Gazole Assembly constituency

Gazole
Constituency No. 44 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
LS constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Established1951
Total electors267,096
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Gazole is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 44 Gazole Assembly constituency (SC) covers Gazole community development block.[1]

Gazole Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Gazole Dharanidhar Sarkar Communist Party of India[2]
1957 No seat[3]
1962 No seat[4]
1967 D.Murmu Indian National Congress[5]
1969 Lakshman Saren Indian National Congress[6]
1971 Suphal Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972 Benjamin Hembrom Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Suphal Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982 Suphal Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987 Suphal Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Debnath Murmu Communist Party of India (Marrxist)[12]
1996 Debnath Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001 Sadhu Tudu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006 Sadhu Tudu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011 Sushil Chandra Roy Indian National Congress[16]
2016 Dipali Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2021 Chinmoy Deb Barman Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2016[edit]

In the 2016 election, Dipali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sushil Chandra Roy of Trinamool Congress.

2016 West Bengal state assembly election: Gazole[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dipali Biswas 85,949 43.34 +0.69
AITC Sushil Chandra Roy 65,347 32.95 +32.95
BJP Sudhangsu Sarkar 28,768 14.51 +9.25
SP Kamal Chandra Sarkar 4,313 2.17
NOTA None of the above 3,490 1.76 +1.76
Turnout 1,98,327 84.82 -1.84
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

Note- In 2016 election, the Indian National Congress supported CPIM in this seat.

2011[edit]

In the 2011 election, Sushil Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Mondal of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Gazole (SC) constituency[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sushil Chandra Roy 74,654 46.10 +7.44#
CPI(M) Gobinda Mondal 69,070 42.65 -4.78
BJP Prafulla Chandra Sarkar 8,514 5.26
Independent Pradip Kumar Sarkar 2,592
SUCI(C) Gautam Sarkar 2,186
BSP Kamal Chandra Sarkar 1,921
CPI(ML)L Manabendra Roy 1,695
Independent Partha Biswas 1,309
Turnout 161,941 86.66
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing +12.22#

.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006[edit]

In the 2006[15] and 2001[14] state assembly elections Sadhu Tudu of CPI(M) won the Gazole (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jatin Hansda of Congress and Nabakumar Hembrom of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Debnath Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Benjamin Hembrom of Congress in 1996[13] and Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1991.[12] Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1987,[11] Benjamin Hembram of Congress in 1982,[10] and Shyan Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.[9][19]

1951–1972[edit]

Benjamin Hembram of Congress won in 1972.[8] Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Lakshan Saren of Congress won in 1969.[6] D. Murmu of Congress won in 1967.[5] The Gazole seat did not exist in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951 Dharanidhar Sarkar of CPI won the Gazole seat.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gazole. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Gazole. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  19. ^ "40 - Gajol (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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