Gangajalghati was an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Bankura district

Bankura District

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 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. It was reserved for scheduled castes.

Gangajalghati assembly constituency was part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Durgapue was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Durgapur in West Bengal. The seat waas reserved for scheduled castes....

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As a consequence of the orders of Delimitation Commission, Gangajalghati (Vidhan Sabha constituency) has ceased to be an assembly constituency from 2011. Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati block are part of Barjora

Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Barjora is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

 assembly constituency. Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati block are part of Saltora

Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Saltora is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

 assembly constituency.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, Angad Bauri of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Gangajalghati assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ramcharan Bauri of CPI(M) defeated Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Angad Bauri of CPI(M) defeated Guiram Maji of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996 and Phatik Chandra Mandal of Congress in 1991. Nabani Bauri of CPI(M) defeated Phatik Chandra Mandal of Congress in 1987, Guiram Maji of Congress in 1982 and Saktipada Maji of Congress in 1977.

1952-1972

Shaktipada Maji of Congress in 1972. Kalipada Basui of CPI(M) won in 1972. Nabadurga Mandal of Bangla Congress

Bangla Congress

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 won in 1969. G.Maji of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Shishuram Manadal of Congress won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. The Gangajalghati seat was not there in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

Dhirendra Nath Chatterjee of Congress won the Gangajalghati open seat.