Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Saltora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Saltora is located in West Bengal
Saltora
Saltora
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°32′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.53333°N 86.93333°E / 23.53333; 86.93333Coordinates: 23°32′00″N 86°56′00″E / 23.53333°N 86.93333°E / 23.53333; 86.93333
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
Constituency No.247
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency36. Bankura
Electorate (year)188,583 (2011)
Government
 • MLAChandana Bauri

Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 247 Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Saltora and Mejia community development blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block.[1]

Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Year Members[2] Party
2011 Swapan Bouri All India Trinamool Congress
2016 Swapan Bouri All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Chandana Bauri Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[]

2021[]

In the 2021 elections, Chandana Bauri of BJP defeated her nearest rival, Sontosh Kumar Mondal of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Saltora (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandana Bauri 91,648 45.28 +37.13
AITC Sontosh Kumar Mondal 87,503 43.23 -2.97
CPI (M) Nandadulal Bauri 14,084 6.96 -29.43
NOTA None of the above 3,363 1.66 -0.95
BMP Aditya Kumar Bauri 3,554 1.76 +0.53
SUCI(C) Dipen Bauri 2,261 1.12 -0.10
Turnout 202,413 90.16 +3.79
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2016[]

In the 2016 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Sasthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Saltora (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Swapan Bauri 84,979 46.20 -4.40
CPI (M) Sasthi Charan Bauri 72,456 39.39 -3.43
BJP Snehasis Mondal 14,991 8.15 +1.57
NOTA None of the above 4,801 2.61
BMP Dipak Kumar Bhuiya 2,260 1.23
SUCI(C) Dipen Bauri 2,237 1.22
Independent Mahananda Maji 2,214 1.20
Turnout 183,938 86.37 -0.19
AITC hold Swing

2011[]

In the 2011 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Sasthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Saltora (SC) [3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Swapan Bauri 82,597 50.60 +11.43#
CPI (M) Sasthi Charan Bauri 69,900 42.82 -16.29
BJP Mangal Chandra Mandal 10,741 6.58
Turnout 163,238 86.56
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 27.72#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006, for the now defunct Gangajalghati constituency.

1962[]

In the 1962 state assembly elections, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the Saltora assembly seat.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Saltora Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Saltora Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Saltora". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Saltora. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Saltora. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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