Nandigram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the

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, No. 210 Nandigram Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

Nandigram I Nandigram I is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Histo ...

and

Nandigram II Nandigram II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Historical background The people of Nandigram, along with others i ...

community development blocks. Nandigram Assembly constituency is part of No. 30

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

1951 to 1967 (Nandigram North and Nandigram South)

1967 to present (as Nandigram)

Election results

2021

In the 2021 elections,

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of BJP defeated his nearest rival and incumbent chief minister

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. At First, Election commison declared Mamata Banerjee won this seat. But, after some moment they changed their decision and declared that Suvendu Adhikary won. For this event, Mamata Banerjee filed a case Against this result.

2016

In the 2016 elections,

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defeated his nearest rival Abdul Kabir Sekh of CPI.

2011

In the 2011 elections, Firoja Bibi of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Paramananda Bharati of CPI.

2009 by-election

The bypoll to the Nandigram Occurred On 5 January 2009 Due To Resignation of the sitting MLA of CPI Md. Iliyas Sk. . Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together, as well as the CPI vote percentage, in 2006. Data for comparison not available for the 2009 by-election.

2006

Sheikh Mohammad Illias Sheikh Mohammad Illias is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the MLA of Nandigram Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Early life and family Illias was born on 10 March 1958 ...

(CPI): 69,376 votes * Sk Supian (AITC): 64,553 * Anwar Ali (Congress): 4,943 votes

1996

* Debisankar Panda (Congress): 61,885 votes * Sakti Bal (CPI): 61747 * Joydeb Satpati (BJP): 1,508 votes

1977–2009

In the bye election, necessitated by the resignation of the sitting MLA

on corruption charges, held in January 2009 in the background of

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, Firoja Bibi of

defeated Paramananda Bharati of CPI. In the

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and 2001 state assembly elections,

of CPI won the 206 Nandigram assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Sk. Supian of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and Sunil Baran Maiti of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Debisankar Panda of

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defeated Sakti Bal of CPI in 1996. Sakti Bal of CPI defeated Debi Sankar Panda of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI defeated Ramesh Chandra Gharai of Congress in 1982. Prabir Jana of

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defeated Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI in 1977.

1967–1972

Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that Nandigram had two seats, Nandigram North and Nandigram South.

1951–1962 Nandigram North

Subodh Chandra Maity of Congress won in

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and in independent India's first election in 1951.

1951–1962 Nandigram South

Prabir Chandra Jana of Congress won in 1962. Bhupal Chandra Panda of CPI won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Prabir Chandra Jana of Congress won the Nandigram South seat.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Purba Medinipur district Constituencies established in 1951 1951 establishments in West Bengal