Memari is an assembly constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 265 Memari assembly constituency covers

Memari Memari is a town and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Memari is located at . It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet). Urbanisation 95.54% of the populati ...

municipality,

Memari I Memari I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Memari is located at . Memari I CD Block i ...

community development block, and Kuchut, Satgachhia II gram panchayats of

Memari II Memari II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History During the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, Munshi ...

community development block. Memari assembly segment was earlier part of

Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency) Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Bardhaman in West Bengal, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008 ...

. 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

2016

2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

Sandhya Bhattacharya of

CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six national parties of India. ...

won the Memari assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Sk. Mohammad Ismile of

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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

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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

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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

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, Suchand Soren of CPI won the Memari seat reserved for scheduled tribes. Prior to that the seat did not exist.

References

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Paschim Bardhaman district Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Purba Bardhaman district Constituencies established in 1962 1962 establishments in West Bengal