Panihati Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Panihati
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-w0|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Panihati.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Panihati Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Nirmal Ghosh
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = North 24 Parganas
| loksabha_cons = Dum Dum
| constituency_no = 111
| established = 1967
| electors = 185,897
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Panihati Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 111 Panihati Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos.1 to 14, 16, 17 and 22 to 34 of Panihati municipality.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}
Panihati Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Panihati}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Nirmal Ghosh
|votes = 86495
|percentage = 49.61
|change = -2.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sanmoy Banerjee|votes=61318|percentage=35.17|change=+33.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Tapas Majumdar|votes=21169|percentage=12.14|change=-3.44}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 election, Nirmal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ahibhusan Chakraborty of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Panihati constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=111| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507064737/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=111| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 7 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Panihati| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Nirmal Ghosh|votes=88,334|percentage=58.34|change=+6.38#}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Ahibhusan Chakraborty|votes=56,902|percentage=37.58|change=-10.47}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Kishor Kumar Shaw|votes=3,759|percentage=2.48|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya
|votes = 1,290
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Bhaskar Roy|votes=1,134|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=151,419|percentage=81.45|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 16.85#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=1977–2006=
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Panihati assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Nirmal Ghosh of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirmal Ghosh representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 defeated Kamal Sengupta Basu of CPI(M), and representing Congress in 1996 defeated Tania Chakraborty of CPI(M). Tania Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1991. Gopal Krishna Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Tapan Chattopadhyay of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and Sanmatha Nath Ghosh of Janata Party in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp135.htm |title = 135 - Panihati Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}
=1967–1972=
References
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{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
{{West Bengal elections}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Category:Politics of North 24 Parganas district