Nayagram is an assembly constituency in Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
| Nayagram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 220 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Nayagram Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jhargram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 174,987 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 220 Nayagram Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Nayagram and Gopiballavpur I community development blocks, and Chorchita, Kuliana and Nota gram panchayats of Gopiballavpur II CD Block.[1]
Nayagram Assembly constituency (ST) is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Debendranath Hansda | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | Jagarati Hansda | Bangla Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Dasarathi Saren | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Budhadeb Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Ananta Saren | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Subhas Chandra Saren | ||
| 2001 | Bhutnath Saren | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Dulal Murmu | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Amiya Kisku | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amiya Kisku | 100,857 | 48.56 | +7.93 | |
| AITC | Dulal Murmu | 94,433 | 45.46 | −7.0 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske | 5,338 | 2.57 | −0.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,890 | 1.39 | −0.21 | |
| Majority | 6,424 | 3.1 | −8.73 | ||
| Turnout | 207,713 | 91.47 | +6.65 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dulal Murmu | 100,903 | 52.46 | ||
| BJP | Bakul Murmu | 78,149 | 40.63 | ||
| CPI(M) | Haripada Saren | 5,863 | 3.05 | ||
| BSP | Shyam Mandi | 1,858 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,086 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 22,754 | 11.83 | |||
| Turnout | 192,354 | 84.82 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dulal Murmu | 98,395 | 58.00 | +7.60 | |
| BJP | Bakul Murmu | 55,140 | 33.50 | +28.00 | |
| INC | Manoj Kumar Tudu | 14,094 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Naran Hembram | 1,451 | |||
| None of the Above | None of the above | 3,456 | |||
| Independent | Ramesh Chandra Sing | 1,302 | |||
| Independent | Rupai Hembram | 1,173 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dulal Murmu | 75,656 | 50.34 | +30.72 | |
| CPI(M) | Bhutnath Soren | 59,382 | 39.51 | −21.32 | |
| BJP | Chitta Ranjan Hembram | 8,304 | |||
| Independent | Subodh Kumar Mandi | 4,054 | |||
| JDP | Madan Mohan Hansda | 2,894 | |||
| Turnout | 150,290 | 85.89 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 52.04 | |||
2006
editIn 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Bhutnath Saren of CPI(M) won the Nayagram assembly seat defeating Shunaram Mahali of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and Mangal Hansda of JMM in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Subhas Chandra Saren of CPI(M) defeated Madhu Sudan Saren of Congress in 1996. Ananta Saren of CPI(M) defeated Bishnu Saren of Jharkhand Party in 1991, Dasarathi Saren of Congress in 1987, and Liba Chand Tudu, Independent, in 1982. Budhadeb Singh of CPI(M) defeated Subodh Handa of Janata Party in 1977.[5]
1972
editDasarathi Saren of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Jagarati Hansda of Bangla Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Debendranath Hansda won the Nayagram seat in 1962.[6] Prior to that the Nayagram seat was not there.
References
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Nayagram". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "229 - Nayagram (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.