Nayagram
Constituency No. 220 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJhargram
LS constituencyJhargram
Established1962
Total electors174,987
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Nayagram is an assembly constituency in Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 220 Nayagram Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Nayagram and Gopiballavpur I community development blocks, and Chorchita, Kuliana and Nota gram panchayats of Gopiballavpur II CD Block.[1]

Nayagram Assembly constituency (ST) is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Nayagram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Dulal Murmu 100,903 52.00 -6.00
BJP Bakul Murmu 78,149 41.00 +7.50
CPI(M) Haripada Saren 5,755
SUCI(C) Kalicharan Beshra 685
BSP Shyam Mandi 1,844
Independent Bidhan Chandra Sing 896
Independent Shyamlal Hansda 897
None of the Above None of the above 3,077
Majority
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Nayagram (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Dulal Murmu 98,395 58.00 +7.60
BJP Bakul Murmu 55,140 33.50 +28.00
INC Manoj Kumar Tudu 14,094
SUCI(C) Naran Hembram 1,451
None of the Above None of the above 3,456
Independent Ramesh Chandra Sing 1,302
Independent Rupai Hembram 1,173
Majority
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Nayagram [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Dulal Murmu 75,656 50.34 +30.72
CPI(M) Bhutnath Soren 59,382 39.51 -21.32
BJP Chitta Ranjan Hembram 8,304
Independent Subodh Kumar Mandi 4,054
JDP Madan Mohan Hansda 2,894
Turnout 150,290 85.89
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 52.04

1977-2006

In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Bhutnath Saren of CPI(M) won the Nayagram assembly seat defeating Shunaram Mahali of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and Mangal Hansda of JMM in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Subhas Chandra Saren of CPI(M) defeated Madhu Sudan Saren of Congress in 1996. Ananta Saren of CPI(M) defeated Bishnu Saren of Jharkhand Party in 1991, Dasarathi Saren of Congress in 1987, and Liba Chand Tudu, Independent, in 1982. Budhadeb Singh of CPI(M) defeated Subodh Handa of Janata Party in 1977.[5]

1962-1972

Dasarathi Saren of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Jagarati Hansda of Bangla Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Debendranath Hansda won the Nayagram seat in 1962.[6] Prior to that the Nayagram seat was not there.

References

  1. ^ 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 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Nayagram". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Nayagram. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Nayagram. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "229 - Nayagram (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
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