Tamluk Assembly constituency

Tamluk Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Tamluk
Constituency No. 203 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
LS constituencyTamluk
Established1951
Total electors209,751
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 203 Tamluk Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Tamluk municipality, Bishnubarh II, Pipulberia I, Pipulberia II and Uttar Sonamui gram panchayats of Tamluk community development block, and Sahid Matangini community development block.[1]

Tamluk Assembly constituency is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951TamlukAjoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1957Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[3]
1962Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[4]
1967Ajoy MukherjeeBangla Congress[5]
1967 by-pollAjoy MalakarBangla Congress[6]
1969Ajoy MukherjeeBangla Congress[7]
1971Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[8]
1972Ajoy MukherjeeIndian National Congress[9]
1977Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987Surajit BagchiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991Anil MudiIndian National Congress[13]
1996Anil MudiIndian National Congress[14]
2001Nirbed RoyAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2006Jagannath MitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2011Dr. Somen MahapatraAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016Ashok DindaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2021Dr. Somen MahapatraAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Tamluk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCDr. Soumen Mahapatra 108,243 45.86 +0.86
BJPHare Krishna Bera107,45045.52+38.82
CPIGoutam Panda14,7186.24-38.96
SUCI(C)Jnanananda Roy2,7561.17-0.83
NOTANone of the above1,1360.48-0.64
IndependentBhim Patra7740.33
IndependentSandip Batabyal7620.32
AMBSulalit Mallick1920.08
Majority7930.34+0.14
Turnout236,03192.33+4.50
AITC gain from CPISwing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Tamluk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Ashok Dinda95,43245.20+3.32
AITCNirbed Roy94,91245.00-7.82
BJPBiswajit Dutta14,1446.70+3.83
SUCI(C)Satish Saw4,2442.00
NOTANone of the above2,3941.12
IndependentGautam Dutta8740.40
Bharat Nirman PartyRanjan Malakar7580.40
Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha PartyTapas Chakraborty3290.20
Indian Unity CentreRejman Mullick3230.20
Majority5200.20
Turnout213,41087.83-2.21
CPI(M) gain from AITCSwing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011.

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tamluk[18][19][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCDr. Soumen Mahapatra99,76552.82+6.94#
CPIJagannath Mitra79,08941.88-40454
BJPMalay Kumar Singha5,4232.87
IndependentRam Chandra Maity1,610
People’s Democratic Conference of IndiaKhairuddin Rahaman1,563
Indian Unity CentreAtaul Rahaman Bhunya1,414
Turnout188,86490.04
AITC gain from CPISwing14.06#

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Jagannath Mitra of CPI won the 203 Tamluk assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chittaranjan Maiti of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirbed Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Santosh Rana of CPI in 2001. Anil Mudi of Congress defeated Surajit Bagchi of CPI in 1996 and 1991. Surajit Bagchi of CPI defeated Anil Mudi of Congress in 1987. Biswanath Mukherjee of CPI defeated Sukumar Das representing ICS in 1982 and representing Congress in 1977.[21]

1951-1972

Ajoy Mukherjee representing Indian National Congress won in 1972, representing Bangla Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967, and earlier representing Congress won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.[22]

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