Debra Assembly constituency
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{{other uses|Debra (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Debra
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Debra.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Debra Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Humayun Kabir
| party = Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = Paschim Medinipur
| loksabha_cons = Ghatal
| constituency_no = 229
| established = 1957
| electors = 184,213
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Debra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 229 Debra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Debra community development block.{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2010-10-15 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}
Debra Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Debra }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Humayun Kabir
|votes = 95,850
|percentage = 47.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bharati Ghosh
|votes = 84,624
|percentage = 41.00
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Prankrishna Mondal
|votes = 20,723
|percentage = 10.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = Dipankar Maity
|votes = 1,509
|percentage = 1.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 1,353
|percentage = 1.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 11,226
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=2011 West Bengal state assembly election: Debra{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=229| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064308/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=229| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Debra| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Debra |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Radhakanta Maiti
|votes = 86,215
|percentage = 50.57
|change = +6.52#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sk. Sorab Hossein
|votes = 77,402
|percentage = 45.40
|change = -10.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dilip Kumar Roy
|votes = 3,893
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian People's Forward Bloc
|candidate = Tanbir Murshed Khan
|votes = 2,969
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 170,479
|percentage = 92.54
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 17.08#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=1977-2006=
Sheikh Jahangir Karim of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the Debra assembly seat, five times in a row from 1987 to 2006, defeating Mrigendra Nath Maiti of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Radha Kanta Maiti of Trinamool Congress in 2001 Rabindra Nath Bera of Indian National Congress in 1996, and Sk. Mohammed Daud of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Syed Moazzam Hossain of CPI(M) defeated Rabindra Nath Bera of Congress in 1982 and Sukumar Das of Congress in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp218.htm |title = 218 - Debra Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-20 }}
=1957-1972=
Rabindra Nath Bera of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Bijoy Krishna Samanata won in 1969. K.Chakraborty of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Santosh Kumar Mukherjee of Congress won in 1962. Mohini Mohan Pati of Congress won in 1957.{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Elections | access-date = 2010-12-20 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}
References
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Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Category:Politics of Paschim Medinipur district