Panskura Paschim Assembly constituency (earlier called Panskura West) ( bn, পাঁশকুড়া পশ্চিম বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 205 Panskura Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

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CD Block. Panskura Paschim Assembly constituency is part of No. 32

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. It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Results

2021 election

2016 election

.# Swing calculated on Left Front+

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vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Chittaranjan Das Thakur of

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won the Panskura West assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jaidul Khan of

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in 2006, and Jakiur Rahman Khan of Trinamool Congress/

in 2001 and 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Omar Ali of CPI defeated Sk. Golam Murshed of Congress in 1991, Asit Baran Samanta of Congress in 1987, Jyoti Kumar Roy of Congress in 1982, and Jyoti Kumar Roy of

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in 1977.

1951-1972

Sk. Omar Ali of CPI won in 1972 and 1971. Ahindra Mishra of

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won in 1969. R.K.Pramanik of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Shymadas Bhattacharya of Congress won in

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and

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. In independent India's first election in 1951, the two seats at Panskura were named Panskura North and Panskura South. While Shyamadas Bhattacharya of Congress won the Panskura South seat, Rajanikanta Pramanik won the Panskura North seat.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Purba Medinipur district