Tamluk is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 203 Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Tamluk

Tamluk

Tamluk is the district headquarters of Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. Though there is some controversy, scholars have generally agreed that present day Tamluk is the site of the ancient city variously known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti...

 municipality, Bishnubarh II, Pipulberia I, Pipulberia II and Uttar Sonamui gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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s of Tamluk

Tamluk (community development block)

Tamluk is an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tamluk police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Naikuri...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

, and Sahid Matangini

Sahid Matangini (community development block)

Sahid Matangini is an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tamluk and Kolaghat police stations serve this block. Headquarters of this block is at Burarihat. Kakdihi is a census town in this block.-Etymology:The block is...

 community development block.

Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tamluk is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Tamluk in West Bengal.-Election results:Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:-Assembly segments:...

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2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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 Jagannath Mitra of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 won the 202 Tamluk assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chittaranjan Maiti of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nirbed Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Santosh Rana

Santosh Rana (CPI)

Santosh Rana is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India. He studied at Bhattar College at Danton, graduating with a B.A. in 1969....

 of CPI in 2001. Anil Mudi of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 defeated Susrajit Bagchi of CPI in 1996 and 1991. Surajit Bagchi of CPI defeated Anil Mudi of Congress in 1987. Biswanath Mukherjee of CPI defeated Sukumar Das representing ICS in 1982 and representing Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Ajoy Mukherjee

Ajoy Mukherjee

Ajoy Mukherjee was the fourth chief minister of West Bengal, India. He hailed from Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal.He was one of the leaders of Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar , which came into effect on 17 December 1942 during the Quit India Movement, a programme of civil disobedience...

 representing Congress won in 1972, representing Bangla Congress

Bangla Congress

The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to...

 won in 1971, 1969 and 1967, and earlier representing Congress won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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, 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

 and in independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

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