Katwa Assembly constituency is an
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constituency in
Purba Bardhaman district
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in the
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of
West Bengal
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 270 Katwa assembly constituency covers
Katwa
Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of Ganga and Ajay. Katwa is a border cit ...
municipality,
Dainhat
Dainhat is a town and a Municipality under Katwa police station of Katwa subdivision, in Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
History
A Maratha cavalry or Bargis under Bhaskar Pandit sent to Bengal by Raghoji I Bhonsle ...
municipality,
Katwa II
Katwa II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Katwa II CD Block is part of the Bhagirathi basin. The Bhagirat ...
community development block and Khajurdihi, Sudpur, Karajgram and Goai gram panchayats of
Katwa I CD Block. Koshigram and Srikhanda gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block are part of
Ketugram Assembly constituency
Ketugram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but is an open seat from 2011.
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As per orders of the Delimitat ...
. Saragram, Gidhgram and Alampur gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block are part of
Mangalkot Assembly constituency
Mangalkot Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 272 Mangalkot assembly constituency covers Mongalkote communit ...
.
Katwa assembly segment was earlier part of
Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)
Katwa Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Katwa in West Bengal, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.
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As pe ...
. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38
Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituenc ...
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in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
2016
2011
1977-2006
Rabindranath Chatterjee of Congress
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won the Katwa assembly seat in 2006
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, 2001, 1996 defeating his nearest rivals, Sudipta Bagchi, Kanak Kanti Goswami and Anjan Chatterjee, all of CPI(M)
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in the respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anjan Chatterjee of CPI(M) won the seat in 1991 and 1987 defeating Rabindranath Chatterjee of Congress. Haramohan Sinha of CPI(M) won the seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Subrata Mukherjee of Congress and Nityananda Thakur of Janata Party
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in the respective years.
1951-1972
Subrata Mukherjee of Congress won the Katwa assembly seat in 1972. Haramohan Sinha of CPI (M) won it in 1971. Nityananda Thakur of Congress won it in 1969. Subodh Chowdhury of CPI (M) won it in 1967. Subodh Chowdhury, representing CPI
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, won the seat in 1962
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. Tarapada Cahudhuri of Congress won it in 1957
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. Subodh Chowdhury, representing CPI, won the seat in 1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
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References
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