Nanoor is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Birbhum district

Birbhum district

Birbhum district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the three administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is located at Suri...

 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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. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 287 Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Nanoor

Nanoor

Nanoor , is a town with a police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Nanoor is the birthplace of 14th century lyric poet Chandidas of Vaishnava Padavali fame. It is developing as a craft centre with NGO support...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

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, and Bahiri Panchshowa, Kankalitala

Kankalitala

Kankalitala is a temple town in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:It is located about from Bolpur on the Bolpur–Labhpur road. It is situated on the bank of the Kopai River...

, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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s of Bolpur Sriniketan community development block.

Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bolpur is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bolpur in West Bengal. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections....

 (SC).

2011

In the 2011 elections , Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M).

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

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Joydeb Hazra of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Nanoor (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Gadadhar Hazra of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ananda Gopal Das of CPI(M) defeated Krishnagopal Majhi of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Sibkinkar Saha of Congress

Indian National Congress

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in 1996 and 1991, and Adhir Kumar Saha of Congress in 1986. Banamali Das of CPI(M) defeated Sibkinkar Saha of Congress in 1982 and Dulal Saha of Congress in 1977.

1951–1972

Dulal Saha of Congress won in 1972. Banamali Das of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. S.Jash of Congress won in 1967. The Nannor constituency was not there in 1962 and 1957. It was a joint seat in 1951. It was won by Sisir Kumar Saha and Basanta Lal Murarka, both of Congress.