| Saltora | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 247 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Saltora Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bankura |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 188,583 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Saltora Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inBankura district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is reserved forscheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 247 Saltora Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:Saltora andMejiacommunity development blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiabonigram panchayats ofGangajalghati community development block.[1]
Saltora Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 36Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Year | Members[2] | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Swapan Bauri | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Swapan Bauri | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Chandana Bauri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
In the 2021 elections,Chandana Bauri of BJP defeated her nearest rival, Sontosh Kumar Mondal of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chandana Bauri | 91,648 | 45.28 | +37.13 | |
| AITC | Sontosh Kumar Mondal | 87,503 | 43.23 | −2.97 | |
| CPI(M) | Nandadulal Bauri | 14,084 | 6.96 | −29.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,363 | 1.66 | −0.95 | |
| BMP | Aditya Kumar Bauri | 3,554 | 1.76 | +0.53 | |
| SUCI(C) | Dipen Bauri | 2,261 | 1.12 | −0.10 | |
| Turnout | 202,413 | 90.16 | +3.79 | ||
| BJPgain fromAITC | Swing | ||||
In the 2016 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Sasthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swapan Bauri | 84,979 | 46.20 | −4.40 | |
| CPI(M) | Sasthi Charan Bauri | 72,456 | 39.39 | −3.43 | |
| BJP | Snehasis Mondal | 14,991 | 8.15 | +1.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,801 | 2.61 | ||
| BMP | Dipak Kumar Bhuiya | 2,260 | 1.23 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dipen Bauri | 2,237 | 1.22 | ||
| Independent | Mahananda Maji | 2,214 | 1.20 | ||
| Turnout | 183,938 | 86.37 | −0.19 | ||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
In the 2011 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Sasthi Charan Bauri of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swapan Bauri | 82,597 | 50.60 | +11.43# | |
| CPI(M) | Sasthi Charan Bauri | 69,900 | 42.82 | −16.29 | |
| BJP | Mangal Chandra Mandal | 10,741 | 6.58 | ||
| Turnout | 163,238 | 86.56 | |||
| AITCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 27.72# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006, for the now defunctGangajalghati constituency.
