Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency
Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 214 Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhagabanpur, Kajlagarh, Kotbarh and Shimulia gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I community development block, Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Baroj, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur II community development block, and Argoyal and Mathura gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block. Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Rabindranath Maity of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress. 2016 In the 2016 election, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra of Indian National Congress. 2011 In the 2011 election, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ranajit Manna of SP. .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress won the Bhagabanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Gour Kanti Bal and Prasanta Pradhan, both of CPI(M), in respective years.