Falta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Falta | |
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Vidhan Sabha Constituency | |
Falta Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°18′07″N 88°07′42″E / 22.3020°N 88.1284°ECoordinates: 22°18′07″N 88°07′42″E / 22.3020°N 88.1284°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Constituency No. | 144 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
Electorate (year) | 182,592 (2011) |
Falta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Overview[]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Falta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]
- Falta community development block
- Bhadura Haridas and Kalatalahat gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II community development block
Falta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1952 | Falta | Communist Party of India[2] | |
1957 | Indian National Congress[3] | ||
1962 | Khagendra Nath Das | Indian National Congress[4] | |
1967 | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
1969 | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
1971 | Jyotish Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
1972 | Indian National Congress[8] | ||
1977 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | ||
1982 | Nimai Chandra Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
1987 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | ||
1991 | Arati Dasgupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
1996 | Indian National Congress[13] | ||
2001 | All India Trinamool Congress[14] | ||
2006 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | ||
2011 | Tamonash Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | |
2016 | Tamonash Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | |
2021 | Sankar Kumar Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress [17] |
Election Results[]
Legislative Assembly Election 2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | 86,966 | 55.99 | +1.69 | ||
CPI(M) | 59,295 | 38.17 | -7.53 | ||
BJP | 5,389 | 3.47 | |||
Independent | 2,886 | ||||
BSP | 1,839 | ||||
Turnout | 155,328 | 85.07 | |||
AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 9.22 |
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[]
In 2006,[15] Chandana Ghosh Dastidar of CPI(M) won the Falta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating her nearest rival Tamonash Ghosh of AITC. Tamonash Ghosh of AITC defeated Malina Mistry of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC defeated Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) in 1996.[13] Arati Dasgupta of CPI(M) defeated Sudhir Bhattacharya of INC in 1991[12] and Dinabandhu Halder of INC in 1987.[11] Nimai Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Asraf Ali of INC in 1982[10] and Mohini Mohan Parui of INC in 1977.[9][19]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972[]
Mohini Mohan Parui of INC won in 1972.[8] Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Khagendra Nath Das of INC won in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] Jyotish Chandra Roy of CPI won in 1952.[2]
References[]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Candidate Sankar Kumar Naskar". NDTV. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Falta. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "118 - Falta Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
- Politics of South 24 Parganas district