Salboni (also spelt Salbani) is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Paschim 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. 234 Salboni (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bhimpur, Bishnupur, Debgram, Lalgeria and Shalboni gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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s of Salboni

Salboni (Community development block)

Salboni is an administrative division in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Salboni police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

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, Goaltor, Gohaldanga, Jeerapara, Makli, Patharpara and Pingbani gram panchayats of Garhbeta II

Garhbeta II (Community development block)

Garhbeta II is an administrative division in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Goaltore police station serves this block...

 community development block, and Garhbeta III

Garhbeta III (Community development block)

Garhbeta III is an administrative division in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Garbeta and Goaltore police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Sat Bankura...

 community development block.

Salboni (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)

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 (ST).

2011

In the 2011 election , Srikanta Mahato of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Abhiram mahato of CPI(M).

1977-2006

In the 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Khagendranath Mahata of CPI(M)

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 won the Salboni assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Uttara Singha (Hazra) of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 in 2006, Dinen Roy of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Tapas Das of Jharkhand Party (Naren) in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sundar Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Bijoy Mahata of Janata Party

Janata Party

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 in 1991, Basanti Mahata of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1987, Kali Sadhan Mahata of Congress in 1982, and Basanti Mahata of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Thakur Das Mahata of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 won in 1972. Sundar Hazra of CPI(M) won in 1971. Amulya Ratan Mahata of Bangla Congress

Bangla Congress

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 won in 1969 and 1967. Niranjan Khamrai 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 Salboni seat did not exist in 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. 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,...

, Bejoy Gopal Goswami, Independent, won the Salboni seat.