Karimpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Karimpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 77 Karimpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Karimpur I community development block and Dhoradaha I, Dhoradaha II, Murutia, Natidanga I, Natidanga II and Rahamatpur gram panchayats of Karimpur II community development block.[1]
Karimpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Karimpur [2][3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Samar Ghosh | 82,244 | 46.17 | -1.01 | |
| Trinamool Congress | Dr. Ramen Sarkar | 77,159 | 43.32 | -13.12# | |
| BJP | Indrajit Mondal | 8,098 | 4.55 | ||
| Independent | Rajib Sekh | 3,626 | |||
| BSP | Swapan Kumar Biswas | 2,628 | |||
| Independent | Bikash Chandra Biswas | 2,054 | |||
| MLKSC | Rejaul Sekh | 1,446 | |||
| People's Democratic Conference of India | Abdulla Biswas | 86 | |||
| Turnout | 178,118 | 90.66 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | +12.11# | |||
Rajib Sekh, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[5]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 13 |  11 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  8 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
1977-2006
In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Prafulla Kumar Bhowmick of CPI(M) won the Karimpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Arabinda Mondal of Congress and Chira Ranjan Mandal of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chitta Ranjan Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Chira Ranjan Mandal of Congress in 1996 and 1991, and Arabinda Mandal of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Samarendra Nath Sanyal of CPI(M) defeated Arabinda Mandal of Congress in 1977.[6]
1951–1972
Arabinda Mandal of Congress won in 1972. Samarendra Nath Sanyal of CPI(M) won in 1971. Nalinaksha Sanyal of Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Samarjit Bandopadhyay of Congress won in 1962. Bijoy Lal Chattopadhyay of Congress won in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Haripada Chatterjee of KMPP won the Karimpur seat.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Karimpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Karimpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Karimpur. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray on April 23, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011
- ^ "69 Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
