Memari Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Memari
| 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/Memari.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Memari Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Madhusudan Bhattacharya
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = Purba Bardhaman
| loksabha_cons = Bardhaman Purba
| constituency_no = 265
| established = 1962
| electors = 203,280
| reservation = None
}}
Memari is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
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.{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-08-21 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813092204/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-13 }}
Memari assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Memari}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Madhusudan Bhattacharya|votes=104,851|percentage=47.92|change={{increase}}1.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate= Bhismadeb Bhattacharya|votes=81,773|percentage=37.37|change={{increase}}29.89}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Sanat Banerjee|votes=25,618|percentage= 11.71|change={{decrease}}30.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bahujan Samaj Party||candidate=Kalpana Mondal |votes=2,121|percentage=0.97|change={{decrease}}0.17}}
{{Election box candidate||party= BMUP||candidate=Tarun Kanti Dhali|votes=1,737|percentage=0.79|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party= Independent||candidate=Manab Banerjee |votes=1,029|percentage=0.47|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,673|percentage=0.76|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 218,802|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Memari constituency }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Nargis Begum
|votes = 94,406
|percentage = 46.35
|change = -1.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Debashis Ghosh
|votes = 85,523
|percentage = 41.99
|change = -4.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bhismadeb Bhattacharya
|votes = 15,231
|percentage = 7.48
|change = +5.78
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Srabanti Majumder
|votes = 2,344
|percentage = 1.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dinesh Sikdar
|votes = 2,325
|percentage = 1.14
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,287
|percentage = 1.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Budo Murmu
|votes = 1,558
|percentage = 0.76
|change = -0.29
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 203,674
|percentage = 87.31
|change = -3.53
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Memari{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25265.htm|title = Memari |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-28 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=265| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529223603/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=265| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 29 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Memari| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-10 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_4th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2013 |work=Memari |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2013-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030612/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_4th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Abul Hasem Mondal
|votes = 89,083
|percentage = 48.24
|change = +12.89#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Debashis Ghosh
|votes = 85,905
|percentage = 46.52
|change = -14.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biswajit Poddar
|votes = 3,138
|percentage = 1.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Ananda Mohan Biswas
|votes = 2,036
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Sukumar Saren
|votes = 1,936
|percentage = 1.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = People's Democratic Conference of India
|candidate = Radharani Murmu
|votes = 1,578
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Mukul Biswas
|votes = 989
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 184,665
|percentage = 90.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = +27.00#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=1977-2006=
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.{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp275.htm| title = 275 – Memari Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-08-29 }}
=1962-1972=
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.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections |access-date=2010-10-30 |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 }} Prior to that the seat did not exist.
References
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Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Category:Politics of Purba Bardhaman district