Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India

Purulia

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Purulia

Location in West Bengal

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Purulia

Purulia (India)

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Coordinates: 23°20′0″N 86°22′0″E﻿ / ﻿23.33333°N 86.36667°E﻿ / 23.33333; 86.36667Coordinates: 23°20′0″N 86°22′0″E﻿ / ﻿23.33333°N 86.36667°E﻿ / 23.33333; 86.36667
Country|  India
State| West Bengal
District| Purulia
Constituency No.| 242
Type| Open
Lok Sabha constituency| 35\. Purulia
Electorate (year)| 192,269 (2011)

Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Members of Legislative Assembly
* 3 Election results
* 3.1 2021
* 3.2 2016
* 3.3 2011
* 3.4 1977-2006
* 3.5 1951-1972
* 4 References

## Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 242 Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Purulia municipality; Purulia II community development blocks; Bhandar Purachipida and Manara gram panchayats of Purulia I community development block.[1]

Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left wing parties, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”[2]

## Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation

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1951 | Purulia-cum-Hura | Samarendra Nath Ojha and
Dimo Charmahar | Lok Sewak Sangh[3][4]
1957 | Purulia | Labanya Prabha Ghosh and
Nakul Chandra Sahis | Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh)[5]
1962 |  | Tara Pada Roy | Indian National Congress[6]
1967 |  | Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta | Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh)[7]
1969 |  | Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta | Lok Sewak Sangh[8]
1971 |  | Sanat Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress [9]
1972 |  | Sanat Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress [10]
1977 |  | Mahadeb Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1982 |  | Sukumar Roy | Indian Congress (Socialist) [12]
1987 |  | Mamata Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1991 |  | Mamata Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
1996 |  | Mamata Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2001 |  | Nikhil Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2006 |  | Nikhil Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]
2011 |  | K.P.Singh Deo | All India Trinamool Congress[18]
2016 |  | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[19][20]
2021 |  | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | Bharatiya Janata Party[21][22]

## Election results[edit]

### 2021[edit]

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Purulia [21][22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | 89,733  | 43.38  | +603.40
| AITC | Sujoy Banerjee  | 82,715  | 39.98  | +8.19
| INC | Partha Pratim Banerjee  | 24,996  | 12.08  | -69.28
| Independent | Birendranath Mahato  | 1,918  | 0.93  |
| Independent | Aditya Mahato  | 1,304  | 0.63  |
| SUCI(C) | Rani Mahato  | 1,209  | 0.58  |
| BSP | Manas Sardar  | 1,034  | 0.50  |
| Independent | Mrityunjoy Pandey  | 558  | 0.27  |
| Independent | Abhijit Bhattacharya  | 423  | 0.20  |
| AMB | Harendranth Mahato  | 389  | 0.19  |
| NOTA  | None of the above  | 2,588  | 1.25  |
Turnout | 206,868  |  |
| BJP gain from INC | Swing |  |

### 2016[edit]

In the 2016 elections, Sudip Kumar Mukherjee of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Jyotiprasad Singh Deo of All India Trinamool Congress.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Purulia [19][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | 81,365  | 44.58  |
| AITC | Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh Deo  | 76,454  | 41.89  |
| BJP | Nagendra Kumar Ojha  | 12,757  | 6.99  |
| Independent | Swapan Kumar Mahato  | 2,162  | 1.82  |
| BSP | Thuru Mahato  | 1,511  | 0.83  |
| Independent | Dhiren Rajak  | 1,199  | 0.66  |
| Mulnibasi Party of India  | Upendranath Mahato  | 1,104  | 0.55  |
| AJSU | Dhirendra Nath Rajak  | 696  | 0.35  |
| Independent | Binay Mahato  | 651  | 0.36  |
| SUCI(C) | Subrata Mukherjee  | 642  | 0.35  |
| Independent | Alok Pancharia  | 625  | 0.34  |
| Independent | Anita Mahato  | 488  | 0.27  |
| NOTA  | None of the above  | 2,974  | 1.63  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 182,528  | 80.16  |
| INC gain from AITC | Swing |  |

### 2011[edit]

In the 2011 elections, Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Koushik Majumder of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Purulia [23][24][25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo  | 83,396  | 53.95  | +8.49#
| CPI(M) | Koushik Majumdar  | 56,909  | 36.81  | -13.49
| BJP | Panchkari Mukherjee  | 3,630  | 2.35  |
| PDS | Sanat Sao  | 2,705  |  |
| JMM | Sohan Rajowar  | 2,386  |  |
| Independent  | Dhiren Rajak  | 2,241  |  |
| AJSU | Naran Sahis  | 1,915  |  |
| BSP | Thuru Mahato  | 140  |  |
Turnout | 154,589  | 80.4  |
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 22.38#  |

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

### 1977-2006[edit]

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Nikhil Mukherjee of CPI(M) won the Purulia assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dr. Sukumar Roy of Congress and Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mamata Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1996, 1991 and 1987. Sukumar Roy of ICS defeated Mahadeb Mukherjee of CPI(M) in 1982. Mahadeb Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Independent, in 1977.[26]

### 1951-1972[edit]

Sanat Kumar Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta of Lok Sewak Sangh/ Independent won in 1969 and 1967. Tara Pada Roy of Congress won in 1962. In 1957 Purulia was a joint seat with one seat reserved for SC. Nakul Chandra Sahis, Independent, and Labanya Prabha Ghosh, Independent, won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was a joint seat entitled Purulia cum Hura. The area now part of Purulia district was then part of Bihar. Dimo Charmahar and Samarendra Nath Ojha, both of Lok Sewak Sangh, won in 1951.[27]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. ^ "Close fight in Asansol". UNI, 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
3. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Detailed Results P 335. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
4. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
5. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 221. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
6. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 294. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
7. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 324. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
8. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 324. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
9. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 328. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
10. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 320. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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12. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 341. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
13. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 348. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
14. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 356. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
15. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 364. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
16. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 357. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
17. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 554. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Bandwan. Elections.in. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
19. ^ a b "Purulia". 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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Purulia district topics

General|

* Banda Deul
* Bargi
* Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)
* Charra Airfield
* Chhau dance
* Chhau mask
* Chota Nagpur Plateau
* Deulghata
* Dharmathakur
* Garh Panchkot
* Jungle Mahals
* Manbhum
* Panchkot Raj
* Purulia arms drop case
* Sarak
* Telkupi

Subdivisions|

* Purulia Sadar
* Manbazar
* Jhalda
* Raghunathpur

Municipalities|

* Purulia
* Jhalda
* Raghunathpur

Community development blocks|

| Purulia Sadar subdivision|

* Arsha
* Balarampur
* Hura
* Purulia I
* Purulia II

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Manbazar subdivision|

* Barabazar
* Bandwan
* Manbazar I
* Manbazar II
* Puncha

Jhalda subdivision|

* Baghmundi
* Jhalda I
* Jhalda II
* Joypur

Raghunathpur subdivision|

* Para
* Raghunathpur I
* Raghunathpur II
* Neturia
* Santuri
* Kashipur

Education|

| Schools|

* Purulia Zilla School
* Sainik School, Purulia

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General Degree Colleges|

* Achhruram Memorial College
* Ananda Marga College
* Arsha College
* Balarampur College
* Bandwan Mahavidyalaya
* Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College
* Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College
* Chitta Mahato Memorial College
* Government General Degree College, Manbazar II
* J. K. College
* Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya
* Kotshila Mahavidyalaya
* Mahatma Gandhi College, Purulia
* Manbhum Mahavidyalaya
* Netaji Subhash Ashram Mahavidyalaya
* Nistarini Women's College
* Panchakot Mahavidyalaya
* Raghunathpur College
* Ramananda Centenary College
* Santaldih College
* Sitaram Mahato Memorial College

Engineering & Medical Colleges|

* Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College
* Purulia Government Medical College and Hospital
* Purulia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital

University|

* Sidho Kanho Birsha University

Hills|

* Ajodhya Hills
* Gorgaburu
* Joychandi Pahar
* Panchet Hill

Rivers|

* Damodar
* Dwarakeswar
* Kangsabati
* Shilabati

Transport|

* NH 18
* South Eastern Railway zone
* Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line

Railway stations|

* Adra Junction
* Bero
* Gourinathdham
* Jhalda
* Joychandi Pahar
* Madhukunda
* Muradi
* Purulia Junction
* Ramkanali Junction

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Purulia

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Bandwan
* Balarampur
* Baghmundi
* Joypur
* Purulia
* Manbazar
* Kashipur
* Para
* Raghunathpur

Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Arsha
* Jhalda
* Hura

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Purulia district
* People from Purulia district
* Villages in Purulia district
* Damodar Valley

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Defunct|

* Alipore
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* Arsha
* Aurangabad
* Baniapukur Ballygung
* Bansberia
* Bara Bazar
* Belgachia East
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* Bowbazar
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* Cossipur
* Dhakuria
* Faridpur
* Fort
* Gangajalghati
* Garden Reach
* Hanskhali
* Hasnabad
* Hirapur
* Hura
* Indpur
* Jhalda
* Jorabagan
* Kabitirtha
* Kaliachak
* Kalighat
* Kanksa
* Kalyanpur
* Kharba
* Khayrasole
* Kranti
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* Mathurapur
* Mugberia
* Nadanghat
* Nandanpur
* Narghat
* Ondal
* Polba
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