| Arsha | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 236 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Reservation | None |
Arsha Assembly constituency was anassembly constituency inPurulia district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of theDelimitation Commission, Arsha Assembly constituency ceased to exist from 2011.[1]
It was part ofPurulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
For Members of Legislative Assembly for Arsha Assembly constituency seeJoypur, Purulia Assembly constituency
In the2006 state assembly elections, Prabhat Mahato ofForward Bloc won the Arsha assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Bibhuti Bhusan Mahato ofCongress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nishi Kanta Mehta of Forward Bloc defeated Ajit Prasad Mahata ofJMM in 2001, Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of Congress in 1996, and Hare Krishna Mahato of Congress in 1991. Kumar Pandab of Forward Bloc defeated K.P.Singh Deo of Congress in 1987. Dhrubeswar Chattopadhyay of Forward Bloc defeated K.P.Singh Deo of Congress in 1982. Daman Chandra Kuiry of Forward Bloc defeated Tilakeswar Majhi ofJanata Party in 1977.[3]
Nitai Chandra Deshmukh of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Dahan Chandra Kuiri of Forward Bloc won in 1969. B. Mukherjee of Congress won in 1967. Daman Kuiry of Forward Bloc won in1962. Sagar Chandra Mahato won in1957.[4]
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