Nanoor Assembly constituency

Nanoor
Constituency No. 287 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Nanoor Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
LS constituency Bolpur
Established 1952
Total electors 218,071
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Nanoor is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 287, Nanoor Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Nanoor CD Block, and Bahiri Panchshowa, Kankalitala, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee gram panchayats of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block.

Nanoor Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

Election results

2021

In the 2016 elections, Bidhan Chandra Majhi of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tarakeswar Saha of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Nanoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Bidhan Chandra Majhi 112,116 47.64 +9.91
BJP Tarakeswar Saha 105,446 44.81 +35.93
CPI(M) Shyamali Pradhan 12,878 5.47 -44.60
BSP Chandipada Das 2,739 1.16
NOTA None of the above 2,149 0.91 -1.17
Turnout 235,238 85.02 +2.29
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2016

In the 2016 elections, Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M) defeated her nearest rival Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Nanoor (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Shyamali Pradhan 1,04,374 50.07 +4.00
AITC Gadadhar Hazra 78,644 37.73 -11.48
BJP Tarakeswar Saha 18,502 8.88 +4.16
NOTA None of the above 4,342 2.08 +2.08
Turnout 208,464 82.73 -2.83
CPI(M) gain from AITC Swing

2011

In the 2011 elections, Gadhadar Hazra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Shyamali Pradhan of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Nanoor (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Gadadhar Hazra 91,818 49.21 +8.77#
CPI(M) Shyamali Pradhan 85,955 46.07 -12.49
BJP Rajkumar Fulmali 8,811 4.72
Turnout 186,584 85.56
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +21.26#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Joydeb Hazra of CPI(M) won the Nanoor (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Gadadhar Hazra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ananda Gopal Das of CPI(M) defeated Krishnagopal Majhi of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Sibkinkar Saha of Congress in 1996 and 1991, and Adhir Kumar Saha of Congress in 1987. Banamali Das of CPI(M) defeated Sibkinkar Saha of Congress in 1982 and Dulal Saha of Congress in 1977.

1951–1972

Dulal Saha of Congress won in 1972. Banamali Das of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. S.Jash of Congress won in 1967. The Nannor constituency was not there in 1962 and 1957. It was a joint seat in 1951. It was won by Sisir Kumar Saha and Basanta Lal Murarka, both of Congress.