Saltora
Constituency No. 247 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBankura
LS constituencyBankura
Established2011
Total electors188,583
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Members[2] Party
2011 Swapan Bauri All India Trinamool Congress
2016 Swapan Bauri 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.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Saltora
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.

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 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.
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