1991. Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1987, Benjamin Hembram of Congress in 1982, and Shyan Murmu of

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in 1977.

1951–1972

Benjamin Hembram of Congress won in 1972. Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) won in 1971. Lakshan Saren of Congress won in 1969. D. Murmu of Congress won in 1967. The Gazole seat did not exist in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Dharanidhar Sarkar of

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won the Gazole seat.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Malda district