Gazole is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Gazole | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 44 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Gazole Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| LS constituency | Maldaha Uttar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 267,096 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 44 Gazole Assembly constituency (SC) covers Gazole community development block.[1]
Gazole Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Gazole | Dharanidhar Sarkar | Communist Party of India[2] |
| 1957 | No seat[3] | ||
| 1962 | No seat[4] | ||
| 1967 | D.Murmu | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1969 | Lakshman Saren | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1971 | Suphal Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1972 | Benjamin Hembrom | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Suphal Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Suphal Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Suphal Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1991 | Debnath Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marrxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Debnath Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Sadhu Tudu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2006 | Sadhu Tudu | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Sushil Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress[16] | |
| 2016 | Dipali Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | Chinmoy Deb Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
edit2016
editIn the 2016 election, Dipali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sushil Chandra Roy of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Dipali Biswas | 85,949 | 43.34 | +0.69 | |
| AITC | Sushil Chandra Roy | 65,347 | 32.95 | +32.95 | |
| BJP | Sudhangsu Sarkar | 28,768 | 14.51 | +9.25 | |
| SP | Kamal Chandra Sarkar | 4,313 | 2.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,490 | 1.76 | +1.76 | |
| Turnout | 1,98,327 | 84.82 | −1.84 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Note- In 2016 election, the Indian National Congress supported CPIM in this seat.
2011
editIn the 2011 election, Sushil Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Mondal of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sushil Chandra Roy | 74,654 | 46.10 | +7.44# | |
| CPI(M) | Gobinda Mondal | 69,070 | 42.65 | −4.78 | |
| BJP | Prafulla Chandra Sarkar | 8,514 | 5.26 | ||
| Independent | Pradip Kumar Sarkar | 2,592 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Gautam Sarkar | 2,186 | |||
| BSP | Kamal Chandra Sarkar | 1,921 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Manabendra Roy | 1,695 | |||
| Independent | Partha Biswas | 1,309 | |||
| Turnout | 161,941 | 86.66 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +12.22# | |||
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
editIn the 2006[15] and 2001[14] state assembly elections Sadhu Tudu of CPI(M) won the Gazole (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jatin Hansda of Congress and Nabakumar Hembrom of Trinamool Congress 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[13] and Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1991.[12] Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1987,[11] Benjamin Hembram of Congress in 1982,[10] and Shyan Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.[9][19]
1951–1972
editBenjamin Hembram of Congress won in 1972.[8] Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Lakshan Saren of Congress won in 1969.[6] D. Murmu of Congress won in 1967.[5] The Gazole seat did not exist in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951 Dharanidhar Sarkar of CPI won the Gazole seat.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gazole. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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