Pingla Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Pingla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 227 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Pingla Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 194,757 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Swagata Manna | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Ajit Maity |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 227 Pingla Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dhaneswarpur, Gobordhanpur, Jamna, Karkai, Kshirai, Kusumda and Pindurui gram panchayats of Pingla community development block (CDB) and Kharagpur II CDB.[1]
Pingla Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra) | |
| 2016 | Saumen Kumar Mahapatra | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Ajit Maity | ||
| 2026 | Swagata Manna | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Swagata Manna | 124,189 | 51.16 |  4.9 | |
| AITC | Ajit Maity | 105,709 | 43.55 |  5.62 | |
| CPI | Ashok Sen | 6,423 | 2.65 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,173 | 0.9 | 0.01 | |
| Majority | 18,480 | 7.61 | 4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 242,754 | 94.74 | 5.08 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
edit2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Saumen Kumar Mahapatra | 104,416 | 50.90 | 4.34 | |
| DSP(PC) | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | 80,198 | 39.10 | 8.14 | |
| BJP | Antara Bhattacharya | 16,665 | 8.10 | 3.84 | |
| SUCI(C) | Ranjit Bankura | 2,388 | 1.20 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,118 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Kartik Chandra Dolai | 1,474 | 0.70 | ||
| Majority | 24,218 | 11.80 | |||
| Turnout | 205,141 | 90.50 | 1.60 | ||
| AITC gain from DSP(PC) | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSP(PC) | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | 84,737 | 47.24 | −9.81 | |
| AITC | Ajit Maity | 83,504 | 46.56 | +3.62 | |
| BJP | Sambhunath Hansda | 7,641 | 4.26 | ||
| JMM | Rabi Tudu | 3,481 | 1.94 | ||
| Majority | 1,233 | 0.69 | |||
| Turnout | 179,364 | 92.10 | |||
| DSP(PC) hold | Swing | -13.43# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
editIn the 2006 state assembly elections, Ramapada Samanta of DSP(PC) won the Pingla assembly seat defeating Hrishikesh Dinda of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were among multiple candidates but only winners and runners-up are being mentioned. Rampada Samanta, Independent, defeated Raj Kumar Das of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Ramapada Samanta contesting on the CPI(M) symbol defeated Swapan Dome of Congress in 1996. Haripada Jana representing DSP(PC) defeated Saktipada Mahapatra of Congress in 1991, contesting as an independent defeated Sukumar Das of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and representing Janata Party defeated Bijoy Das of Congress in 1977.[8]
1972
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. 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.
- 1 2 "Pingla". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Pingla. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Pingla. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Pingla". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ "217 - Pingla 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.