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| Settlement type | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
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Katulpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes from 2011. Prior to that it was an open seat.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 256 Katulpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Deshra-hkoyalpara, Gopinathpur, Kotulpur, Lego, Mirzapur and Sihar gram panchayats of Kotulpur community development block; Gelia, Jagannathpur, Kuchiakol, Maynapur, Salda, Uttarbarh, Hetia, Routkhanda and Shyamnagar gram panchayats of Joypur community development block.[1]
Katulpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Members[2] | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saumitra Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Shyamal Santra | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Harakali Protiher | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
2014 bye election
The bypoll to the Kotulpur seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Congress Soumitra Khan Switched To Trinamool Congress & Elected as MP of Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end Percentage swing with respect to General Election 2011.
2011
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1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Kalpana Koley of CPI(M) won the Katulpur assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Aloka Sen Majumdar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Manashi Ghose of CPI(M) defeated Sunil Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Gouripada Dutta of CPI(M) defeated Nikhil Bose of Congress in 1996, Akshay Kumar Koley of Congress in 1991, and Bablu Kolay of Congress in 1987. Gunadhar Choudhury of CPI(M) defeated Aksay Kumar Koley of Congress in 1982 and 1977.[3]
1957-1972
Akshay Kumar Kolay of Congress won in 1972. Jatadhari Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) won in 1971, Niranjan Bhadra of Bangla Congress won in 1969. S.Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Jagannath Kolay of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the Katulpur seat was not there.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ↑ Katulpur Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Katulpur Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat. News18. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ 254 - Kotulpur Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ↑ Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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