Gazole (also spelt Gajol) is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Malda district

Malda district

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 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was earlier reserved for scheduled tribes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 44 Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Gazole

Gazole

Gazole is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Gazole police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Gazole. There is a Bangla Band named "NH34" in Gazole...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

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Gazole (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Maldaha Uttar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in Malda district in West Bengal...

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2011

In the 2011 election , Sushil Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Mondal of CPI(M).
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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 and 2001 state assembly elections Sadhu Tudu of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Gazole (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jatin Hansda of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 and Nabakumar Hembrom of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Debnath Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Benjamin Hembrom of Congress in 1996 and Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1991. Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Nabakumar Hembram of Congress in 1987, Benjamin Hembram of Congress in 1982, and Shyan Murmu of Janata Party

Janata Party

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 in 1977.

1951–1972

Benjamin Hembram of Congress won in 1972. Suphal Murmu of CPI(M) won in 1971. Lakshan Saren of Congress won in 1969. D. Murmu of Congress won in 1967. The Gazole seat did not exist in 1962 and 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

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 Dharanidhar Sarkar of CPI

Communist Party of India

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won the Gazole seat.