Moyna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Moyna is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 206 Moyna is composed of the following: Moyna community development block, Anantapur I, Anantapur II, Nilkunthia, Sreerampur I and Sreerampur II gram panchayats of Tamluk community development block.
Moyna is part of No. 30 Tamluk.

Results

2016

YearPartyStatusCandidate NameVote
2016AITCWinnerSangram Kumar Dolai100980
2016INCRunnerUpManik Bhowmik88856

Result:
http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/details/9/36873/249

2011

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

1977-2006

In the state assembly elections in 2006, Sk Mujibur Rahman of CPI won the 206 Moyna assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Prafulla Kumar Barai of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dipak Bera of CPI defeated Bhusan Chandra Dolai of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Manik Bhowmik of Congress in 1996. Manik Bhowmik of Congress defeated Dipak Bera of CPI in 1991. Pulin Bera of CPI defeated Rekharani Deb of Congress in 1987. Pulak Bera of CPI defeated Bhusan Chandra Doloi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.

1951-1972

Kanai Lal Bhowmick of CPI won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ananga Mohan Das of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Kanai Lal Bhowmick of CPI won the Moyna seat.