Galsi Assembly constituency

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Template:Infobox Indian constituency Galsi is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 274 Galsi (SC) assembly constituency covers Galsi I community development block, Galsi and Kurkuba gram panchayats of Galsi II CD Block and Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati and Bidbehar gram panchayats of Kanksa CD Block.[1]

Galsi assembly segment was earlier part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Galsi Jadabendra Nath Panja
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1957[3] Phakir Chandra Roy Template:Full party name with color
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1962 Kanai Lal Das Template:Full party name with color[4]
1967 Phakir Chandra Roy Template:Full party name with color[5]
1969 Phakir Chandra Roy[6]
1971 Anil Roy Template:Full party name with color[7]
1972 Aswini Roy Template:Full party name with color[8]
1977 Debranjan Sen Template:Full party name with color[9]
1982 Debranjan Sen[10]
1987 Debranjan Sen[11]
1991 Dilip Mazumdar Template:Full party name with color[12]
1996 Idrish Mondal Template:Full party name with color[13]
2001 Mehbub Mondal[14]
2006 Mehbub Mondal[15][16]
2011 Sunil Kumar Mondal[17]
2014 By election Gour Chandra Mondal Template:Full party name with color
2016 Alok Kumar Majhi[18]
2021 Nepal Ghorui[19]

Election results

2026

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2021

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2016

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2014 By election

In the Galsi seat, the by-election was held due to the sitting MLA, Sunil Kumar Mandal of the Forward Bloc, who switched to Trinamool Congress. This Election was held on 30 April 2014.[20]

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2011

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1977-2006

In 2006 and 2001 assembly elections, Mehbub Mondal of Forward Bloc won the Galsi assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Anil Kumar Saha of BJP and Ajijul Haque Mondal of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1996 and 1991, Idrish Mondal of Forward Block defeated Syed Imdad Ali and Champak (both of Congress) respectively. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Deb Ranjan Sen of Forward Block defeated Ajit Bandopadhyay, Himanshu Baran Roy and Nirmalendu Koner (all of Congress) respectively.[21]

1952-1972

Aswini Roy of CPI won the seat in 1972. Anil Roy of CPI(M) won it in 1971. Phakir Chandra Roy (Independent) won it in 1969 and 1967. Kanai Lal Das of Congress won it in 1962. In 1957 and 1952, Galsi was a constituency with two seats. In 1957, Phakir Chandra Roy (Independent) and Pramathanath Dhibar of Forward Bloc won the seats. In independent India's first election in 1951, Mahitosh Saha and Jadabendra Nath Panja, both of Congress, won the seats.[22]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  15. ↑ List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  16. ↑ List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ↑ West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Galsi constituency. CNBC TV18. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  19. ↑ Galsi Election Result 2021. Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  20. ↑ TMC wins Galsi. ABP Live. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  21. ↑ 269 – Galsi Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  22. ↑ Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

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