Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Saltora | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Saltora Location in West Bengal  Saltora Saltora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°32′00″N 86°56′00″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Constituency No. | 247 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 36. Bankura |
| Electorate (year) | 188,583 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 247 Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Saltora and Mejia community development blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block.[1]
Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sashthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swapan Bauri | 82,597 | 50.60 | +11.43# | |
| CPI (M) | Sasthi Charan Bauri | 69,900 | 42.82 | -16.29 | |
| BJP | Mangal Chandra Mandal | 10,741 | 6.58 | ||
| Turnout | 163,238 | 86.56 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 27.72# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006, for the now defunct Gangajalghati constituency.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 8 |  8 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  7 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1962
In the 1962 state assembly elections, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the Saltora assembly seat.[5]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Saltora". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Saltora. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Saltora. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.