Monteswar 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. 263 Monteswar assembly constituency covers Baghsan, Vagra Mulgram, Denur, Jamna, Kusumgram, Majhergram, Mamudpur I, Monteswar, Pipalan and Shushunia gram panchayats of
Manteswar
Monteswar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History Administrative set up
When subdivisions were first formed by the British ...
community development block and Barapalason I, Barapalason II, Bohar I, Bohar II, Bijur I, Bijur II and Satgachhia I gram panchayats of
Memari II community development block.
Monteswar assembly segment was earlier part of
Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39
Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
2016 by-election
2016
2011
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
1977-2006
Narayan Hazra Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress lost the Monteswar Assembly seat in 2006
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defeated by Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah of CPI(M) . Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, 1996 and 1991, Abu Ayesh Mondal
Abu Ayesh Mondal (born 6 January 1944) is an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha.He was Chairman of West Bengal Minorities C ...
of CPI(M) defeated Narayan Hazara Choudhury of Trinamool Congress, Debabrata Roy of Congress and Biseswar Bhattacharya of Congress in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Hemanta Roy of CPI(M) defeated Tuhin Samanta of Congress.
1951-1972
In 1972, Tuhin Samanta of Congress won the seat. In 1971 and 1969, Kashinath Hazra Choudhury of CPI(M) won the seat. N.C.Chaudhuri of Congress won the seat in 1967. Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah of CPI won the seat in 1962
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. Bhakta Chandra Roy (Independent) won the seat in 1957
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. Ananda Prasad Mondal of Congress won the seat in independent India's first election in 1951.
References
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Paschim Bardhaman district
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Purba Bardhaman district