Moyna Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Moyna Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Moyna | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 206 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Moyna Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tamluk |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 196,912 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (6 times) (33.3%)
- Communist Party of India (5 times) (27.8%)
- Indian National Congress (3 times) (16.7%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (2 time) (11.1%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (11.1%)
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 206 Moyna Assembly constituency 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.[1]
Moyna Assembly constituency is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kanai Lal Bhowmick | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Ananga Mohan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Kanai Lal Bhowmick | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Pulak Bera | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Pulin Bera | ||
| 1991 | Manik Bhowmik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Dipak Bera | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Sk. Mujibur Rahman | ||
| 2011 | Bhusan Chandra Dolai | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Sangram Kumar Dolai | ||
| 2021 | Ashok Dinda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Dinda | 108,109 | 48.17 | ||
| AITC | Sangram Kumar Dolai | 106,849 | 47.61 | ||
| INC | Manik Bhaumik | 5,108 | 2.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,335 | 0.59 | ||
| Majority | 1,260 | 0.56 | |||
| Turnout | 224,434 | 87.96 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Bhusan Chandra Dolai | 91,037 | 50.95 | +2.50 | |
| CPI(M) | Sk. Mujibur Rahman | 81,081 | 45.38 | −3.57 | |
| BJP | Asit Pattanayak | 4,626 | 2.59 | ||
| Independent | Sheikh Nurul Islam | 1,940 | |||
| Turnout | 178,685 | 90.74 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 6.07 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
In the state assembly elections in 2006, Sk. Mujibur Rahman of CPI(M) 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(M) 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(M) in 1991. Pulin Bera of CPI(M) defeated Rekharani Deb of Congress in 1987. Pulak Bera of CPI(M) defeated Bhusan Chandra Doloi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.[5]
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.[6]