Memari Assembly constituency
| Memari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 265 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Memari Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 203,280 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Memari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 265 Memari assembly constituency covers Memari municipality, Memari I community development block, and Kuchut, Satgachhia II gram panchayats of Memari II community development block.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Memari assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Suchand Soren | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | P. Bishayee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Benoy Krishna Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1972 | Naba Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Benoy Krishna Konar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Maharani Konar | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Tapas Chattopadhyay | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Sandhya Bhattacharya | ||
| 2011 | Abul Hasem Mondal | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Nargis Begum | ||
| 2021 | Madhusudan Bhattacharya | ||
| 2026 | Manab Guha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manab Guha | 106,428 | 46.78 |  9.41
| |
| AITC | Rash Bihari Halder | 99,322 | 43.66 |  4.26
| |
| CPI(M) | Krishanu Bhadra | 16,891 | 7.42 | 4.29
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,229 | 0.54 | 0.22
| |
| Majority | 7,106 | 3.12 | 7.43
| ||
| Turnout | 227,492 | 94.9 | 8.84
| ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Madhusudan Bhattacharya | 104,851 | 47.92 | 1.57
| |
| BJP | Bhismadeb Bhattacharya | 81,773 | 37.37 | 29.89
| |
| CPI(M) | Sanat Banerjee | 25,618 | 11.71 | 30.28
| |
| BSP | Kalpana Mandal | 2,121 | 0.97 | 0.17
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,673 | 0.76 | ||
| Majority | 23,078 | 10.55 | |||
| Turnout | 218,802 | 86.06 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nargis Begum | 94,406 | 46.35 | 1.89
| |
| CPI(M) | Debashis Ghosh | 85,523 | 41.99 | 4.53
| |
| BJP | Bhismadeb Bhattacharya | 15,231 | 7.48 | 5.78
| |
| Independent | Srabanti Majumder | 2,344 | 1.15 | 
| |
| BSP | Dinesh Sikdar | 2,325 | 1.14 | 0.60
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,287 | 1.12 |
| |
| JDP | Budo Murmu | 1,558 | 0.76 | 0.29
| |
| Majority | 8,883 | 4.36 | 2.64
| ||
| Turnout | 2,03,674 | 87.31 | 3.47
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abul Hasem Mondal | 89,083 | 48.24 | ||
| CPI(M) | Debashis Ghosh | 85,905 | 46.52 | ||
| BJP | Biswajit Poddar | 3,138 | 1.70 | ||
| JMM | Ananda Mohan Biswas | 2,036 | 1.10 | ||
| JDP | Sukumar Saren | 1,936 | 1.05 | ||
| PDCI | Radharani Murmu | 1,578 | 0.85 | ||
| BSP | Mukul Biswas | 989 | 0.54 | ||
| Majority | 3,178 | 1.72 | |||
| Turnout | 1,84,665 | 90.78 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2006
[edit]Sandhya Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Memari assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sk. Mohammad Ismile of Trinamool Congress in the 2006 assembly elections. 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 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.[4]
1972
[edit]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, Suchand Soren of CPI won the Memari seat reserved for scheduled tribes.[5] Prior to that the seat did not exist.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "275 – Memari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
