Kranti Assembly constituency
| Kranti | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 19 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| LS constituency | Jalpaiguri |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Reservation | None |
Kranti Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission Kranti Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011 and the new Dabgram-Phulbari Assembly constituency comes into being.[1][2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Name of MLA | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Parimal Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Sudhan Raha | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Fazlul Karim | ||
| For MLAs in the area after 2006 see Dabgram-Phulbari Assembly constituency | |||
Results
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[3] Fazlul Karim of CPI(M) won the Kranti assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Atul Roy, Independent. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sudhan Raha of CPI(M) defeated Aburabbani Ahmed (Badshah) of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[4] Subhash Das of Congress in 1996,[5] Aftabul Alam of Congress in 1991,[6] and Kallol Basu of Congress in 1987.[7] Parimal Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Deba Prasad Roy of Congress in 1982[8] and Abdul Hasnat Mohammed Abu Saleque of Congress in 1977.[9][10] The constituency was not there prior to that.
References
- ^ "Minister loses rural votebank - CPM worried about Asok's redrawn constituency Avijit Sinha - The Telegraph". Darjeeling Times.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "19 - Kranti Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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