Panskura Paschim (earlier called Panskura West) is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Purba Medinipur district 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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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 205 Panskura Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Panskura I

Panskura I (community development block)

Panskura I is an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Panskura police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Panskura...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

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Panskura Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ghatal is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on Ghatal in West Bengal.As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Panskura ceased to exist; and a new Ghatal came into being.-Assembly...

.It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)

Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency)

Panskura was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Ghatal in West Bengal.-Election results:-Assembly segments:...

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2011

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

1977-2006

In the 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Chittaranjan Das Thakur of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 won the Panskura West assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jaidul Khan of Trinamool Congress in 2006, and Jakiur Rahman Khan of Trinamool Congress/ Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 2001 and 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Omar Ali of CPI defeated Sk. Golam Murshed of Congress in 1991, Asit Baran Samanta of Congress in 1987, Jyoti Kumar Roy of Congress in 1982, and Jyoti Kumar Roy of Janata Party

Janata Party

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 in 1977.

1951-1972

Sk. Omar Ali of CPI won in 1972 and 1971. Ahindra Mishra of Bangla Congress

Bangla Congress

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 won in 1969. R.K.Pramanik of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Shymadas Bhattacharya of Congress won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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 and 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

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. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

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, the two seats at Panskura were named Panskura North and Panskura South. While Shyamadas Bhattacharya of Congress won the Panskura South seat, Rajanikanta Pramanik won the Panskura North seat.