Keshpur Assembly constituency

Keshpur is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Keshpur
Constituency No. 235 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Keshpur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Established	1951
Total electors	194,412
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Seuli Saha
Party	Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 235 Keshpur Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Keshpur community development block.^[1]

Keshpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1] It Was Earlier Part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency) till 2009.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Keshpur	Nagendra Doloi	Communist Party of India[2]
1951		Gangapada Kuor	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[2]
1957		No Seat	N/A
1962		Bankim Roy	Indian National Congress[3]
1967		Rajani Kanta Dolai	Indian National Congress[4]
1969		Gangapada Kuar	Bangla Congress[5]
1971		Rajani Kanta Dolai	Indian National Congress[6]
1972		Rajani Kanta Dolai	Indian National Congress[7]
1977		Rajani Kanta Dolai	Indian National Congress[8]
1982		Himanshu Kumar	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987		Himanshu Kumar	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991		Nanda Rani Dal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996		Nanda Rani Dal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001		Nanda Rani Dal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2006		Rameswar Doloi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011		Rameswar Doloi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2016		Seuli Saha	Trinamool Congress
2021

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Keshpur(SC)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Seuli Saha	116,992	51.00	−21.9
	BJP	Pritish Ranjan Kuar	96,272	42.00	+37.5
	CPI(M)	Rameshwar Doloi	13,670	6.00	−16.6
Majority			20,720
Turnout
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Seuli Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rameswar Dolui of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Keshpur(SC)^[16][17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Seuli Saha	146,579	72.90%
	CPI(M)	Rameswar Doloi	45,428	22.60%
	BJP	Dipak Patra	9,073	4.50%
Majority			101,151
Turnout			2,01,080	92.82
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	-21.24

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

2011

In the 2011 election, Rameswar Dolui of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Rajani Kanta Dolui of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Keshpur(SC)^[16][19][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Rameswar Doloi	103,903	57.58	−12.87
	INC	Rajani Kanta Doloi	70,059	38.82	+9.27#
	BJP	Dipak Patra	6,496	3.60
Turnout			180,456	92.82
Majority			33.853
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	-21.24

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011.

2006

In the 2006 election, Rameswar Dolui of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Asis Pramanik of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Keshpur(SC)^[16][21][22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Rameswar Doloi	101,908	70.45
	AITC	Asis Pramanik	35,742	29.55
	INC	Sunil Dolai	7,000
Turnout			1,44,726	(90.9%)
Majority			66,166	(45.7%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

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

2001

In the 2001 election, Nanda Rani Dal of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Rajani Kanta Doloi of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Keshpur(SC)^[16][23][24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Nanda Rani Dal	120,566	90.60%
	AITC	Rajani Kanta Doloi	12,454	9.40%
Turnout			1,33,032	(85.5%)
Majority			108,112	(81.3%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1996

In the 1996 election, Nanda Rani Dal of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sannyasi Dolai of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 1996: Keshpur(SC)^[16][25][26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Nanda Rani Dal	83,846	65.10%
	INC	Sannyasi Dolai	40,376	31.30%
	BJP	Nanda Ram Bhuinya	3,232	2.50%
	Independent	Laksmi Kanta Banti	1,406	1.10%
Turnout			1,31,860	(91.9%)
Majority			43,470	(33.0%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1991

In the 1991 election, Nanda Rani Dal of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Balai Chandra Paria of Jharkhand Party.

West Bengal assembly elections, 1991: Keshpur(SC)^[16][27][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Nanda Rani Dal	69,499	66.80%
	Jharkhand Party	Balai Chandra Paria	30,575	29.40%
	BJP	Dhurjati Parmanik	4,034	3.90%
Turnout			1,06,241	(82.2%)
Majority			38,924	(36.6%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1987

In the 1987 election, Himangshu Kumar of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Rajani Kanta Dolai of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 1987: Keshpur(SC)^[16][29][30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Himangshu Kumar	55,775	56.20%
	INC	Rajani Kanta Dolai	42,549	42.90%
	Independent	Bhutunath Dolai	576	0.60%
	Independent	Khandu Ram Dhal	314	0.30%
Turnout			1,00,429	(87.2%)
Majority			13,226	(13.2%)
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1982

In the 1982 election, Himangshu Kumar of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Rajani Kanta Dolai of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 1982: Keshpur(SC)^[16][31][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Himangshu Kumar	48,868	55.90%
	INC	Rajani Kanta Dolai	37,473	42.90%
	Independent	Prabhat Patra	1,014	1.20%
Turnout			88,392	(90.3%)
Majority			11,395	(12.9%)
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1977

In the 1982 election, Rajanai Kanta Dolui of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ajoy Kumar Dolui of CPIM.

West Bengal assembly elections, 1977: Keshpur(SC)^[16][33][34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajani Kanta Dolai	20,210	40.20%
	CPI(M)	Ajoy Kumar Dolui	12,737	25.30%
	JP	Gangapada Kuar	11,596	23.00%
	CPI	Subal Dolui	7,591	11.50%
Turnout			51,090	(64.9%)
Majority			7,473	(14.6%)
	INC hold		Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Rameswar Doloi of CPI(M) won the Keshpur (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Asish Pramanik of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nanda Rani Dal of CPI(M) defeated Rajani Kanta Doloi of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Sannyasi Dolai of Congress in 1996, and Balai Chandra Parija of Jharkhand Party in 1991. Himansu Kumar of CPI(M) defeated Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress defeated Ajoy Kumar Dolui of CPI(M) in 1977.^[35]

1951-1972

Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Gangapada Kuar of Bangla Congress won in 1969. Rajani Kanta Doloi of Congress won in 1967. Bankim Roy of Congress won in 1962. The Keshpur seat did not exist in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Nagendra Doloi of CPI won the Keshpur seat.^[36]