Memari ( is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

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 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 265 Memari assembly constituency covers Memari

Memari

Memari is a town and a municipality in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Memari is located at...

 municipality, Memari I

Memari I (community development block)

Memari I is an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Memari police station serves this block...

 community development block, and Kuchut, Satgachhia II gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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s of Memari II

Memari II (community development block)

Memari II is an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Memari police station serves this block...

 community development block. Barapalason-I, Barapalason-II, Bohar-I, Bohar-II, Bijur-I, Bijur-II and Satgachhia-I gram panchayats of Memari II community development block are part of Manteswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Manteswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Memari assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency)

Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency)

Burdwan is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Burdwanin West Bengal. Results of elections held in the constituency were as follows:-Assembly segments:...

. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency)

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2011

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

1977-2006

Sandhya Bhattacharya of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Memari assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sk. Mohammad Ismile of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 in the 2006 assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Tapas Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Syed Mustaq Murshed of Trinamool Congress and Naba Kumar Chatterjee of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in the respective years. In 1991, 1987 and 1982, Maharani Konar of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Ohidmolla, Naba Kumar Chatterjee and Sabyasachi Samanta, all of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Benoy Konar of CPI(M) defeated Surya Narayan Pal of Janata Party

Janata Party

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1962-1972

Naba Kumar Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Benoy Krishna Konar of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. P.Bishayee won in 1967. In 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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, Suchand Soren of CPI

Communist Party of India

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won the Memari seat reserved for scheduled tribes.Prior to that the seat did not exist.