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InformationInformationInformationInformation

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West Bengal Panchayats,West Bengal Panchayats,West Bengal Panchayats,West Bengal Panchayats,

Their Members andTheir Members andTheir Members andTheir Members and

FunctionariesFunctionariesFunctionariesFunctionaries

After the

Panchayat General Elections

2008 and 2009 (Siliguri)

Panchayat Panchayat Panchayat Panchayat andandandand Rural Development Department,Rural Development Department,Rural Development Department,Rural Development Department,

Government of West BengalGovernment of West BengalGovernment of West BengalGovernment of West Bengal

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West Bengal Panchayats,West Bengal Panchayats,West Bengal Panchayats,West Bengal Panchayats,

Their Their Their Their Members andMembers andMembers andMembers and FunctionariesFunctionariesFunctionariesFunctionaries

Web-published by: Panchayat and Rural Development Department

Government of West Bengal

Jessop Building

63, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata – 700 001

First Published: The 12th

August, 2010

Copyright ©: All rights reserved. No part of this web-publication

may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system

or transmitted in any form or by any means,

without the prior permission of the publisher.

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FOREWORD

West Bengal is one of the forerunners in installing a 3-tier Panchayati Raj System (PRI) for rural local

governance in India. The present generation Panchayats in the state started its journey in 1978 i.e., 15

years ahead of the 73rd

Amendment of the Constitution of India. To track this long continuous journey of

the Panchayats, detail information base needs to be prepared for every Panchayat General Elections.

In this backdrop, this web-publication has been prepared incorporating information after the

Seventh Panchayat General Elections in 2008 and the Fifth Panchayat General Elections for Siliguri Sub-

division area of Darjeeling district in 2009.

This web-publication provides information regarding the Panchayat constituencies, number of

seats won by various political parties, socio-economic profile of the members and the functionaries, i.e.,

the Pradhans (Chairpersons), Upa-Pradhans (Vice-Chairpersons) and Sanchalaks (Chairpersons of Sub-

Committees) of Gram Panchayats; Sabhapatis (Chairpersons), Sahakari Sabhapatis (Vice-Chairpersons)

and Karmadhyakshas (Chairpersons of Standing Committees) of Panchayat Samitis; Sabhadhipatis

(Chairpersons), Sahakari Sabhadhipatis (Vice-Chairpersons) and Karmadhyakshas (Chairpersons of

Standing Committees) of Zilla/Mahakuma Parishads.

Information of the Panchayat constituencies has been compiled from the Notification of the

winning candidates published by this Department. Seats won by various political parties have been

compiled from the website of the West Bengal State Election Commission. When there is no information

in the website, the information has been compiled from the socio-economic profile of the Panchayat

members. For capturing socio-economic profile of the members, a detailed format was given to all the

elected members at the time of their oath taking. The filled-in formats have been collected, compiled and

analysed for obtaining information regarding socio-economic profile of the members and the

functionaries.

Collection of socio-economic profile for 51419 members was a huge task and finally we have

been able to collect information from 50440 members. I must thank the initiative taken by erstwhile

Principal Secretary of this Department, Dr. M. N. Roy and the erstwhile Commissioner, Panchayat &

Rural Development, Shri Sunil Gupta and his office in this regard. It could not have been possible to get

these socio-economic profiles without the sincere initiative of all the District Panchayat and Rural

Development Officers and their teams. I thank them all.

Designing the socio-economic profile, compilation and analysis of the information received

through the profiles has been done by a team from SRD Cell of this Department consisting of Shri Firoz

Huda, Programme Coordinator (Roadmap & Policy Issues); Smt. Arundhati Sarkar (Santra), Shri Jaydip

Ghosh and Shri Abhijit Ghosh, all three being Assistant Programme Coordinator (Roadmap & Policy

Issues). I must acknowledge their efforts. This entire work has moved ahead under the able leadership of

Smt. Madhumita Ray, erstwhile Joint Secretary, Shri Dilip Chakraborty, Advisor, SRD Cell and Shri

Dilip Ghosh, erstwhile Special Secretary of this Department. I sincerely thank their initiatives.

I hope that this web-publication will be useful to the researchers, academicians, Government

officials and Panchayat people working in this arena.

(Bankim Ghosh)

Minister of State

Panchayat & Rural Development Department

Government of West Bengal

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Information on West Bengal Panchayats, Their Members and Functionaries

Contents

Chapters Page

Chapter 1 : Panchayat Constituencies and Seats won by Various Political Parties 3

Chapter 2 : Mother Tongue of the Panchayat Members 101

Chapter 3 : Gender Distribution of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 106

Chapter 4 : Caste Distribution of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 111

Chapter 5 : Reservation Category wise Distribution of the Panchayat Members 116

Chapter 6 : Age Distribution of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 121

Chapter 7 : Educational Profile of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 126

Chapter 8 : Family Income of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 140

Chapter 9 : Occupational Profile of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 150

Chapter 10 : Landholding by the Families of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 155

Chapter 11 : Main Earner of the Families of the Panchayat Members 166

Chapter 12 : Family Involvement with Politics for the Panchayat Members and Functionaries 171

Chapter 13 : Previous Membership Status of the Panchayat Members 181

Chapter 14 : Inclusion of the Panchayat Members in Self-Help Group 186

Chapter 15 : Status of Receiving earlier Training by the Panchayat Members 195

Abbreviations 200

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Chapter 1 : Panchayat Constituencies and Seats won by Various Political Parties

Panchayat constituencies are of three types in conformity with three tier Panchayats. They are

Gram Panchayat constituencies (popularly known as Gram Sansads), Panchayat Samiti

constituencies and Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad constituencies. There are 35992 Gram Panchayat

constituencies or Gram Sansads, 8855 Panchayat Samiti constituencies and 755 Zilla/Mahakuma

Parishad constituencies (out of which 748 are Zilla Parishad constituencies and 7 are Mahakuma

Parishad constituencies). We know that some of the Gram Panchayat constituencies elect double

member and this makes the total number of Gram Panchayat seats in the State 41809. The

District-wise distribution of the Panchayat Constituencies is shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Three Tier Panchayat Constituencies in Different Districts

District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Number of Zilla

/ Mahakuma

Parishad

Constituencies

Number of

Panchayat

Samiti

Constituencies

Number of Gram

Panchayat

Constituencies

(Gram Sansads)

Number of

Gram

Panchayat

Seats

Bankura 43 496 1896 2179

Birbhum 35 425 1611 1905

Burdwan 67 749 3172 3600

Cooch Behar 29 353 1346 1668

Dakshin Dinajpur 17 180 778 839

Hooghly 47 587 2322 2798

Howrah 36 439 1797 2141

Jalpaiguri 34 396 1680 1976

Malda 34 408 1468 1889

Murshidabad 63 717 3056 3466

Nadia 45 533 2137 2687

North 24-Parganas 51 575 2603 2905

Paschim Medinipur 62 750 3084 3309

Purba Medinipur 53 628 2534 2863

Purulia 35 406 1635 1736

Siliguri 7 64 328 360

South 24-Parganas 73 877 3592 4129

Uttar Dinajpur 24 272 953 1359

Total 755 8855 35992 41809

From the table we find that South 24-Parganas has the maximum number of all three tier

Panchayat constituencies as well as Gram Panchayat seats while Siliguri has the minimum of all.

We shall now move on to present Panchayat constituencies and seats won by various political

parties in all the individual Panchayat bodies. Firstly, the Gram Panchayat constituencies and

seats won by various political parties in every individual Gram Panchayat along with parties

holding the office of Pradhan and Upa-Pradhan are shown in Table 2 in next page onwards.

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Table 2: Gram Panchayat Constituencies, Seats won by Various Political Parties and Parties

holding the Office of Pradhan and Upa-Pradhan in Gram Panchayat District

/ Block

Gram Panchayat No. of GP

Constituencies

(Gram Sansads)

No. of

GP

Seats

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Pradhan Upa-

Pradhan

Ban

ku

ra /

Ban

ku

ra-I

Anchuri 13 15 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Andharthole 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 IND IND

Jagdalla-I 8 9 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 SUCI AITC

Jagdalla-II 7 8 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kalpathar 8 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kenjakura 12 14 8 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Ban

ku

ra /

Ban

ku

ra-I

I

Bikna 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Junbedia 16 18 14 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kosthia 9 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mankanali 13 14 5 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Narrah 13 13 3 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Purandarpur 11 12 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sanbandha 8 10 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Bar

jora

Barjora 19 22 10 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Beliatore 13 14 7 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

Brindabanpur 8 8 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Chhandar 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghutgoria 13 16 4 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Godardihi 10 11 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hat-Ashuria 11 12 4 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Khandari 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Maliara 13 13 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pakhanna 12 14 11 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saharjor 7 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ban

ku

ra /

Bis

hn

up

ur

Ajodhya 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bankadaha 11 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belsulia 10 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Bhara 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Dwarika-

Gossainpur 10 10 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Layekbandh 9 10 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Morar 10 12 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhanagar 9 12 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uliara 9 11 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Ban

ku

ra /

Ch

hat

na

Arrah 13 13 1 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Chhatna-I 9 10 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 AITC RSP

Chhatna-II 6 8 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chinabari 8 9 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 IND IND

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District

/ Block

Gram Panchayat No. of GP

Constituencies

(Gram Sansads)

No. of

GP

Seats

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Pradhan Upa-

Pradhan

Ban

ku

ra /

Ch

hat

na

Dhaban 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ghosergram 11 11 1 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 BJP RSP

Jamtora 8 9 5 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Jhunjka 10 10 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Jirrah 11 11 1 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 INC BJP

Metyala 9 10 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 RSP BJP

Saldiha 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Susunia 7 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Teghori 10 11 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ban

ku

ra /

Gan

gaj

alg

hat

i

Banashuria 12 13 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Barsal 14 14 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhaktabandh 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gangajalghati 13 15 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gobindadham 11 12 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kapistha 12 12 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lachhamanpur 11 11 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Latiaboni 11 12 5 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Nityanandapur 12 13 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pirraboni 12 12 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Hir

bu

ndh

Baharamuri 10 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalpur 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hirbandh 9 11 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Malian 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mashiara 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 IND IND

Ban

ku

ra /

Ind

pu

r

Bheduasole 15 15 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Brajarajpur 13 15 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bramhandiha 15 16 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gourbazar 11 12 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 CPI(M) CPI

Hatagram 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Indpur 14 15 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Raghunathpur 10 13 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Ban

ku

ra /

Ind

as

Akui-I 7 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Akui-II 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amrul 10 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dighalgram 9 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Indas-I 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Indas-II 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karisunda 10 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mongalpur 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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District

/ Block

Gram Panchayat No. of GP

Constituencies

(Gram Sansads)

No. of

GP

Seats

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Pradhan Upa-

Pradhan

Ban

ku

ra

/ In

das

Rol 10 13 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahaspur 15 15 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Joy

pu

r

Gelia 9 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Hetia 9 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jagannathpur 7 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kuchiakole 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Moynapur 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Routkhanda 11 14 8 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Salda 9 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Shyamnagar 6 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Uttarbar 10 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Kh

atra

Baidyanathpur 9 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Dahala 11 13 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhanara 9 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gorabari 8 8 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khatra Gram-I 8 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Khatra Gram-II 8 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Supur 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Ko

tulp

ur

Deshra Koalpara 15 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopinathpur 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kotulpur 17 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lego 12 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lowgram 14 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Madanmohanpur 14 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mirzapur 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sihar 13 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Mej

hia

Ardhagram 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Banjora 6 8 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Kustore 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mejhia 11 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramchandrapur 8 11 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

On

da

Chingani 6 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 CPI(M) ##

Curamanipur 8 8 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kalyani 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kantabari 8 8 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Lodna 10 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Majhdiha 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Medinipur 10 11 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Nakaijuri 6 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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District

/ Block

Gram Panchayat No. of GP

Constituencies

(Gram Sansads)

No. of

GP

Seats

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Pradhan Upa-

Pradhan

Ban

ku

ra /

On

da

Nikunjapur 13 13 6 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Onda-I 8 10 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Onda-II 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Punisole 11 15 9 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramsagar 14 17 8 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Ratanpur 12 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Santore 11 14 6 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Ban

ku

ra /

Pat

rasa

yar

Balsi-I 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Balsi-II 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belut Rasulpur 11 15 8 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Beur Betur 10 13 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Birsingha 6 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hamirpur 9 12 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jamkuri 9 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kusadwip 8 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narayanpur 9 13 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patrasayar 11 16 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Rai

pu

r

Dhanara 8 12 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dheko 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dundar 7 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Fulkusma 7 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 RSP IND

Mandalkuli 9 13 5 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 AITC IND

Matgoda 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Melera 9 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 OTH OTH

Raipur 11 15 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shyamsundarpur 7 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 IND CPI(M)

Sonagara 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 AITC OTH

Ban

ku

ra /

Ran

iban

dh

Ambikanagar 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 AITC OTH

Barikul 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 OTH OTH

Haludkanali 10 11 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Puddi 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) BJP

Rajakata 11 11 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 AITC CPI(M)

Ranibandh 10 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) INC

Rautara 12 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 OTH OTH

Rudra 9 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Sal

tora

Bamuntore 11 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhekia 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) AITC

Gogra 9 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 IND IND

Kanuri 10 11 2 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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District

/ Block

Gram Panchayat No. of GP

Constituencies

(Gram Sansads)

No. of

GP

Seats

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Pradhan Upa-

Pradhan

Ban

ku

ra /

Sal

tora

Pabra 10 11 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Salma 10 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Saltora 11 13 2 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Tiluri 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

Sar

eng

a

Bikrampur 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chiltore 10 13 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gargarya 11 12 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goalbari 9 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 IND CPI(M)

Neturpur 10 10 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarenga 15 16 8 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 CPI(M) AIFB

Ban

ku

ra /

Sim

lap

al

Bikrampur 11 15 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dubrajpur 9 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lakshmisagar 11 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Machatora 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mandalgram 9 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Parsola 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Simlapal 10 14 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

ku

ra /

So

nam

uk

hi

Dhansimla 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhulai 10 12 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Dihipara 8 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Hamirhati 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kochdihi 6 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manikbazar 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchal 7 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Pearbera 9 11 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Purbanabasan 14 15 10 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhamohanpur 13 16 11 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ban

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Amdangra 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bibarda 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Fulmati 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Harmasra 10 10 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khalogram 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchmura 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saltora 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Satmouli 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Taldangra 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bir

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Bo

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Bahiri-

Panchshowa 13 15 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Kankalitala 11 13 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Kasba 8 10 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Raipur-Supur 12 15 8 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) RSP

Ruppur 14 18 12 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sarpalehana-

Albandha 7 9 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sattor 10 13 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sian Muluk 11 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Singhee 13 17 12 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Bir

bh

um

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Du

bra

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r

Balijuri 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Chinpai 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gohaliara 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 IND IND

Hetampur 9 11 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jashpur 10 13 8 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Laxmi-

Narayanpur 10 10 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Loba 12 12 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 CPI CPI(M)

Paduma 13 13 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Parulia 8 9 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahapur 11 11 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 IND INC

Bir

bh

um

/

Illa

mb

azar

Batikar 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belati 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dharampur 8 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghurisha 10 11 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 OTH OTH

Illambazar 16 19 11 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Joydev-Kenduli 9 11 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP AIFB

Mongoldihi 9 11 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) RSP

Nanasole 8 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sirsha 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bir

bh

um

/

Kh

oy

raso

le

Babuijore 8 9 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Borrah 9 10 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hazratpur 8 10 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Kendgore 8 10 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khoyrasole 6 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lokepur 8 10 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 AIFB INC

Nakrakonda 7 8 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchra 13 16 12 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Parsundi 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rupuspur 8 9 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bipratikuri 11 12 3 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Chauhatta

Mahodari-I 11 13 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chauhatta

Mahodari-II 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dwaraka 13 16 9 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hatia 13 15 10 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Indus 11 11 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Jamna 9 10 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 AIFB BJP

Kurunnahar 11 13 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Labpur-I 9 12 4 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Labpur-II 7 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 AITC IND

Thiba 11 11 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Bir

bh

um

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Mah

amm

adb

azar

Angargaria 7 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bharkata 10 10 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhutura 7 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Charicha 8 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deucha 5 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 BJP INC

Gonpur 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Hinglow 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kapista 6 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mahamadbazar 8 10 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Puranagram 10 11 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rampur 5 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sekedda 10 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bir

bh

um

/

May

ure

swar

-I

Bajitpur 9 9 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 AITC INC

Baraturigram 9 12 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dabuk 10 11 6 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dakshingram 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Jhikodda 11 14 6 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Kanachi 10 12 4 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Mollarpur-I 9 11 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 INC BJP

Mollarpur-II 10 10 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Talowan 9 11 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Bir

bh

um

/

May

ure

swar

-II

Daspalsa 9 11 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dheka 9 12 5 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 AIFB AITC

Kaleswar 7 10 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kundola 12 14 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mayureswar 11 14 2 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Satpalsa 10 13 7 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ulkunda 6 9 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Chatra 10 13 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Dumurgram 9 14 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Gorsha 8 12 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mahurapur 11 14 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Murarai 15 19 6 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Palsa 10 13 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Rajgram 11 16 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bir

bh

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rara

i-II

Amdole 10 14 3 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jajigram 10 14 3 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Kushmore-I 8 10 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kushmore-II 6 8 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mitrapur 12 16 5 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nandigram 11 13 7 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paikar-I 9 13 1 0 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Paikar-II 7 9 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rudranagar 14 17 6 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Bir

bh

um

/

Nal

hat

i-I

Banior 11 13 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 INC INC

Barla 8 12 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 4 INC INC

Bautia 13 13 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 2 2 INC INC

Haridaspur 12 13 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 IND CPI(M)

Kaitha-I 7 11 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 INC IND

Kaitha-II 6 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) OTH

Kalitha 13 16 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kurumgram 14 16 3 0 0 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 INC INC

Paikpara 9 13 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Bir

bh

um

/

Nal

hat

i-II

Bara-I 9 13 2 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bara-II 7 10 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Bhadrapur-I 6 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) OTH

Bhadrapur-II 7 10 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 INC INC

Noapara 10 13 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Shitalgram 10 14 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 IND INC

Bir

bh

um

/

Nan

oo

r

Bara Saota 15 16 11 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Chandidas

Nanoor 9 14 4 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 2 AITC OTH

Charkalgram 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Daskalgram-

Kareya-I 7 9 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 AIFB IND

Daskalgram-

Kareya-II 8 9 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Jalundi 12 14 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

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Kirnahar-I 10 11 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kirnahar-II 9 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Nawanagar

Kadda 13 18 14 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Thupsara 14 18 13 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uchkaran 11 13 5 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Bir

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Bhabanipur 6 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandrapur 8 9 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 AIFB AITC

Gangmuri-

Joypur 10 10 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajnagar 9 11 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Tantipara 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bir

bh

um

/

Ram

pu

rhat

-I

Ayas 16 17 4 0 1 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Barshal 12 14 3 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 INC AIFB

Bonhat 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Dakhalbati 11 14 4 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kasthogora 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC IND

Kharun 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kusumba 12 13 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Mashra 9 9 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Narayanpur 13 15 8 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bir

bh

um

/

Ram

pu

rhat

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Bishnupur 15 16 4 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Budhigram 14 15 5 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 0 INC AITC

Dunigram 13 14 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hansan-I 7 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hansan-II 8 9 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaluha 10 13 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Margram-I 7 9 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) INC

Margram-II 8 9 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahapur 13 16 3 0 5 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Bir

bh

um

/

Sai

nth

ia

Ahmedpur 14 17 7 0 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Amarpur 8 8 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Banagram 11 11 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Bhromorkol 11 11 7 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deriapur 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Fulur 14 15 2 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hatora 9 10 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Horisara 7 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mathpalsa 12 14 2 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 INC IND

Panrui 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sangra 10 10 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sreenidhipur 8 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Alunda 10 11 1 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Bhurkuna 9 10 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karidhya 11 13 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Khatanga 6 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mallickpur 8 9 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 IND AITC

Nagari 6 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Tilpara 10 13 1 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Bir

bh

um

/

Su

ri-I

I

Abinashpur 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Banshanka 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Domdama 8 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kendua 12 13 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) INC

Koma 6 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Purandarpur 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

An

dal

Andal 18 20 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Dakshin Khanda 13 13 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI CPI(M)

Kajora 16 20 9 3 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Khandra 16 20 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI CPI(M)

Madanpur 16 19 11 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Ramprasadpur 13 17 7 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sreerampur 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ukhra 16 19 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

Au

sgra

m-I

Ausgram 11 14 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Berenda 11 15 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bilwagram 12 17 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dignagar-I 6 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dignagar-II 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Guskara-II 6 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Ukta 11 13 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

Au

sgra

m-I

I

Amarpur 12 13 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debshala 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Eral 14 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kota 11 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramnagar 18 18 6 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 IND CPI(M)

Valki 14 14 11 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Vedia 13 14 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

Bar

aban

i Barabani 9 11 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Domohani 10 11 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 AITC CPI(M)

Itapara 9 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Jamgram 7 9 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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i Nuni 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchgachia 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Panuria 12 14 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Punchra 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

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Bh

atar

Amarun-I 8 8 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Amarun-II 9 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Bamunara 15 15 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Banpash 10 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Barabeloon-I 8 9 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Barabeloon-II 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhatar 16 19 9 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) RSP

Bolgona 13 16 5 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Eruar 14 15 5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahachanda 18 18 15 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mahata 15 16 3 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nityanandapur 14 16 11 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahebganj-I 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahebganj-II 10 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

Bu

rdw

an-I

Baghar-I 9 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baghar-II 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bandul-I 13 14 11 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belkash 20 21 16 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kshetia 15 18 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kurmun-I 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rayan-I 17 24 18 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rayan-II 7 9 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saraitikar 19 22 17 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

Bu

rdw

an-I

I

Baikunthapur-I 12 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baikunthapur-II 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bandul-II 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barasul-I 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barasul-II 14 14 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gobindapur 15 16 12 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kurmun-II 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nabastha-I 10 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nabastha-II 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an /

Du

rgap

ur-

Far

idpu

r Gogla 16 17 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gourbazar 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ichhapur 15 15 6 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Jemua 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Laudaha 15 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pratappur 12 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Budbud 15 17 7 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Chaktentul 12 13 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 BJP AITC

Lowapur

Krishnarampur 12 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lowa

Ramgopalpur 11 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mankar 10 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Paraj 16 17 12 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Potna-Pursa 10 12 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Serorai 13 13 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Uchchagram 13 14 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

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Adra 8 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Bhunri 15 15 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 CPI(M) IND

Galsi 13 14 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Gohogram 11 11 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khano 11 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kurkuba 12 12 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Maszidpur 9 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) IND

Sanko 9 9 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 AIFB IND

Satinandi 9 10 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Abujhati-I 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Abujhati-II 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ajhapur 16 18 11 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Berugram 14 14 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Chakdighi 17 19 10 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jamalpur-I 10 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Jamalpur-II 9 11 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jaragram 17 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Jaugram 13 15 8 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jyotsreeram 15 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchrah 12 14 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Paratal-I 9 11 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paratal-II 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bahadurpur 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chinchuria 7 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Churulia 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dobrana 5 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hijalgora 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kenda 6 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Madantore 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Parasia 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shyamla 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Topsi 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Atghoria Simlan 14 16 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baghnapara 13 14 8 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Begpur 11 13 6 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhatrigram 19 20 2 0 0 0 0 8 10 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Hatkalna 17 19 2 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Kankuria 11 13 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Krishnadevpur 12 12 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Nandai 12 14 2 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Sultanpur 14 16 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Akalpaus 11 13 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Anukhal 15 15 9 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Badla 12 14 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baidyapur 10 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baradhamas 9 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalyanpur 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Pindira 11 13 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Satgachhi 15 16 4 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 1 0 AITC BJP

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Amlajora 18 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bidbeher 11 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bonkati 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalpur 18 22 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kanksa 17 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Malandighi 14 16 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Trilokchandrapur 14 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Alampur 11 13 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gidhagram 10 13 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Goai 7 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Karajgram 10 13 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Khajurdihi 12 17 6 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Koshigram 10 11 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 INC IND

Sargram 8 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sreekhanda 11 13 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Sudpur 14 17 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Agradwip 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gazipur 11 12 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 AITC BJP

Jagadanandspur 12 13 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Palsona 12 12 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Singhi 15 15 12 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sreebati 11 12 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

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Agardanga 11 13 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ankhona 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Berugram 9 13 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jyandas-Kandara 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Murgram-

Gopalpur 13 13 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Palita 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pandugram 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajur 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Billeswar 10 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gangatikuri 9 13 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ketugram 8 9 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Maugram 11 13 7 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nabagram 10 11 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nirol 7 9 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sitahati 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 BJP AITC

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Berugram 13 14 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalbera 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaiarh 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khandaghosh 10 13 10 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Lodna 12 12 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sagrhai 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shankari-I 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shankari-II 8 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 RSP CPI(M)

Shashanga 14 15 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ukhrid 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Baghasan 15 16 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bamunpara 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Denur 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Jamna 14 15 6 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kusumgram 14 17 10 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Majhergram 10 12 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Mamudpur-I 9 11 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Mamudpur-II 7 9 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 AITC CPI(M)

Manteswar 10 13 7 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pipalan 7 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 IND IND

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Putsuri 9 11 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 IND INC

Shushunia 15 15 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Vagra Mulgram 9 11 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Amadpur 10 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bagila 13 14 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Daluibazar-I 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Daluibazar-II 15 18 8 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 IND AITC

Debipur 17 20 17 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Durgapur 16 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gop-Gantar-I 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gop-Gantar-II 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nimo-I 14 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nimo-II 14 16 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bara Palasan-I 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Bara Palasan-II 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bijur-I 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bijur-II 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bohar-I 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bohar-II 12 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kuchut 17 19 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Satgachhia-I 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Satgachhia-II 9 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bhalugram 15 17 8 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Chanak 12 13 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gotistha 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jhilu-I 7 8 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Jhilu-II 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaichar-I 8 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaichar-II 9 10 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Kshirgram 14 16 12 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lakhuria 10 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Majigram 10 13 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mongalkot 14 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nigan 13 15 12 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paligram 11 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shimulia-I 8 10 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shimulia-II 7 9 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

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Bahula 18 19 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI CPI(M)

Baidyanathpur 15 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chhora 20 21 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Haripur 13 15 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kendra 13 17 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Nabagram 14 16 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bogpur 17 17 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dogachhia 15 16 4 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Jahannagar 13 15 3 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Nadanghat 14 17 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 IND AITC

Nasratpur 22 28 6 0 0 0 0 9 12 0 1 0 BJP AITC

Samudragarh 17 21 4 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Sreerampur 18 21 3 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Jhaudanga 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalekhantala-I 15 17 2 0 1 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Kalekhantala-II 12 12 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Majdia 14 19 8 0 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Mertala 7 7 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Muksimpara 13 15 6 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Nimdaha 17 19 4 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 5 0 AITC BJP

Patuli 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Pilla 14 16 4 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 AITC INC

Purbasthali 12 13 3 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

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Hijalna 15 20 14 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mugura 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narugram 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Natu 15 17 13 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Palsona 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rayna 10 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sehara 15 17 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shyamsundar 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Arui 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barabainan 14 16 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gotan 14 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaiti 12 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pahalanpur 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Painta-I 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Painta-II 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uchalan 16 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Amrasota 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Ballavpur 10 13 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Egara 11 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jemeri 12 13 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Ratibati 10 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Tirat 14 14 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Achra 4 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Alladi 6 8 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Basudebpur-

Jemari 8 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dendua 6 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ethora 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Fulberia-

Bolkunda 5 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Jitpur-Uttrampur 7 10 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kallya 5 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 ** INC

Rupnarayanpur 10 14 3 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Salanpur 6 8 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Samdi 4 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

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Chandamari 13 14 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chilkirhat 11 13 8 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dauaguri 12 14 3 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Deoanhat 13 14 8 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Falimari 12 15 7 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Ghughumari 14 17 8 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Guriahati-I 10 13 3 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 BJP AITC

Guriahati-II 11 15 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Haribhanga 14 16 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 AIFB INC

Jiranpur 9 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 IND IND

Moyamari 7 10 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Panisala 11 14 6 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Patchhara 11 12 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Putimari-

Fuleswari 12 15 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Suktabari 9 12 4 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

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I Ambari 10 13 6 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Baneswar 10 14 3 0 1 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 AITC INC

Bararangras 8 12 4 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Chakchaka 16 20 4 0 0 0 5 7 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Dhangdhinguri 10 15 8 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Gopalpur 14 16 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khagrabari 18 23 8 0 5 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Khapaidanga 12 15 6 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Madhupur 12 16 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) IND

Marichbari-

Kholta 16 20 7 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 4 0 AITC INC

Patlakhawa 13 16 7 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Pundibari 15 20 13 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Takagachh-

Rajarhat 14 17 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 INC INC

Co

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Bara Atiabari-I 8 10 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bara Atiabari-II 7 10 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Bara Soulmari 10 11 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Bhetaguri-I 6 9 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Bhetaguri-II 8 12 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 INC AIFB

Dinhata Village-I 5 8 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Dinhata Village-

II 11 12 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Gitaldaha-I 7 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Gitaldaha-II 6 9 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gosanimari-I 12 14 1 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 AIFB AIFB

Gosanimari-II 8 11 4 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Matalhat 14 15 0 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 AIFB AIFB

Okrabari 15 18 2 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 INC CPI(M)

Petla 15 18 2 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Putimari-I 10 13 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 AIFB INC

Putimari-II 5 7 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Co

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Bamanhat-I 10 11 3 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 AIFB AITC

Bamanhat-II 7 9 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Barasakdal 11 15 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Burirhat-I 7 9 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Burirhat-II 9 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chowdhurihat 15 17 7 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 AIFB AITC

Gobra Chhara

Nayarhat 15 18 11 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kishamat

Dasgram 10 13 3 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Najirhat-I 8 10 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Najirhat-II 9 12 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Sahebganj 12 15 3 0 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sukarukuthi 11 14 3 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AITC

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Boxiganj 9 11 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Dakshin Bara

Haldibari 5 7 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Dewanganj 8 10 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Hemkumari 10 11 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB INC

Per-Mekhliganj 8 9 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 BJP AIFB

Uttar Bara

Haldibari 9 14 8 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Bairagirhat 10 13 7 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalpur 14 16 10 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hazrahat-I 8 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hazrahat-II 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jorpatki 10 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kedarhat 12 13 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kursamari 8 11 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Nayarhat 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pachagarh 11 15 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shikarpur 12 14 10 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Co

och

Beh

ar /

Mat

hab

han

ga-

II

Angarkata-

Pardubi 15 15 10 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Barasoulmari 13 16 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Fulbari 11 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghoksardanga 9 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Latapota 14 16 8 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nishiganj-I 10 12 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Nishiganj-II 8 10 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Premerdanga 11 13 1 0 1 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Ruidanga 13 16 7 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC IND

Unishbisha 15 18 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Co

och

Beh

ar /

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hli

gan

j

Bagdogra-

Fulkadabri 7 8 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 AIFB AIFB

Bhotbari 5 9 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 IND CPI(M)

Changrabandha 11 15 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Jamaldaha 11 13 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Kuchlibari 9 14 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Niztarof 6 7 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Ranirhat 8 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Uchalpukuri 15 17 2 0 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Co

och

Beh

ar /

Sit

ai

Adabari 13 15 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Brahmottar-

Chatra 13 16 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Chamta 13 17 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 IND AIFB

Sitai-I 8 12 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 AIFB AIFB

Sitai-II 10 11 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

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Barokaimari 10 14 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhawerthana 11 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chhotosalbari 14 17 11 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Golenowhati 11 13 8 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gosairhat 12 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khalisamari 16 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Lalbazar 13 16 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Sitalkuchi 16 20 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Co

och

Beh

ar /

Tu

fan

gan

j-I

Andaran-Fulbari-

I 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Andaran-Fulbari-

II 7 8 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Balabhut 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Balarampur-I 9 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Balarampur-II 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chilkhana-I 9 12 4 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chilkhana-II 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Deocharai 17 18 11 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhalpal-I 8 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhalpal-II 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Maruganj 13 15 3 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Nakkatigachh 15 20 14 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Natabari-I 9 12 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Natabari-II 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Co

och

Beh

ar /

Tu

fan

gan

j-II

Barokodali-I 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Barokodali-II 10 11 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

Bhanukumari-I 11 15 2 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Bhanukumari-II 11 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Falimari 5 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mahiskuchi-I 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Mahiskuchi-II 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 IND IND

Rampur-I 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rampur-II 11 12 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Salbari-I 11 12 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Salbari-II 7 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dak

shin

Din

ajp

ur

/ B

alu

rgh

at

Amritakhanda 15 15 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Boaldar 13 13 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bolla 13 15 9 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chakvrigu 12 12 2 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Chingishpur 15 15 0 0 0 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 RSP RSP

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Bal

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Danga 16 17 1 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Gopalbati 13 13 7 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jalghar 8 8 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Najirpur 10 10 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Patiram 12 13 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Vatpara 15 15 1 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dak

shin

Din

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ansi

har

i

Brajaballavpur 13 13 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 1 0 BJP AITC

Ellahabad 12 12 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ganguria 14 14 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahabari 16 16 8 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shibpur 21 21 6 0 0 0 2 11 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Dak

shin

Din

ajp

ur

/

Gan

gar

ampu

r

Ashokegram 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Basuria 9 13 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belbari-I 8 10 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belbari-II 14 16 11 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chaloon 9 11 3 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Damdama 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gangarampur 9 11 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jahangirpur 10 13 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nandanpur 13 16 6 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sukdevpur 15 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uday 11 14 6 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Dak

shin

Din

ajp

ur

/

Har

iram

pu

r

Bagichapur 14 16 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bairhatta 12 13 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gokarna 11 14 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pundari 11 12 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Saiyadpur 8 11 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 * #

Shirshi 7 10 0 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dak

shin

Din

ajp

ur

/ H

ili

Binshira 10 10 3 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Dhalpara 11 12 2 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Hili 8 10 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Jamalpur 7 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Panjul 9 9 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dak

shin

Din

ajp

ur

/

Ku

mar

gan

j

Batun 12 12 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 BJP INC

Bhour 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deor 11 11 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Jakirpur 13 13 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 AITC RSP

Mohana 14 15 9 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramkrishnapur 14 16 3 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Safanagar 11 13 6 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Samjia 13 14 3 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 1 AITC BJP

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Ku

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Akcha 14 15 0 0 0 8 4 0 2 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Beroil 10 14 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Deul 13 13 5 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Kalikamora 12 12 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karanji 14 14 7 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Kushmandi 12 15 4 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Maligaon 15 15 3 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Udaypur 14 15 9 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Dak

shin

Din

ajp

ur

/

Tap

an

Ajmatpur 16 16 2 0 0 6 0 5 1 0 2 0 AITC IND

Autina 10 10 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Dwipkhanda 10 10 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Gophanagar 9 9 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Gurail 13 13 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Harsura 12 12 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Hazratpur 14 14 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Malancha 10 10 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Ramchandrapur 15 16 5 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Rampara

Chenchra 17 17 4 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Tapanchandipur 14 14 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Dar

jeel

ing

/

Kh

arib

ari

Binnabari 9 10 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI

Buraganj 16 16 8 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kharibari

Panishali 11 13 3 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Raniganj

Panishali 19 20 3 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 8 0 INC IND

Dar

jeel

ing

/

Mat

igar

a

Atharakhai 21 27 15 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Champasari 19 20 8 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 AIFB IND

Matigara-I 6 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Matigara-II 17 18 8 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Patharghata 21 21 16 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dar

jeel

ing

/

Nax

alb

ari

Gossainpur 13 15 5 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Hatighisha 13 13 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 IND INC

Lower Bagdogra 11 15 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Maniram 16 16 1 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 5 1 IND INC

Naxalbari 19 21 10 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) OTH

Upper Bagdogra 14 16 3 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 4 0 INC INC

Dar

jeel

ing

/

Ph

ansi

dew

a Bidhannagar-I 15 15 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bidhannagar-II 13 14 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 IND CPI(M)

Chathat

Bansgaon 14 14 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Ghoshpukur 15 18 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 1 CPI(M) IND

Hetmuri

Singhijhora 18 20 8 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 0 IND INC

Jalas Nijamtara 16 17 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Phansidewa

Bansgaon

Kismat

12 12 5 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Ho

og

hly

/

Ara

mb

agh

Arandi-I 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Arandi-II 10 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Batanal 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gourhati-I 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gourhati-II 9 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Harinkhola-I 12 14 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Harinkhola-II 12 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Madhabpur 14 15 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Malaypur-I 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Malaypur-II 11 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mayapur-I 9 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mayapur-II 10 11 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Salepur-I 10 12 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI CPI(M)

Salepur-II 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tirol 16 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ho

og

hly

/

Bal

agar

h

Bakulia-

Dhobapara 15 16 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Charkrishnabati 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dumurdaha

Nityanandapur-I 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dumurdaha

Nityanandapur-II 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ektarpur 11 13 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Guptipara-I 9 11 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Guptipara-II 9 12 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jirat 17 18 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1 1 AITC AITC

Mohipalpur 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 IND IND

Sija Kamalpur 12 15 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Somra-I 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Somra-II 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 AITC CPI(M)

Sripur-Balagarh 17 19 3 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ho

og

hly

/

Ch

and

ital

a-I Aniya 11 14 3 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 2 INC CPI(M)

Bhagabatipur 14 14 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Gangadharpur 13 15 4 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Haripur 12 13 4 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

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a-I

Krishnarampur 11 13 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kumirmorah 13 14 3 0 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mashat 14 14 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nawabpur 15 17 4 0 0 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Sheakhala 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ho

og

hly

/

Ch

and

ital

a-II

Baksha 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Barijhati 11 13 9 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Begampur 13 14 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chanditala 12 13 6 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Garalgacha 11 15 11 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Janai 9 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kapasharia 9 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Naiti 16 18 3 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Panchghara 9 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ho

og

hly

/

Ch

insu

rah

-Mo

gra

Bandel 15 18 6 0 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Chandrahati-I 9 13 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chandrahati-II 10 11 3 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Debanandapur 13 17 7 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Digsui Hoyera 15 15 2 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 1 0 AITC CPI(M)

Kodalia-I 20 25 6 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 5 1 AITC AITC

Kodalia-II 13 17 7 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Mogra-I 9 14 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mogra-II 9 13 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saptagram 18 23 6 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ho

og

hly

/

Dh

ania

kh

ali

Belmuri 16 17 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhandarhati-I 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhandarhati-II 8 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhastara 13 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dasghara-I 9 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Dasghara-II 9 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Dhaniakhali-I 9 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhaniakhali-II 8 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopinathpur-I 10 13 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gopinathpur-II 5 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gurap 17 20 13 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Gurbari-I 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gurbari-II 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khajurdaha-

Melki 11 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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kh

ali Mandra 12 16 14 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Parambua-

Sahabazar 14 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Somospur-I 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Somospur-II 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ho

og

hly

/

Go

gh

at-I

Bali 14 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhadur 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goghat 13 16 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kumursha 15 16 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) ##

Nakunda 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raghubati 14 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Seorah 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ho

og

hly

/

Go

gh

at-I

I

Badanganj-Falui-

I 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Badanganj-Falui-

II 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bengai 12 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hazipur 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kamarpukur 13 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) ##

Kumarganj 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mandaran 12 14 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) ##

Paschimpara 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shyambazar 7 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ho

og

hly

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Har

ipal

Bandipur 12 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandanpur 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dwarhatta 11 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haripal Ashutosh 12 16 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haripal Sahadev 10 13 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Haripur

Kinkarbati 7 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jejur 9 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kaikala 9 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nalikul Paschim 12 14 9 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nalikul Purba 10 14 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narayanpur

Bahirkhand 8 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Olipur Kashipur 10 13 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Pantra 8 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paschim

Gopinathpur 10 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) IND

Sripatipur Illipur 9 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Antpur 14 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dilakash 12 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Furfura 14 19 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jangipara 15 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kotalpur 12 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mundalika 11 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhanagore 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajbalhat-I 9 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajbalhat-II 9 12 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rasidpur 13 17 15 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Arunda 12 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Balipur 9 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghoshpur 14 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khanakul-I 11 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khanakul-II 7 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kishorepur-I 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kishorepur-II 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pole-I 7 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pole-II 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rammohan-I 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rammohan-II 9 11 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tantisal 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Thakuranichak 12 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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II

Chingra 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhanyaghori 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jagatpur 13 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Marokhana 13 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Natibpur-I 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Natibpur-II 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Palaspai-I 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Palaspai-II 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajhati-I 10 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajhati-II 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sabalsinghapur 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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du

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Bantika

Boinchee 14 16 9 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belun Dhamasin 13 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Berela

Konchmali 10 12 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haral Daspur 12 14 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Ilsoba-Daspur 9 11 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Itachuna-

Khanyan 13 15 5 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 AITC INC

Jamgram-

Mondalai 9 10 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jamna 6 8 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 IND INC

Jayer-Dwarbasini 11 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khirkundi-

Namajgram-

Niala

10 12 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchgora-

Toregram 8 8 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Pandua 18 20 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rameswarpur-

Gopalnagar 11 12 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarai-Tinna 11 14 7 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

Sikhira-Champta 9 10 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Simlagarh-

Vitasin 17 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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r

Akna 12 14 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amnan 15 16 2 0 1 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Babnan 12 13 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dadpur 11 13 5 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Goswami

Malipara 12 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 OTH OTH

Harit 16 17 7 0 3 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Mahanad 14 17 13 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Makalpur 11 13 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Polba 11 14 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajhat 13 14 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Satithan 14 15 4 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Sugandhya 15 17 7 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

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rsu

rah

Bhangamorah 15 18 10 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chilladangi 15 17 13 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Dehibatpur 15 17 8 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kelepara 10 12 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Pursurah-I 10 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pursurah-II 8 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Shyampur 17 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Srirampur 16 19 13 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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ur Anandanagar 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bagdanga

Chhinnamore 12 16 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Balarambati 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Baruipara

Paltagarh 15 16 4 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Basubati 9 11 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Beraberi 8 10 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Bighati 9 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Boinchipota 10 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bora 12 16 4 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Borai

Pahalampur 11 15 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gopalnagar 15 16 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kamarkundu

Gopalnagar

Doluigacha

15 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mirzapur-

Bankipur 11 14 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Nasibpur 13 17 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Singur-I 7 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Singur-II 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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eram

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par

a

Kanaipur 20 27 22 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nabagram 13 16 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pearapur 11 12 4 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Raghunathpur 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rajyadharpur 12 17 4 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rishra 16 24 8 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

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Tar

akes

war

Astara Duttapur 8 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baligori-I 11 14 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baligori-II 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhanjipur 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Champadanga 11 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) IND

Keshabchak 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Naita

Malpaharpur 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Purba

Ramnagore 10 12 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Santoshpur 13 16 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Talpur 14 15 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

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Amta 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Anulia 10 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Balichak 10 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Basantapur 10 11 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhandergacha 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Chandrapur 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kanpur 11 13 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khardaha 12 15 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khosalpur 10 13 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rashpur 9 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Serajbati 11 14 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Udong-I 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Udong-II 8 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amragori 12 15 10 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhatora 9 10 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Binola

Krishnabati 8 9 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gazipur 9 10 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ghoraberia

Chitnan 13 13 4 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Jhamtia 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jhikira 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Joypur 6 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kashmoli 11 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Khalna 11 13 5 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Kushberia 9 10 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nowpara 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 IND IND

Tajpur 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Thalia 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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-I

Bagnan-I 10 12 3 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 AITC INC

Bagnan-II 7 10 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Bainan 14 18 5 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bakshihat 13 16 4 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Bangalpur 18 18 7 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) AITC

Haturia-I 9 10 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Haturia-II 7 10 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 IND AITC

Kalyanpur 14 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 IND IND

Khalore 15 17 10 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Subsit 11 14 6 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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-II

Antila 12 14 4 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bantul-

Baidyanathpur 12 15 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Chandrabhag 12 14 1 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 1 0 INC BJP

Hallyan 15 17 3 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 4 0 INC INC

Mugkalyan

Benapur 14 17 2 0 0 0 6 8 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Orphuly 15 18 9 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saratchandra 14 16 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bally 13 15 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chakpara

Anandanagar 14 18 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chamrail 11 14 5 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Durgapur

Abhoynagar-I 9 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Durgapur

Abhoynagar-II 10 12 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jagadishpur 13 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nischinda 14 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sapuipara

Basukati 18 21 14 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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mju

r

Bankra-I 9 12 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bankra-II 15 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bankra-III 11 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Begari 16 19 3 0 0 0 4 9 1 0 2 0 AITC INC

Dakshin

Jhapordah 13 15 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Domjur 14 17 5 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) OTH

Kolorah-I 11 11 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kolorah-II 9 11 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Makardah-I 13 15 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Makardah-II 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mohiyari-I 11 13 6 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 AITC INC

Mohiyari-II 7 8 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Narna 15 16 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Parbotipur 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rudrapur 16 17 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Salap-I 14 17 4 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Salap-II 10 12 7 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uttar Jhapordah 11 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Bargachhia-I 6 8 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Bargachhia-II 13 15 0 0 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Gobindapur 8 10 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hantal

Anantabati 7 10 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Islampur 9 11 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jagatballavpur-I 9 11 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jagatballavpur-II 11 13 8 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Laskarpur 13 16 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Maju 14 16 6 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Pantihal 15 19 5 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Polgustia 11 14 6 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sankarhati-I 8 10 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 AITC OTH

Sankarhati-II 9 12 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sealdanga 10 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Banharispur 10 12 3 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Beldubi 14 18 2 0 0 0 5 9 1 0 1 0 AITC INC

Bikihakola 12 15 0 0 1 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 AITC INC

Chara Panchla 11 13 3 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Deulpur 12 15 1 0 1 0 3 8 2 0 0 0 AITC INC

Gangadharpur 15 17 3 0 5 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 BJP INC

Jalabiswanathpur 11 13 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Jujersha 15 18 4 0 2 0 7 4 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Panchla 9 12 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 INC AITC

Sahapur 10 12 5 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Subhararah 13 16 7 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

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il

Andul 11 14 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 INC CPI

Banupur-I 8 9 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Banupur-II 6 8 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dakshin Sankrail 14 18 8 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Dhulagori 12 16 10 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Duilya 13 16 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jhorehat 12 14 7 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kandua 15 18 5 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Manikpur 13 14 3 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Mashila 13 15 4 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Nalpur 10 14 5 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Panchpara 11 12 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 OTH AITC

Raghudebbati 11 13 4 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 IND AITC

Sankrail 17 19 5 0 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Sarenga 15 17 7 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

Thanamakua 12 15 6 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Balichaturi 11 15 8 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baneswarpur-I 9 11 2 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Baneswarpur-II 8 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Belari 8 11 3 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Dhandali 12 16 11 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Dingakhola 12 16 4 0 1 0 1 8 1 0 1 0 IND AITC

Kamalpur 13 17 2 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nabagram 10 13 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhapur 13 15 3 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shyampur 14 18 3 0 2 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amardaha 17 17 1 0 0 0 2 9 3 0 1 1 AITC AITC

Bachhri 17 18 1 0 0 0 5 9 2 0 0 1 AITC INC

Bargram 16 19 2 0 0 0 4 10 3 0 0 0 AITC INC

Dehi

Mandalghat-I 10 12 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dehi

Mandalghat-II 9 11 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kharuberia 15 19 2 0 1 0 2 12 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nakole 17 19 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 7 1 AITC AITC

Sasati 15 17 4 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Bhawanipur

Bidhichandrapur 9 11 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Debipur 10 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garhbhawanipur

Sonatala 9 11 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Harali

Udaynarayanpur 11 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Harishpur 10 12 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kanupat

Monsuka 8 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khila 15 15 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kurchi Shibpur 11 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pancharul 10 12 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rampur

Dehibhursut

Asanda

12 13 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Singti 11 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Bahira 13 15 5 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Chandipur 16 19 3 0 0 0 3 11 2 0 0 0 AITC INC

Dhulasimla 13 15 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Hatgacha-I 8 10 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Hatgacha-II 8 9 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Hirapur 10 14 5 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Kalinagar 7 9 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 AIFB AITC

Mahespur 16 19 8 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 AIFB AITC

Tapna 11 13 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 AIFB OTH

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Baniban 18 21 5 0 4 0 0 2 8 0 0 2 BJP BJP

Basudevpur 10 14 2 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Joargori 11 14 7 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Khalisani 10 12 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 3 AITC OTH

Raghudevpur 18 20 7 0 2 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Tehatta

Kantaberia-I 9 10 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tehatta

Kantaberia-II 8 10 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC AIFB

Tulsiberia 12 16 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Banchukamari 13 13 4 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chakowakheti 16 16 12 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mathura 5 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Pararpar 12 13 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 INC INC

Patlakhawa 6 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Purba Kathalbari 13 14 7 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Shalkumar-I 7 10 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shalkumar-II 9 11 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 INC INC

Tapshikhata 11 12 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Vivekananda-I 9 13 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Vivekananda-II 11 14 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bhatibari 15 15 5 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Chaporer Par-I 10 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 IND IND

Chaporer Par-II 10 11 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kohinoor 5 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Mahakalguri 15 16 6 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 RSP INC

Majherdabri 15 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Parokata 14 14 5 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Samuktala 11 14 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Tatpara-I 9 10 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 IND INC

Tatpara-II 10 10 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Turturi 10 10 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Banarhat-I 19 24 15 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Banarhat-II 15 17 8 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barogharia 16 18 6 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Binnaguri 17 19 6 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chamurchi 17 21 10 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gadhearkuthi 12 15 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gadong-I 11 13 7 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Gadong-II 11 13 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 BJP AITC

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Jharaltagram-I 13 15 7 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Jharaltagram-II 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Magurmari-I 13 14 10 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Magurmari-II 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Sakoajhora-I 19 21 6 2 0 2 1 2 7 0 0 1 BJP AITC

Sakoajhora-II 11 12 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Salbari-I 8 12 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Salbari-II 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Dalgaon 5 8 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 RSP INC

Deogaon 14 17 11 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhanirampur-I 10 12 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhanirampur-II 10 13 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP INC

Falakata-I 12 14 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Falakata-II 18 22 15 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Guabarnagar 16 19 5 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Jateswar-I 13 14 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jateswar-II 11 14 6 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Moiradanga 13 17 6 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 AITC INC

Parangerpar 9 10 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Salkumar 12 16 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Arabinda 12 14 5 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 RSP CPI

Bahadur 14 16 12 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baropatia

Nutanabas 8 9 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Belacoba 17 19 11 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Boalmari-

Nandanpur 9 12 8 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garalbari 13 13 7 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kharia 17 20 9 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AITC

Kharija-

Berubari-I 8 10 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Kharija-

Berubari-II 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Mandalghat 12 14 7 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Nagar Berubari 10 10 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Paharpur 15 20 7 0 1 0 7 4 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Patkata 11 12 4 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

South Berubari 12 12 1 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

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i Chuapara 12 16 1 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Dalsingpara 8 11 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Garopara 13 17 3 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

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Jaigaon-I 11 15 4 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Jaigaon-II 16 18 3 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Kalchini 15 20 5 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Latabari 12 17 4 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Malangi 16 21 1 0 0 5 14 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Mendabari 8 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rajabhatkhaoa 8 8 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Satali 11 12 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Chengmari 9 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 RSP IND

Kamakhyaguri-I 9 12 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kamakhyaguri-II 10 13 7 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khoardanga-I 9 9 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 AIFB INC

Khoardanga-II 7 9 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Kumargram 13 15 6 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Newland

Kumargram

Sankos

12 12 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Rydak 9 10 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Turturikhanda 9 9 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Valka Barabisha-

I 12 15 5 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Valka Barabisha-

II 8 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bandapani 7 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Birpara-I 14 20 6 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Birpara-II 6 9 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Hantapara 11 13 9 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Khairbari 10 13 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Lankapara 9 13 5 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Madarihat 13 14 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rangalibazna 11 14 6 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Shishujhumra 12 16 2 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC RSP

Totopara

Ballalguri 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

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Bagrakote 16 18 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Chapadanga 7 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chengmari 10 10 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Damdim 16 19 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kranti 12 13 4 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 INC AITC

Kumlai 14 14 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Lataguri 7 9 2 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

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Moulani 8 10 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Odlabari 19 23 13 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 RSP CPI(M)

Rajadanga 18 18 7 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rangamati 18 20 17 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Tesimla 7 7 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

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Bidhannagar 11 11 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Indong Matiali 14 16 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Matiali Batabari-

I 13 17 14 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Matiali Batabari-

II 11 11 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Matialihat 12 15 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Amguri 14 17 11 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Burnish 12 15 10 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Churabhandar 16 17 9 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dharmapur 9 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Domohoni-I 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Domohoni-II 10 13 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Khagrabari-I 9 12 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 IND IND

Khagrabari-II 7 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Madhabdanga-I 10 10 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 AIFB RSP

Madhabdanga-II 9 10 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Moynaguri 16 20 10 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Padamoti-I 10 11 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Padamoti-II 7 9 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramshai 11 15 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 4 0 INC IND

Saptibari-I 8 11 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB RSP

Saptibari-II 9 10 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Angrabhasa-I 5 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Angrabhasa-II 10 10 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Champaguri 19 21 17 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Looksan 17 21 11 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sulkapara 13 16 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Binnaguri 17 21 11 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dabgram-I 6 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dabgram-II 18 28 13 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Fulbari-I 13 15 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 BJP AITC

Fulbari-II 12 14 3 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 INC AITC

Kukurjan 12 13 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Majhiali 11 11 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Mantadari 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panikauri 13 15 4 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 2 0 BJP AITC

Sannyasikata 9 9 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shikarpur 17 17 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sukhani 12 12 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bamangola 12 15 8 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandpur 10 11 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gobindapur-

Maheshpur 11 12 4 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jagdala 12 13 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Madnabati 12 16 6 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 IND BJP

Pakuahat 14 20 8 1 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 INC BJP

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Alihanda 9 11 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bhagabanpur 13 14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chanchal 14 19 8 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 INC IND

Kaligram 10 12 2 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 INC INC

Kharba 13 16 5 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mahanandapur 13 13 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Mokdampur 10 12 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Motiharpur 15 17 4 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

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Bhakri 9 11 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chandrapara 15 16 5 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dhangara-

Bishanpur 10 12 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gourhand 12 12 7 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Jalalpur 14 14 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kshempur 11 13 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Malatipur 15 16 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mal

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Amrity 8 11 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Binodpur 9 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Fulbaria 5 8 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jadupur-I 8 10 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jadupur-II 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kazigram 16 18 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kotwali 9 14 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mahadipur 9 12 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Milki 12 15 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) INC

Norhatta 14 19 7 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sovanagar 13 16 4 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Alal 12 18 8 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

Babupur 6 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bairgachhi-I 5 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bairgachhi-II 6 11 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chaknagar 7 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deotala 8 11 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gazole-I 11 17 11 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gazole-II 8 11 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Karkach 8 12 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 OTH BJP

Majhra 9 14 11 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pandua 12 18 10 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Raniganj-I 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raniganj-II 8 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahajadpur 8 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Salaidanga 13 16 6 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 1 INC BJP

Mal

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Aiho 8 11 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 INC AITC

Aktail 11 13 7 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baidyapur 14 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Bulbulchandi 14 18 7 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Dhumpur 8 10 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 CPI(M) OTH

Habibpur 10 10 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Jajoil 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Kanturka 10 10 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 INC IND

Mangalpura 7 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 BJP BJP

Rishipur 6 8 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sreerampur 6 9 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 BJP BJP

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Bhingole 8 11 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Boroi 9 15 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Harishchandra-

pur 17 21 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kushida 13 16 8 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Mahendrapur 7 11 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rashidabad 9 12 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Tulshihatta 10 15 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

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Bhaluka 10 13 4 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Doulatnagar 11 16 3 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Doulatpur 10 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Islampur 7 9 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 INC RSP

Malior-I 8 11 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Malior-II 6 8 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Mashalda 13 15 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Sadlichak 9 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sultannagar 14 17 3 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mal

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Kal

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Alinagar 9 14 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Alipur-I 5 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Alipur-II 8 13 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bamongram-

Mashimpur 10 13 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gayeshbari 9 15 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jalalpur 11 18 6 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Jaluabadhal 8 13 7 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaliachak-I 8 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kaliachak-II 12 16 5 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Mozampur 7 12 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nawda-Jadupur 11 18 0 0 1 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Silampur-I 6 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Silampur-II 7 11 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sujapur 13 19 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mal

da

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Bangitola 12 19 2 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gangaprasad 11 13 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Hamidpur 5 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mothabari 15 18 5 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Rajnagar 3 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Rathbari 11 15 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Uttar

Lakshmipur 11 13 5 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Uttar

Panchanandapur-

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6 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Uttar

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Akandabaria 9 10 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bakhrabad 10 11 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Bedrabad 10 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bhagabanpur 11 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Birnagar-I 11 11 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Birnagar-II 13 14 2 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Charianantapur 11 12 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) INC

Golapganj 9 11 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Krishnapur 14 16 3 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kumbhira 12 14 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Laxmipur 11 14 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) INC

Pardeonapur-

Sovapur 11 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sahabajpur 8 10 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Sahabanchak 9 10 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Mirdadpur 11 14 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dakshin

Chandipur 9 12 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dharampur 4 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Enayetpur 11 12 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gopalpur 6 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Hiranandapur 8 12 7 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manikchak 13 15 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mathurapur 13 15 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nazirpur 7 9 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nurpur 11 15 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Uttar Chandipur 13 17 2 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Mal

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Bhabuk 10 11 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Jatradanga 12 13 3 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mahisbathani 14 15 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mangalbari 8 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) ##

Muchia 12 13 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 IND IND

Sahapur 16 18 7 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Belaimari 9 9 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) RSP

Bhado 10 13 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 INC CPI(M)

Chandmoni-I 11 12 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chandmoni-II 8 11 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Debipur 13 17 8 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Kahala 8 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mahanandatola 11 14 5 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ratua 12 18 4 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Samsi 11 17 2 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Maharajpur 10 15 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paranpur 10 13 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pirganj 8 12 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

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Sambalpur 10 15 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sripur-I 10 14 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Sripur-II 7 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Begunbari 14 18 4 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bhabt -I 9 12 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 INC OTH

Bhabta-II 8 9 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chaitanyapur-I 10 10 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chaitanyapur-II 10 10 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debkundu 17 20 2 0 0 1 15 0 1 0 1 0 INC INC

Kapasdanga 11 14 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Madda 13 15 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 INC IND

Mahula-I 13 15 2 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Mahula-II 10 11 3 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mirzapur-I 8 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Mirzapur-II 10 11 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Andulberia-II 8 11 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dadpur 15 15 5 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Kamnagar 13 14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC ##

Kashipur 14 14 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Ramnagar

Bachhra 13 14 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rampara-I 9 11 4 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rampara-II 8 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Saktipur 18 19 11 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sompara-I 8 10 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sompara-II 12 12 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bhakuri-II 11 13 6 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) RSP

Chhaighori 14 15 4 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Doulatabad 13 15 9 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Gurudaspur 14 15 4 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Haridasmati 16 18 3 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hatinagar 16 18 7 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 BJP INC

Madanpur 11 12 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 INC IND

Manindranagar 19 25 7 0 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Radharghat-I 12 13 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Radharghat-II 8 9 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Rajdharpara 13 15 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rangamati-

Chandpara 16 17 10 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahajadpur 12 13 3 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Habaspur 8 10 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hanumantanagar 7 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Kantanagar 7 8 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Kuthirampur 9 12 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Mahammadpur 12 14 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Mahisasthali 17 21 10 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Sundarpur 10 12 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

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Akheriganj 9 11 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Amdahara 14 16 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Baligram 16 18 5 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Khoribona 10 11 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Nashipur 9 9 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saralpur 15 15 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Alugram 13 15 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Amlai 12 13 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bharatpur 13 17 9 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Godda 6 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gundiria 8 10 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jajan 9 12 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sijgram 13 15 9 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Talgram 12 15 5 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Kagram 12 13 4 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Malihati 13 14 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Salar 17 19 6 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Salu 15 15 5 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 RSP CPI(M)

Simulia 14 14 4 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Talibpur 14 16 8 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Tenya-Baidyapur 12 13 3 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 2 0 INC IND

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Burwan-I 9 11 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Burwan-II 8 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalyanpur-I 6 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC ##

Kalyanpur-II 8 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khorjuna 13 14 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kuli 14 14 5 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kurunnarun 11 11 3 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Panchthupi 14 16 4 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Sabaldaha 12 12 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sabalpur 8 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 RSP INC

Sahora 17 18 6 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sundarpur 13 15 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Azimganjgola 13 14 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bhagirathpur 13 15 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dhulauri 15 17 6 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Domkal 15 15 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Garaimari 17 18 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garibpur 14 14 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ghoramara 15 17 5 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jitpur 15 15 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Juginda 15 17 8 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Juranpur 9 11 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Madhurkul 10 12 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Raipur 18 19 5 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Sarangpur 14 17 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bahadurpur 7 8 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC ##

Beniagram 18 20 4 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bewa-I 10 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bewa-II 9 9 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Imamnagar 13 15 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Mahadebnagar 13 13 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Maheshpur 9 9 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nayansukh 13 13 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Choa 16 18 5 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 1 0 INC INC

Dharampur 14 15 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hariharpara 17 17 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 INC IND

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Humaipur 13 14 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khidirpur 19 19 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Malopara 11 11 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Raipur 13 15 5 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Rukunpur 15 17 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Swaruppur 9 11 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 INC INC

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Choapara 17 20 11 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debipur 12 14 6 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 BJP INC

Faridpur 12 14 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghoshpara 13 14 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Jalangi 6 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Katabari 10 11 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khayramari 12 14 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sadikhan Derah 12 15 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Sagarpara 17 19 6 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 2 0 BJP INC

Sahebnagar 11 11 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Andulia 11 13 1 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Gokarna-I 11 12 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Gokarna-II 11 12 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Hizole 13 15 4 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jasohari Anukha-

I 9 10 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jasohari Anukha-

II 10 13 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 5 0 INC INC

Kumarsanda 16 16 2 6 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 CPI CPI(M)

Mahalandi-I 8 10 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mahalandi-II 9 11 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Purandarpur 12 13 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

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Balia 10 10 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Eroali 13 15 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Indrani 12 14 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jhilli 13 14 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Joypur 10 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Khargram 8 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kirtipur 16 19 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 3 INC INC

Mahisar 9 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Margram 14 14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Padamkandi 10 11 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Parulia 13 14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sadal 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Krishnapur 7 9 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bahadurpur 11 15 7 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bilborakopra 11 14 2 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dewansarai 18 20 15 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Jasaitala 10 14 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Kalmegha 9 13 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lalgola 11 15 4 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 IND RSP

Manikchak 7 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Moya 14 19 12 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nashipur 12 15 8 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paikpara 14 18 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ramchandrapur 8 11 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 RSP INC

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Bahadurpur 14 16 3 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 INC IND

Dahapara 7 11 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 INC INC

Dangapara 12 16 7 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kapasdanga 12 14 3 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 INC OTH

Mukundabagh 15 16 4 0 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Natungram 12 13 4 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Prosadpur 20 21 4 0 4 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 INC BJP

Tentulia 14 17 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 5 OTH INC

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Amarkunda 6 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gurapashla 11 14 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC IND

Hazbibidanga 6 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 *** INC

Kiriteswari 12 14 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mohurul 15 15 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 INC INC

Nabagram 17 17 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narayanpur 14 14 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchgram 14 16 7 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rasulpur 10 10 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shibpur 12 13 7 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Bali-II 8 9 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chandpur 13 13 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Kedarchandpur-I 6 8 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Kedarchandpur-

II 9 11 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Madhupur 19 21 4 0 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Nawda 16 19 5 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 1 0 RSP CPI(M)

Patikabari 9 12 1 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Raipur 15 16 4 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Sarbangapur 15 17 10 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Jamuar 14 14 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jarur 19 20 9 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Kanupur 15 15 2 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) INC

Mirzapur 13 15 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Raninagar 14 17 5 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Dayarampur 9 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Giria 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jotkamal 10 12 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Kashiadnaga 11 12 4 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Laxmijola 13 13 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mithipur 13 14 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Sammatinagar 11 12 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sekendra 13 14 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sekhalipur 13 13 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Teghari-I 11 13 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

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Herampur 15 17 5 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Hurshi 12 13 3 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 INC BJP

Islampur Chak 19 24 6 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 3 1 INC CPI(M)

Lochanpur 11 13 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Paharpur 16 16 4 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Tenkaraipur

Balumati 14 16 6 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) OTH

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Kalinagar-I 10 11 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalinagar-II 9 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Katlamari-I 9 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Katlamari-II 11 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Malibari-I 11 13 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Malibari-II 9 10 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajapur 13 13 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raninagar-I 13 14 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Raninagar-II 10 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Balia 11 14 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Bannyeswar 15 16 6 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 CPI(M) RSP

Barala 15 15 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bokhara-I 9 11 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bokhara-II 11 11 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gobardhandanga 12 16 4 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Kabilpur 11 15 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Moregram 12 15 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Patkeldanga 13 16 1 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sagardighi 16 19 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 1 OTH IND

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Bogdadnagar 10 10 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chachanda 10 13 1 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dogachi Napara 11 12 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gazinagar

Malancha 10 10 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kanchantala 9 10 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Nimtita 15 18 7 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Pratapganj 10 13 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Tinpukuria 13 14 6 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Bahutali 12 13 4 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 RSP INC

Bansabati 11 11 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Harua 13 14 3 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nurpur 14 16 5 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 RSP CPI(M)

Sadikpur 14 15 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Aurangabad-I 7 8 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Aurangabad-II 10 12 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bajitpur 11 14 2 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 RSP CPI(M)

Jagtai-I 9 11 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Jagtai-II 10 13 3 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 INC BJP

Kashimnagar 11 13 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Laxmipur 15 17 3 0 0 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mahesail-I 10 13 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Mahesail-II 7 10 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Umrapur 11 14 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Chanduria-II 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dewli 17 20 8 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 INC INC

Dubra 18 19 7 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ghetugachhi 18 20 7 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 3 0 INC IND

Hingnara 12 17 6 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 BJP INC

Kanchrapara 14 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Madanpur-I 14 20 5 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Madanpur-II 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

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Rautari 9 12 3 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Saguna 16 22 13 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarati 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 IND IND

Shimurali 9 11 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Silinda-I 12 15 10 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Silinda-II 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tatla-I 11 15 9 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tatla-II 12 17 10 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Alfa 10 13 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bagberia 8 10 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Brittihuda 13 18 4 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chapra-I 9 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chapra-II 9 12 3 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 INC AITC

Hatisala-I 8 12 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hatisala-II 8 13 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hatkhola 11 14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hridaypur 11 13 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 1 AITC INC

Kalinga 16 20 5 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 3 0 INC AITC

Mahatpur 11 15 3 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Maheshpur 9 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Pipragachhi 12 17 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Badkulla-I 10 14 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Badkulla-II 11 13 3 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Bagula-I 13 16 3 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Bagula-II 20 22 2 1 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Betna

Gobindapur 18 20 11 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dakshinpara-I 8 9 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Dakshinpara-II 9 12 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gazna 17 21 3 0 0 0 6 11 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Mamjoan 12 14 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Mayurhat-I 12 12 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 AITC INC

Mayurhat-II 9 11 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar

Barachupria-I 10 12 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramnagar

Barachupria-II 9 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Birohi-I 9 11 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 AITC INC

Birohi-II 10 11 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Fatepur 18 19 3 1 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

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Haringhata-I 17 21 12 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haringhata-II 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kastodanga-I 12 13 5 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kastodanga-II 12 12 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 AITC INC

Mollabelia 16 20 7 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Nagarukhra-I 12 15 3 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Nagarukhra-II 12 14 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 AITC IND

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Barachandghar 15 17 2 0 0 0 11 2 1 0 1 0 INC INC

Debagram 18 22 1 0 0 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 AITC AITC

Faridpur 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Gobra 12 14 4 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Hatgachha 14 15 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 INC INC

Juranpur 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Kaliganj 16 17 2 0 0 0 4 3 8 0 0 0 BJP INC

Matiary 9 10 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mira-I 10 12 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Mira-II 10 12 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Palitbegia 9 10 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Panighata 13 15 4 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 INC BJP

Plassey-I 8 10 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Plassey-II 6 8 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajarampur

Ghoraikhetra 8 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 IND IND

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Harekrishnapur 11 15 0 0 1 0 6 6 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Hogalbaria 11 14 3 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 INC AITC

Jamsherpur 15 19 5 0 3 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 BJP AITC

Karimpur-I 12 18 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Karimpur-II 12 18 7 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Madhugari 3 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Pipulbaria 10 13 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 INC OTH

Shikarpur 13 18 3 0 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 AITC BJP

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Dhoradaha-I 9 11 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dhoradaha-II 9 11 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Dighalkandi 16 17 5 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Murutia 8 10 1 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Nandanpur 18 21 14 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narayanpur-I 9 13 2 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Narayanpur-II 10 11 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Natidanga-I 9 9 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Natidanga-II 10 11 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rahamatpur 19 21 4 0 0 0 10 5 2 0 0 0 INC AITC

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Tungi 8 12 2 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Gobindapur 8 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Joyghata 12 14 10 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Krishnaganj 13 17 6 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Matiary-Banpur 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Shibnibash 7 11 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Taldaha-Majdia 12 15 3 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

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-I

Asannagar 12 16 5 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhaluka 9 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhanderkhola 12 14 2 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Bhatjungla 17 22 2 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bhimpur 16 19 9 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chakdignagar 13 16 3 0 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 BJP INC

Deypara 15 17 5 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Dignagar 13 15 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Dogachhi 16 21 5 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Joania 11 13 8 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Poragachha 15 16 3 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 1 1 AITC AITC

Ruipukur 12 15 7 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

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Belpukur 14 18 8 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Dhubulia-I 10 14 4 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Dhubulia-II 9 11 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Naopara-I 10 13 5 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Naopara-II 8 10 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 INC OTH

Sadhanpara-I 9 12 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 2 0 BJP IND

Sadhanpara-II 6 8 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 INC BJP

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Bablari 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Charmajdia

Charbrahma-

nagar

7 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Fakirdanga-

Gholapara 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mahisura 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Majdia Pansila 13 16 10 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mayapur

Bamanpukur-I 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mayapur

Bamanpukur-II 9 10 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Swarupganj 14 19 13 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bethuadahari-I 13 20 2 0 0 0 12 5 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Bethuadahari-II 11 15 3 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Bikrampur 12 16 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bilkumari 12 17 6 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 0 BJP INC

Billwagram 15 19 2 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 8 0 IND IND

Birpur-I 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 AITC BJP

Birpur-II 9 12 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhananjoypur 13 17 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 5 BJP AITC

Dharmada 13 15 5 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 1 0 INC INC

Dogachhia 12 14 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Haranagar 11 14 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 AITC CPI

Majhergram 10 13 4 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Muragachha 14 18 7 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Nakashipara 12 14 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Patikabari 10 13 4 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Anulia 11 16 2 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Barasat 16 21 4 0 0 1 0 14 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Habibpur 10 13 2 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Kalinarayanpur

Paharpur 14 20 11 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Khisma 8 11 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nawpara

Masunda 9 11 4 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Payradanga 14 20 4 0 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar-I 11 15 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar-II 8 11 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tarapur 6 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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I

Anishmali 14 16 2 0 0 0 3 9 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Aranghata 15 18 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Bahirgachhi 15 18 4 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Baidyapur-I 9 12 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Baidyapur-II 11 14 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 INC INC

Debagram 18 21 7 0 0 0 3 7 3 0 1 0 AITC INC

Duttaphulia 22 29 4 0 0 0 1 16 7 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Jugolkishore 14 16 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 AITC OTH

Kamalpur 18 24 4 0 0 0 0 10 9 0 1 0 BJP AITC

Majhergram 17 20 3 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Nokari 17 17 10 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raghunathpur

Hijuli-I 13 15 5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

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Hijuli-II 9 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shyamnagar 9 11 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Arbandi-I 9 12 4 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Arbandi-II 12 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Babla 14 17 10 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baganchara 9 11 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Belgoria-I 13 17 7 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belgoria-II 9 12 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Fulia Township 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gayeshpur 11 13 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haripur 16 21 8 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nabla 17 23 12 0 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

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Betai-I 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Betai-II 10 14 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chanderghat 8 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chhitka 16 20 5 0 0 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Kanainagar 12 16 6 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Natna 12 18 10 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patharghata-I 8 10 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Patharghata-II 9 11 3 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Raghunathpur 10 12 7 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Shyamnagar 11 13 5 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Tehatta 14 17 7 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Barnia 9 15 3 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gopinathpur 7 11 4 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Hanspukuria 7 12 3 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Palashipara 10 15 4 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 INC AITC

Palsunda-I 6 11 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Palsunda-II 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahebnagar 11 17 2 0 0 0 4 5 5 1 0 0 BJP AITC

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Adhata 13 13 3 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Amdanga 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Beraberia 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bodai 13 13 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 AITC CPI(M)

Chandigarh 14 14 3 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Maricha 17 17 7 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) AITC

Sadhanpur 11 11 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Taraberia 15 15 5 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Aturia 13 15 1 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bagjola 11 13 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bajitpur 11 11 2 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Chandipur 14 15 3 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 1 INC BJP

Chatra 14 18 7 0 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Jadurhati

(Dakshin) 12 13 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jadurhati (Uttar) 13 13 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Jagannathpur 9 10 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 INC OTH

Jasaikati Atghara 13 14 7 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nayabastia

Milani 9 9 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raghunathpur 11 12 4 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Ramchandrapur

Uday 9 11 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sayestanagar-I 10 12 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Sayestanagar-II 7 7 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

No

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anas

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da

Asharu 16 20 4 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bagdah 14 17 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Boyra 17 18 8 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 AITC IND

Helencha 12 14 5 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC IND

Kaniara-I 11 13 5 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Kaniara-II 10 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Malipota 19 19 7 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Ronghat 16 20 8 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AIFB

Sindrani 18 21 5 0 3 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

No

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24-P

arg

anas

/

Bar

asat

-I

Chhoto Jagulia 22 25 4 0 1 0 2 10 0 0 4 4 AITC AITC

Duttapukur-I 13 18 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Duttapukur-II 14 18 3 0 0 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ichhapur-Nilganj 17 18 2 0 5 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Kadambagachhi 23 24 4 0 1 0 1 17 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Kashimpur 20 24 15 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kotra 14 16 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Paschim

Khilkapur 10 13 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 IND AIFB

Purba Khilkapur 4 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI AITC

No

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anas

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aras

at-I

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Chandigarh-

Rohanda 16 20 7 0 2 0 1 9 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Dadpur 19 19 10 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Falti-Beliaghata 12 16 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kemia-

Khamarpara 13 13 5 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

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I Kirtipur-I 11 13 3 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kirtipur-II 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sashan 14 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

No

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24-P

arg

anas

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Bar

rack

po

re-I

Jetia 14 20 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kampa- Chakla 12 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kowgachhi-I 18 21 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kowgachhi-II 11 13 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Majhirpara-

Palashi 11 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mamudpur 16 20 11 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panpur-Keutia 8 10 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shibdaspur 7 9 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

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Bar

rack

po

re-I

I

Bandipur 9 9 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Bilkanda-I 17 17 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bilkanda-II 19 20 16 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mohanpur 25 29 19 0 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) AIFB

Patulia 15 18 13 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sewli 15 17 6 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

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Bas

hir

hat

-I

Gachha-

Akharpur 10 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Gotra 13 16 4 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Itinda-Panitor 11 14 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nimdaria-

Kodalia 12 13 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Pifa 12 15 1 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 1 INC AITC

Sangrampur-

Shibhati 10 14 5 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) IND

Sankchura-

Bagundi 8 11 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

No

rth

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anas

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hat

-II

Begampur-

Bibipur 12 13 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chaita 14 15 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 CPI INC

Champapukur 15 15 3 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 3 0 INC INC

Dhanyakuria 11 11 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ghorarash-

Kulingram 15 15 0 0 0 0 9 3 3 0 0 0 INC BJP

Kachua 15 15 4 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Kholapota 14 15 3 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 1 AITC INC

Rajendrapur 13 15 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 1 3 INC OTH

Srinagar-Matia 12 12 1 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 INC INC

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Akaipur 15 16 2 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Bairampur 15 16 5 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Chhaygharia 13 15 9 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chowberia-I 11 12 2 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chowberia-II 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Dharmapukuria 12 14 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dighari 9 11 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ganganandapur 16 19 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gangrapota 18 21 1 0 0 0 0 17 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ghatbaor 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Gopalnagar-I 14 18 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalnagar-II 11 14 5 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalupur 19 19 4 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Palla 15 15 6 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AIFB IND

Sundarpur 13 14 4 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) AITC

Tangra 7 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

No

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ang

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Amulia 11 12 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Berachampa-I 13 16 4 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Berachampa-II 12 13 2 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chakla 16 17 1 0 0 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Champatala 15 17 1 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Chowrashi 12 13 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Deganga-I 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Deganga-II 9 11 7 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Hadipur Jhikra-I 8 9 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 INC BJP

Hadipur Jhikra-II 10 10 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Kolsur 12 13 3 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Noornagar 15 18 2 0 2 0 5 8 1 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Sohai-Swetpur 13 15 6 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 IND CPI

No

rth

24-P

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gh

ata

Chandpara 21 23 4 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dharmapur-I 12 13 2 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dharmapur-II 12 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 IND IND

Dooma 18 20 3 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Fulsara 14 16 2 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ichhapur-I 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Ichhapur-II 14 15 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jaleswar-I 10 12 3 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Jaleswar-II 11 12 2 0 0 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Jhowdanga 15 16 7 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Ramnagar 14 16 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Simulpur 15 16 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Sutia 19 21 6 0 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

No

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24-P

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ra-I

Bergoom-I 12 13 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bergoom-II 17 17 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Kumra 21 24 4 0 3 0 8 4 1 0 4 0 INC AITC

Maslandapur-I 23 23 6 0 1 0 2 12 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Maslandapur-II 16 18 4 1 0 0 1 10 1 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Prithiba 21 22 7 0 0 0 3 9 1 1 1 0 AITC AITC

Routara 17 17 1 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 4 0 AITC AITC

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

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Hab

ra-I

I

Banspole 5 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Beraberi 13 14 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bhurkunda 16 16 1 0 0 0 4 8 3 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dighra-

Malikberia 15 16 5 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Guma-I 6 8 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Guma-II 13 15 8 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajibpur-Bira 15 18 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Srikrishnapur 11 11 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

/

Har

oa

Bokjuri 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gopalpur-I 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalpur-II 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 OTH OTH

Haroa 17 18 7 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 AITC OTH

Khasbalanda 14 15 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kulti 10 11 2 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Salipur 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sonapukur

Sankarpur 15 16 8 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

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nab

ad

Amlani 13 14 2 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Barunhat

Rameswarpur 15 15 3 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Bhawanipur-I 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Bhawanipur-II 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhebia 14 17 3 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 1 AITC INC

Hasnabad 9 11 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Makhalgachha 12 14 3 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 INC AITC

Murarisha 16 19 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Patlikhanpur 12 13 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 AITC INC

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Bishpur 13 14 2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Dulduli 14 15 4 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Gobindokati 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Hingalganj 12 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Jogeshganj 12 15 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 IND CPI(M)

Kalitala 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Rupamari 9 10 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahebkhali 12 13 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Sandelerbill 13 15 7 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

No

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24-P

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Atpukur 8 11 4 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Bamanpukur 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chaital 12 15 3 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 0 BJP BJP

Champali 9 11 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhuturdaha 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kumarjole 13 14 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Minakhan 13 15 5 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Mohanpur 9 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

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Raj

arh

at

Chandpur 21 21 3 0 0 0 0 13 5 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jyangra Hatiara-

II 17 19 8 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Mahisbathan-II 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patharghata 16 17 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rajarhat

Bishnupur-I 21 22 5 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Rajarhat

Bishnupur-II 11 13 4 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

No

rth

24-P

arg

anas

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San

des

hk

hal

i-I

Boyermari-I 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Boyermari-II 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Hatgachhi 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalinagar 15 15 7 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 IND AITC

Nazat-I 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nazat-II 15 16 1 0 0 0 2 7 3 0 3 0 AITC INC

Sarberia-

Agarhati 12 12 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sehara

Radhanagar 12 12 3 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 AITC BJP

No

rth

24-P

arg

ana

/ S

and

esh

kh

ali-

II

Bermajur-I 5 7 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Bermajur-II 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Durgamandap 14 14 6 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jeliakhali 10 11 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khulna 11 11 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Korakati 13 14 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Monipur 10 12 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 BJP BJP

Sandeshkhali 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

No

rth

24-P

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Sw

aru

pn

agar

Balti

Nityanandakati 11 13 3 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Bankra Gokulpur 12 14 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Bithari

Hakimpur 19 20 5 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 2 0 IND INC

Charghat 13 16 6 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 INC CPI(M)

Gobindapur 19 21 8 0 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Kaijuri 9 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Saguna 14 17 5 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sarapul Nirman 15 16 5 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Swarupnagar

Banglani 18 20 7 0 0 0 9 2 1 0 1 0 INC BJP

Tepul Mirzapur 15 16 5 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Bin

pu

r-I

Andharia 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 OTH OTH

Belatikri 12 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 CPI(M) CPI

Binpur 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 OTH OTH

Boita 9 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dahijuri 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dharampur 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lalgarh 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 AITC IND

Nepura 11 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 OTH OTH

Ramgarh 13 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 OTH OTH

Sijua 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 OTH OTH

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

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pu

r-II

Banspahari 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 OTH OTH

Belpahari 13 13 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 OTH AITC

Bhelaidiha 13 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 OTH OTH

Bhulaveda 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 OTH CPI(M)

Ergoda 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 OTH OTH

Harda 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 CPI(M) OTH

Kanko 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 OTH OTH

Sandapara 10 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Silda 14 14 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Simulpal 10 10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 OTH IND

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a-I

Jara 13 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Laxmipur 17 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mangrul 15 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manikkundu 19 19 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Monoharpur-I 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Monoharpur-II 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Ch

and

rak

on

a-II

Bandipur-I 9 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bandipur-II 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Basanchora 15 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhagabantapur-I 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhagabantapur-II 11 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kuapur 12 16 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Dan

tan

-I

Alikosha 12 13 7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Angua 12 13 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Anikola 11 12 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 CPI(M) CPI

Chakismailpur 12 13 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI

Dantan-I 8 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 IND IND

Dantan-II 9 9 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Monoharpur 12 12 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) BJP

Salikotha 13 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tararui 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Dan

tan

-II

Haripur 15 18 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jenkapur 11 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Porolda 12 15 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 CPI(M) AITC

Sabra 14 14 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sauri Kotbar 12 14 4 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Talda 10 11 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Turka 14 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

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Das

pu

r-I

Basudevpur 14 15 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Daspur-I 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Daspur-II 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nandanpur-I 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Nandanpur-II 10 11 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nij-Narajole 18 18 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchberia 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rajnagar 17 18 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarberia-I 9 10 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarberia-II 11 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Benai 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chaipat 9 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dudkomra 15 15 4 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 0 IND AITC

Gochhati 10 13 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goura 13 14 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jote

Ghanashyam 15 17 7 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kamalpur 12 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Khanjapur 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kheput

Dakshinbarh 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khukurdaha 10 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nischintapur 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Palaspai 10 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ranichak 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sahachak 11 12 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Deb

ra

Bhabanipur 14 15 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI CPI

Bharatpur 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debra-I 11 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debra-II 9 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Duan-I 9 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Duan-II 10 10 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Golgram 15 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jalimanda 16 16 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khanamohan 14 14 5 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Malighati 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhamohanpur-

I 11 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhamohanpur-

II 9 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Satyapur 14 16 11 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Snarpur-Lowada 15 17 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Gar

hb

eta-

I

Agra 9 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Amkopa 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amlagora 19 19 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Baramura 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Benachapra 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhadika 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garanga 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garhbeta 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kadra Uttarbil 10 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Kharkusma 12 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sandhipur 10 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shyamnagar 11 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

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Med

inip

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Gar

hb

eta-

II

Amlasuli 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goaltore 10 10 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gohaldanga 8 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jirapara 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jogardanga 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Makli 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patharpara 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Piasala 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pingboni 9 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI

Sarbot 9 9 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Gar

hb

eta-

III

Amsole 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karsa 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nalbona 7 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Nayabasat 9 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raskundu 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sankarkata 17 17 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Satbankura 20 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uriasai 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Gh

atal

Ajabnagar-I 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ajabnagar-II 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Birsingha 14 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dewanchak-I 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dewanchak-II 11 11 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Irhpala 10 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manoharpur-I 9 10 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manoharpur-II 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 IND IND

Mansuka-I 9 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mansuka-II 8 8 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mohanpur 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sultanpur 12 15 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

/

Go

pib

alla

vp

ur-

I

Alampur 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amarda 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopiballavpur 9 10 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kendugari 11 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 OTH OTH

Saria 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 IND IND

Sashra 9 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 BJP BJP

Satma 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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II

Beliabera 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chorchita 7 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI CPI(M)

Kharbandhi 8 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kuliana 9 9 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nota 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Petbindhi 13 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tapsia 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pas

chim

Med

inip

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Jam

bo

ni

Chichira 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chilkigarh 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dharsa 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 OTH OTH

Dubra 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gidhni 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 OTH OTH

Jamboni 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kapgari 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 OTH OTH

Kendadangri 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 IND IND

Lalbandh 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 OTH OTH

Parihati 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Aguiboni 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bandhgora 13 13 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 IND AITC

Chandri 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chubka 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dudhkundi 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lodhasuli 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manikpara 13 13 6 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nedabahara 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 OTH AITC

Patasimul 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhanagar 13 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 CPI(M) CPI

Salboni 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sapdhara 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 OTH CPI(M)

Sardiha 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Baghasty 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gaganeswar 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghritagram 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Keshiary 12 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khajra 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kusumpur 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lalua 10 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nachhipur 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Santrapur 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Amanpur 10 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amrakuchi 11 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Anandapur 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhalhara 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Enayetpur 13 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Golar 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jagannathpur 14 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jhentla 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jorakeudi

Solidiha 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalagram 11 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Keshpur 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mugbasan 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarishakhola 15 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shirsa 13 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Teghori 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Barkola 19 19 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 CPI CPI(M)

Gopali 12 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hariatara 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Kalaikunda 19 19 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI

Khelar 10 12 0 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 INC CPI

Vetia 9 11 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Chakmakrampur 11 14 5 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Changual 11 14 6 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kaliara-I 10 10 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaliara-II 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lachhmapur 16 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Palshya 11 15 3 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Paparara-I 8 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paparara-II 9 11 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sankoa 10 12 1 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 BJP AITC

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Bonpura 11 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 CPI IND

Chandra 12 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Dherua 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kankabati 13 13 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Monidaha 11 11 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Panchkhuri-I 11 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Panchkhuri-II 11 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pathra 14 14 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 CPI(M) CPI

Siromoni 16 16 8 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Mohanpur 14 16 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Nilda 15 15 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sautia 13 13 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI CPI(M)

Siyalsai 12 13 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 CPI IND

Tanua 13 13 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bakhrabad 12 14 9 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belda-I 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belda-II 12 13 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gramraj 11 11 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hemchandra 13 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kashipur 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khursi 13 13 8 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kunarpur 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kushbasan 12 14 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 AITC CPI(M)

Mannya 11 12 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mokrampur 12 13 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Narayangarh 15 15 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) CPI

Narma 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pakurseni 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ranisarai 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tutranga 12 14 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Arrah 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baligeria 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barakhankri 8 8 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baranegui 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Berajal 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandabila 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandrarekha 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jamirapal 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kharikamathani 12 12 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Malam 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nayagram 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patina 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Dhaneswarpur 10 10 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gobardhanpur 12 12 2 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 AITC IND

Jalchak-I 9 10 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jalchak-II 9 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jamna 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karkai 9 10 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Khirai 11 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kusumda 12 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Maligram 16 16 5 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Pindrui 14 14 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Balpai 10 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhemua 11 13 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bishnupur 13 16 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bural 11 13 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Chaulkuri 9 10 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 IND CPI(M)

Danrra 10 14 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Dashgram 9 11 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Debhog 13 15 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 IND INC

Mohar 13 16 11 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narayanbarh 10 13 4 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 INC CPI(M)

Nowgaon 8 11 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) INC

Sabang 12 16 8 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Sarta 10 12 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Bankibundh 12 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhimpur 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Bishnupur 10 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debagram 10 11 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garmal 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karnagarh 11 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kashijora 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lalgeria 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Salboni 15 15 11 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Satpati 9 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Andhari 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chhatri 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhanghori 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khudmorai 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kultikri 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Laudaha 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pathra 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ragra 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rohini 12 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sankrail 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Benudia 15 16 2 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhagwanpur 14 14 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bibhisanpur 15 16 4 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Gurgram 14 16 4 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kajlagarh 16 17 10 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kakra 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kotebarh 16 17 5 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahammadpur-I 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahammadpur-

II 9 9 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Simulia 15 15 3 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Arjunnagar 13 13 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) OTH

Baroj 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 1 AITC AITC

Basudevberia 13 13 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) OTH

Garbari-I 11 11 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Garbari-II 8 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Itaberia 13 15 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jukhia 20 20 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mugberia 15 15 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 AITC OTH

Radhapur 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) OTH

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Brajalalchak 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Brindabanpur-I 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Brindabanpur-II 9 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chowkhali 10 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dibakarpur 9 11 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Iswarpur 7 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jalpai 11 14 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Kulbari 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nandapur

Baraghuni 9 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Usmanpur 11 12 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

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Badalpur 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dulalpur 14 14 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Haipur 15 15 3 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahisagote 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Majilapur 12 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 OTH OTH

Nayaput 14 14 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 AITC CPI(M)

Raipur

Paschimbarh 16 16 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 INC CPI(M)

Sabajput 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

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Bhajachauli 11 12 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Debendra 11 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Durmuth 9 11 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Kanaidighi 12 15 5 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 CPI IND

Kumirda 11 12 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) IND

Kusumpur 11 14 3 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Lauda 13 15 4 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Marishda 13 13 1 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amtolia 13 13 4 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Aurai 11 12 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Bamunia 13 15 5 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 2 AITC AITC

Basantia 13 15 5 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Chalti 12 14 5 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 AITC CPI

Dariapur 14 15 7 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhobaberia 11 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Sarda 14 14 3 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

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Barida 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 2 BJP AITC

Chhatri 11 13 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 OTH AITC

Jerthan 13 14 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 AITC AITC

Jumki 14 16 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 3 AITC AITC

Kasba-Egra 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panchrol 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Rishi

Bankimchandra 14 16 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sahara 9 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 CPI(M) CPI

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Basudevpur 12 14 2 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 3 AITC AITC

Bathuary 15 15 9 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deshbandhu 12 15 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Dubda 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Manjushree 15 16 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 AITC AITC

Paniparul 13 16 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 AITC AITC

Sarboday 10 11 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 BJP AITC

Vivekananda 13 15 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2 AITC AITC

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Baruttarhingly 15 18 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chakdwipa 9 13 3 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Debhog 7 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deulpota 13 19 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Birbandar 14 14 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Heria 17 17 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalagachhia 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kamarda 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lakshmi 11 13 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tikashi 14 15 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Baratala 12 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haludbari 15 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Janka 17 17 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khejuri 14 15 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nijkasba 18 18 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

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Amalhanda 15 18 6 1 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 AITC SUCI

Baishnabchak 13 16 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhogpur 13 16 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 1 0 AITC AITC

Brindabanchak 14 17 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Deriachak 12 16 1 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gopalnagar 12 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khanyadihi 15 17 7 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Kola-I 9 12 3 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Kola-II 10 13 3 0 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 AITC AITC

Pulshita 11 15 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Sagarbarh 8 11 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Siddha-I 7 10 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Siddha-II 5 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Amritaberia 11 12 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Betkundu 14 15 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Garkamalpur 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Itamogra-I 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Itamogra-II 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kismatnaikundi 12 13 1 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Lakshya-I 10 11 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Lakshya-II 7 10 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Natshal-I 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Natshal-II 10 12 3 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Satish Samanta 11 12 3 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Bakcha 15 17 5 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gozina 9 11 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gokulnagar 14 16 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 AITC AITC

Moyna-I 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Moyna-II 9 11 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Naichanpur-I 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Naichanpur-II 9 11 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 IND AITC

Paramanandapur 10 13 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ramchak 11 14 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 AITC IND

Srikantha 8 11 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tilkhoja 8 10 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 IND CPI

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Bargodagodar 11 13 5 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Basudevpur 17 17 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Byabattarhat

Paschim 10 11 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Byabattarhat

Purba 13 13 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chakshimulia 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Dakshin

Narikelda 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Kalyanpur 12 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kumarara 15 15 4 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kumarchak 12 14 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Saoraberia

Jalpai-I 11 12 2 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Saoraberia

Jalpai-II 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shitalpur

Paschim 12 14 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

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ram

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Bhekutia 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Daudpur 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gokulnagar 12 13 5 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Haripur 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalicharanpur 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kendemari Jalpai 12 12 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahammadpur 11 11 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Nandigram 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Samsabad 9 11 2 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sonachura 9 11 3 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amdabad-I 8 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Amdabad-II 9 11 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Birulia 12 16 4 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Boyal-I 8 9 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Boyal-II 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khodambari-I 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khodambari-II 9 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Chaitanyapur-I 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 AITC IND

Chaitanyapur-II 8 10 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Ghoshpur 12 13 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gobindanagar 15 18 10 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Haur 16 17 9 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Keshapat 16 19 8 2 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Khandakhola 10 12 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mysora 15 18 15 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Panskura-I 8 9 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Pratappur-I 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Pratappur-II 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Purusottampur 9 11 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Radhaballavchak 11 13 7 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Raghunathbari 12 13 2 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 AITC BJP

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ur-

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Amarshi-I 8 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amarshi-II 10 13 7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Barhat 8 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Brajalalpur 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chistipur-I 9 11 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Chistipur-II 8 10 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) OTH

Gokulpur 11 15 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gopalpur 9 14 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Naipur 10 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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II

Argoal 15 16 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khar 12 13 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Mathura 16 16 5 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Panchet 14 16 9 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pataspur 14 14 2 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Southkhanda 11 15 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Srirampur 11 13 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Badhia 18 18 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Basantapur 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gobra 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Haldia-I 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Haldia-II 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Padima-I 11 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Padima-II 11 11 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Talgachhari-I 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Talgachhari-II 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 OTH AITC

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Badalpur 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Balisai 11 12 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC IND

Depal 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kadua 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalindi 16 16 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Maithana 13 13 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Paldhui 14 15 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Satilapur 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Balluk-I 9 11 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 1 0 SUCI AITC

Balluk-II 9 11 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhalhara 15 17 4 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Kakharda 15 17 7 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Kharui-I 9 11 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kharui-II 7 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Raghunathpur-I 7 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Raghunathpur-II 8 10 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Santipur-I 12 14 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 4 0 AITC AITC

Santipur-II 12 15 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Ashadtalia 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chaitanyapur 18 19 7 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Guaberia 15 15 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Horekhali 11 13 2 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Joynagar 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kukrahati 14 14 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Tam

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Anantapur-I 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 AITC AITC

Anantapur-II 9 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bishnubar-I 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bishnubar-II 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nilkunthia 17 18 2 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Padumpur-I 11 12 3 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Padumpur-II 10 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Pipulberia-I 9 10 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Pipulberia-II 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Srirampur-I 8 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Srirampur-II 8 9 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Uttar Sonamui 10 12 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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ha Arsha 15 15 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Beldih 8 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chatuhansa 10 11 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Hensla 9 11 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 AIFB AIFB

Hetgugui 9 10 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 AIFB CPI(M)

Mankiary 10 10 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 INC CPI(M)

Puara 11 11 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 OTH OTH

Sirkabad 14 15 7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 OTH IND

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Ajodhya 6 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AIFB AIFB

Baghmundi 13 13 2 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 INC AIFB

Birgram 8 9 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Burda Kalimati 11 11 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 INC IND

Matha 7 7 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Serengdih 10 11 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sindri 9 10 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB INC

Tunturi Suisa 14 14 2 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

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Balarampur 12 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baraurma 9 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bela 10 11 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 IND AITC

Darda 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Genrua 11 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghatbera-

Kerowa 10 11 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) OTH

Tentlow 10 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Banjora 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bansbera 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barabazar 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Berada 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhagabandh 15 15 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhelatbamu 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Latpada 11 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sindri 12 12 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sukurhutu 12 12 7 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tumrasole 11 12 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bandwan 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 OTH ##

Chirudih 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhadka 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gurur 9 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kuilapal 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 OTH BJP

Kumra 7 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 OTH BJP

Kunchia 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 OTH CPI(M)

Supudih 10 10 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 INC AITC

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Chatumadar 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC ##

Daldali 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hura 9 10 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jabarrah 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalabani 11 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Keshargarh 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ladhurka 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lakhanpur 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Manguria-Lalpur 10 10 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rakhera-Bispuria 10 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Hensahatu 7 7 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Ichag 10 10 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Iloo-Jargo 9 9 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Jhalda-Darda 10 11 1 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Kalma 9 9 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Maru-Mosina 8 8 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Mathari-Khamar 8 8 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nayadih 8 8 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Pusti 10 10 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Tulin 9 10 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 INC AIFB

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Bamniya

Belyadih 11 11 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Begunkodar 10 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chekya 7 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) IND

Chitmu 11 12 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 1 INC INC

Hirapur Adardih 11 12 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 OTH OTH

Majhidih 8 8 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nowahatu 13 13 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rigid 7 8 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB ##

Tatuara 10 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Baragram 9 11 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC ##

Ghagra 10 10 2 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Joypur 12 14 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Mukundapur 10 11 1 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ropo 8 10 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Sidhi-Jamra 11 13 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uparkahan 12 12 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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ur Agardih-Chitra 10 10 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Barrah 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC CPI(M)

Beko 10 13 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Gagnabad 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gourangdih 9 10 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hadalda-Uparrah 8 9 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalidaha 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Kashipur 10 11 7 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Monihara 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rangamati-

Ranjandih 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Simla-Dhanara 8 9 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sonaijuri 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 IND IND

Sonatholi 8 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bamni Majhihira 9 9 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baramesya

Ramnagar 7 8 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Bhalubasa 9 10 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bisri 11 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AITC

Chandra-

Pairachali 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) BJP

Dhanara 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopalnagar 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jitujuri 10 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kamta Jangidiri 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Manbazar 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Ankro-

Barakadam 13 13 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bargoria-

Jamtoria 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bari-Jagda 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Boro-Jaragora 10 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Buribandh 8 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dighi 10 10 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 AITC OTH

Kumari 9 9 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

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Bhamuria 8 9 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 IND AITC

Digha 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Guniara 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 OTH AITC

Janardandih 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 OTH IND

Raibandh 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 BJP CPI(M)

Saltore 11 13 3 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sarbari 8 8 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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ara Anara 11 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bahara 10 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Bhowridih 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deoli 13 15 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 OTH AITC

Dubra 15 15 9 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Jabarrah Jhapra-I 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jabarrah Jhapra-

II 10 10 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 IND OTH

Nadiha-Surulia 11 11 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Para 12 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Udaipur-

Joynagar 14 14 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 CPI(M) CPI

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Bagda 8 8 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandhra 6 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chhirudih 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jambad 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kenda 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lakhra 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 AITC CPI(M)

Napara 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Panipathar 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Pirrah 8 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) OTH

Puncha 10 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

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Bhandarpuara

Chipida 11 11 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 AIFB OTH

Chakaltore 9 11 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 1 INC INC

Dimdiha 14 14 3 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Durku 9 10 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garafusra 11 14 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Lagda 11 12 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Manara 10 10 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sonaijuri 15 16 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

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Agoya-Narrah 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Belma 13 13 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 OTH OTH

Bhangra 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chharrah-

Dumdumi 11 11 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 INC CPI(M)

Ghonga 12 13 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Golamara 10 11 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hutmura 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 AITC OTH

Pindra 13 13 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raghabpur 12 14 8 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Arrah 13 16 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Babugram 9 9 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bero 6 9 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chorpahari 7 9 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khajura 8 10 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Natundih 10 10 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sanka 10 10 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Barrah 12 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chelyama 12 15 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Joradih 14 14 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mangalda-

Moutore 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nildih 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nutandih 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 AITC OTH

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Gorsika 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Muradi 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramchandrapur-

Kotaldi 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 AITC AITC

Santuri 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tarabari 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Begampur 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Belegachhi 14 16 10 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Brindakhali 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Champahati 12 14 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Dhapdhapi-I 10 11 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 AITC INC

Dhapdhapi-II 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 1 AITC AITC

Hardaha 11 13 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Hariharpur 15 17 10 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalyanpur 17 20 2 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Madarat 16 19 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mallickpur 15 20 5 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nabagram 15 15 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar-I 9 13 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar-II 9 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sankarpur-I 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sankarpur-II 7 10 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Shikharbali-I 9 11 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shikharbali-II 11 13 3 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

South Garia 12 15 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Basanti 11 17 2 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 3 0 RSP RSP

Bharatgarh 14 18 4 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Charavidya 11 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chunakhali 12 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Fulmalancha 13 20 13 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jharkhali 10 14 2 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Jyotishpur 7 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 RSP RSP

Kanthalberia 9 14 2 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Masjitbati 6 10 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Nafarganj 8 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Ramchandrakhali 12 17 2 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Uttar

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Bodra 18 18 12 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandaneswar-I 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandaneswar-II 11 11 7 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Durgapur 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jagulgachi 16 16 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Narayanpur 15 15 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Pranganj 19 19 7 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shanksahar 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tardaha 15 15 8 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bamanghata 10 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Beonta-I 8 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Beonta-II 10 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhagabanpur 13 15 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhogali-I 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bhogali-II 10 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chaltaberia 15 18 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Polerhat-I 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Polerhat-II 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shanpukur 18 21 3 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amgachia 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Andharmanik 11 13 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhandaria

Kastekumari 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dakshin

Gouripur

Chakdhir

12 12 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Julpia 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Keoradanga 10 12 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Kulerdari 8 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Panakua 16 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Paschim

Bishnupur 17 20 4 0 0 0 5 7 3 0 1 0 INC BJP

Purba Bishnupur 13 15 5 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Raskhali 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Bakhrahat 13 16 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chak

Enayetnagar 10 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chandi 14 16 5 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Gobindapur

Kalicharanpur 10 11 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Kanganberia 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khagramuri 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Maukhali 10 12 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nahajari 12 14 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Panchanan 9 11 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patharberia

Joychandipur 13 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramkrishnapur

Borhanpur 11 13 6 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 INC BJP

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Buita 7 10 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Chingripota 8 12 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mayapur 9 12 3 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Nischintapur 10 15 2 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Rajibpur 5 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uttar Raipur 14 18 12 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Burul 11 14 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chakmanik 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Dongaria Raipur 12 16 4 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 0 0 AITC BJP

Gaza Poali 9 11 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 SUCI AITC

Kamra 7 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kashipur

Alampur 10 13 3 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Naskarpur 13 15 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

North Bawali 13 14 1 0 0 0 3 6 4 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Rania 8 9 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Satgachia 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

South Bawali 9 11 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Bansra 18 23 9 0 4 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Daria 9 11 3 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Dighirpar 14 21 0 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gopalpur 12 14 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Hatpukuria 9 12 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Itkhola 14 17 10 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Matla-I 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Matla-II 9 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nikarighata 13 17 4 0 0 0 3 7 0 3 0 0 AITC AITC

Taldi 22 26 6 1 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Atharobanki 10 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deuli-I 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Deuli-II 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalikatala 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Motherdighi 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Narayanpur 10 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarengabad 15 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tambuldaha-I 11 13 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tambuldaha-II 8 9 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Basuldanga 11 15 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Bolsiddhi

Kalinagar 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dearak 7 10 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Harindanga 6 8 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Kanpur

Dhanberia 6 9 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Masat 7 11 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Netra 10 13 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Parulia 11 14 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

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Bhadura Haridas 12 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalatalahat 11 14 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kamarpole 11 13 6 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 INC AITC

Khordo 12 13 7 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mathur 12 14 5 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 INC IND

Noorpur 16 17 2 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Patra 11 15 6 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Sarisha 14 16 5 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Banganagar-I 10 10 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Banganagar-II 9 10 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Belsingha-I 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Belsingha-II 9 9 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chaluary 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Debipur 15 16 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Falta 16 16 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Fatepur 17 17 6 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Gopalpur 18 18 6 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Harindanga-I 11 11 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Harindanga-II 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mallickpur 17 17 5 1 0 0 1 7 2 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Noapukuria 14 15 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amtali 12 12 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 AITC CPI(M)

Bali-I 8 8 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bali-II 11 12 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Bipradaspur 11 11 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Chhoto

Mollakhali 11 14 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Gosaba 11 13 4 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Kachukhali 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kumirmari 10 12 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Lahiripur 14 16 8 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pathankhali 8 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 RSP RSP

Radhanagar

Taranagar 13 15 4 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Rangabelia 9 10 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 RSP RSP

Sambhunagar 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Satjelia 12 13 1 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

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Baharu Kshetra 9 10 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 CPI(M) INC

Bamangachhi 14 14 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Chaltaberia 9 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dakshin Barasat 13 17 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 9 0 0 SUCI AITC

Dhosa

Chandaneswar 15 17 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 7 0 0 SUCI AITC

Harinarayanpur 10 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Jangalia 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 SUCI SUCI

Khakurdaha 11 12 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Narayanitala 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 SUCI AITC

Rajapur Karabeg 12 14 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Sripur 9 12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Uttar Durgapur 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 SUCI OTH

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Baishata 15 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Beledurganagar 14 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chuprijhara 14 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Futigoda 12 13 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 AITC SUCI

Gordoani 12 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Mayahauri 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 0 SUCI SUCI

Monirtat 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Moydah 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 SUCI SUCI

Nalgora 14 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sahajadapur 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 CPI(M) IND

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Bapuji 13 14 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Madhusudanpur 11 11 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Netaji 13 13 6 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Protapaditya-

nagar 17 17 4 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 1 0 INC AITC

Rabindra 13 14 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramgopalpur 11 11 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rishi Bankim

Chandra 16 17 8 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sri Sri

Ramkrishna 9 11 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Srinagar 10 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Surjyanagar 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Swami

Vivekananda 14 16 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Baburmahal 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Belpukur 15 15 8 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandipur 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhola 14 14 3 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Gazipur 9 9 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Iswaripur 12 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kamarchak 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Karanjali 11 11 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Keoratala 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 AITC IND

Kulpi 11 12 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rajarampur 15 15 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramkishore 16 16 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ramkrishnapur 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar

Gazipur 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Deulbari Debipur 13 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Gopalganj 19 19 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gurguria

Bhubaneswari 17 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jalaberia-I 11 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jalaberia-II 11 11 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Godabar 13 13 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 CPI(M) INC

Maipith

Baikunthapur 15 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Merigunj-I 10 10 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Merigunj-II 11 11 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

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Ektara 11 15 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Hariharpur 11 13 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 2 AITC AITC

Kalikapota 13 15 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 2 2 IND INC

Lakshmikantapur 12 12 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rangilabad 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sherpur 12 14 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Shirakol 15 16 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Srichanda 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Usthi 15 18 3 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 1 3 AITC AITC

Uttarkusum 14 17 4 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 2 0 INC CPI(M)

Yearpur 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Amratala 11 13 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Dhamua North 10 13 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Dhamua South 16 18 8 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhanpota 7 9 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dihikalash 10 13 1 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Gokarnee 13 14 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Hotar Marjada 8 10 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Jugdia 7 10 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Magrahat East 14 17 7 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Magrahat West 17 18 2 0 0 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Mohanpur 9 11 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Multi 13 15 2 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Nainan 14 15 4 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Urelchandpur 9 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

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Chandpur

Chaitanyapur 13 14 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Dhanurhat 13 13 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gabberia 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 0 SUCI AITC

Ghateswar 16 18 4 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jagadishpur 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kecharkur 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Krishnapur 12 14 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nishapur 15 17 10 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

South Bishnupur 16 17 5 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Bhagabanpur 10 10 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Debipur 11 11 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Krishnachandra-

pur 10 10 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Lakshminarayan-

pur Dakshin 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 0 IND AITC

Lakshminarayan-

pur Uttar 14 14 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Lalpur 9 11 3 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Mathurapur

Paschim 12 12 2 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Mathurapur

Purba 10 10 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Nalua 12 12 3 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Shankarpur 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 IND IND

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Dighirpar

Bakultala 10 12 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Gilarchhat 11 12 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Kankandighi 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Kashinagar 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kautala 7 9 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Khari 11 12 3 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Kumrapara 9 11 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nagendrapur 11 14 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 AITC AITC

Nandakumarpur 15 17 12 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Radhakantapur 8 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Raidighi 14 16 2 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 0 1 AITC AITC

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Budhakhali 14 16 4 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Freserganj 10 13 6 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Haripur 14 16 5 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Mousuni 12 13 4 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Namkhana 19 21 8 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Narayanpur 15 15 4 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Shibrampur 14 18 4 0 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

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Achintyanagar 14 15 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Banashyamnagar 10 12 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Brajaballavpur 15 15 8 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dakshin

Gangadharpur 15 15 2 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 1 0 AITC INC

Dakshin Roypur 9 10 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 IND CPI(M)

Digambarpur 15 16 6 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

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Durbachati 10 12 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 INC INC

Gopalnagar 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

G-Plot 17 17 7 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Herambagopal-

pur 13 14 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Lashmijanardan-

pur 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC CPI(M)

Patharpratima 18 19 4 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramganga 10 13 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sridharnagar 10 12 3 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 AITC INC

Srinarayanpur

Purnachandrapur 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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uth

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ar

Dhablat 17 17 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Dhaspara

Sumatinagar-I 10 13 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhaspara

Sumatinagar-II 10 13 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gangasagar 15 18 7 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ghoramara 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Muriganga-I 10 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Muriganga-II 9 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Ramkarchar 17 19 9 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Rudranagar 15 18 8 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Bonhooghly-I 9 12 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Bonhooghly-II 9 11 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Kalikapur-I 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalikapur-II 8 12 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kamrabad 8 11 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kheyadaha-I 12 12 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kheyadaha-II 10 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Langalberia 10 13 3 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Poleghat 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Pratapnagar 9 12 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sonarpur-II 11 14 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Ashuti-I 8 13 6 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ashuti-II 12 16 4 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chatta 16 21 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Joka-I 11 13 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Joka-II 19 25 20 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rasapunja 15 17 3 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

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Chopra 11 17 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chutiakhore 8 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Daspara 13 19 9 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Ghirnigaon 10 16 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haptiagachh 9 13 1 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Lakhipur 7 13 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Majhiali 14 21 5 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sonapur 13 22 12 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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-I

Dharampur-I 9 11 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 IND IND

Dharampur-II 9 12 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 IND IND

Goagaon-I 8 11 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goagaon-II 8 11 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Goalpokhar 11 13 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Goti 10 12 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 INC IND

Jaingaon 6 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Khagore 8 10 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Lodhan 9 10 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 IND INC

Mahua 7 10 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Panjipara 13 18 4 3 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Pokharia 12 17 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Sahapur-I 9 12 2 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Sahapur-II 7 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Belon 11 16 1 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Bidyanandapur 11 14 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Chakulia 12 18 6 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Kanki 14 17 3 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Nizampur-I 7 10 4 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Nizampur-II 7 10 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Sahapur-I 7 9 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Sahapur-II 8 10 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 INC IND

Surjapur-I 8 11 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Surjapur-II 11 15 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Toryal 8 13 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bangalbari 12 17 2 1 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bishnupur 10 14 4 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Chainagar 8 12 3 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Hemtabad 13 20 3 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Naoda 9 14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

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Agdimti-Khanti 11 16 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gaisal-I 7 11 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gaisal-II 6 9 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gobindapur 8 13 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gunjaria 8 13 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Islampur 4 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kamalagaon

Sujali 8 14 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Matikunda-I 7 10 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Matikunda-II 8 13 3 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Panditpota-I 7 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 INC IND

Panditpota-II 7 12 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ramganj-I 9 13 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Ramganj-II 5 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Utt

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Itah

ar

Chhayghara 5 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 * #

Durgapur 12 15 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Durlavpur 12 15 2 1 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gulandar-I 8 10 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Gulandar-II 7 10 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Itahar 14 21 2 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Joyhat 11 15 5 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kapasia 12 17 2 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Marnai 12 15 4 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Patirajpur ~ 15 19 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Surun-I 8 12 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Surun-II 6 10 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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Anantapur 10 13 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Baruna 9 14 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Bhandar 11 14 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Bochadanga 13 17 4 0 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 INC AITC

Dhankoil 12 17 6 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 INC BJP

Malgaon 10 15 4 0 0 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Mustafanagar 13 18 4 0 0 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 AITC INC

Radhikapur 11 14 5 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) OTH

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Altapur-I 8 12 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Altapur-II 9 14 5 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Bazargaon-I 8 11 2 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bazargaon-II 7 9 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dalkhhola-I 8 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Domohona 17 22 15 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Karandighi-I 9 12 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Karandighi-II 11 15 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Lahutara-I 10 12 4 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB INC

Lahutara-II 9 13 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raniganj 12 16 7 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 BJP INC

Rasakhowa-I 10 15 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rasakhowa-II 12 16 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Bahin 13 19 6 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Barua 15 23 3 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 2 INC INC

Bhatun 9 16 7 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bindole 10 14 4 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Birghai 14 19 7 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Gouri 12 16 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Jagadishpur 10 16 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 INC INC

Kamalabari-I 10 17 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 INC INC

Kamalabari-II 6 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Maraikura 13 20 4 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Mahipur 9 15 8 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rampur 10 16 4 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Sherpur 9 15 3 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Sitgram 10 15 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

* Board is not yet formed.

** No Pradhan due to Court Case.

*** Pradhan election is withheld.

# Board is not yet formed.

## Upa-Pradhan Election is withheld.

~ Vote Boycott in Patirajpur/XV-19

OTH (Others): BSP, CPI(ML), DSP, JFB, JD(U), JKP, JKP(A), JKP(IND), JKP(N), JMM, KC, KPP, MKP, NCP,

PBRML, PBSP, PDCI, PDS, RCPI, RJD, SJP, Samata Party, SP, UCPI.

From the above table we find that in 7 Gram Panchayats number of Gram Sansads is 3. 13 Gram

Panchayats have only 4 Gram Sansads. There is 26 Gram Panchayats where Gram Panchayats

have minimum number of 5 seats. Gram Panchayat seats are 6 in 26 Gram Panchayats. 1 Gram

Panchayat (Mohanpur in Barrackpur-II Block, North 24-Parganas) has the maximum number 25

Gram Sansads. 2 Gram Panchayats have 23 Gram Sansads each. 2 Gram Panchayats (Mohanpur

in Barrackpur-II Block, North 24-Parganas and Duttaphulia in Ranaghat-II Block, Nadia) have

maximum number of 29 Gram Panchayat seats. There is also 2 Gram Panchayats where the

number of Gram Panchayat seats is 28. On an average, Gram Panchayats in the State have 11

Gram Sansads and 13 Gram Panchayat seats.

We shall now present the Panchayat Samiti constituencies and seats won by various political

parties in every individual Panchayat Samiti along with parties holding the office of Sabhapati

and Sahakari Sabhapati in Table 3 from next page onwards.

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Table 3: Panchayat Samiti Constituencies, Seats won by Various Political Parties and Parties

holding the Office of Sabhapati and Sahakari Sabhapati in Panchayat Samiti District Panchayat

Samiti

No. of PS

Constituencies

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Sabhapati Sahakari

Sabhapati

Ban

ku

ra

Bankura-I 15 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Bankura-II 19 9 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Barjora 29 20 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bishnupur 22 17 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Chhatna 31 13 2 0 5 1 7 1 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Gangajalghati 30 22 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hirbundh 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Indpur 21 15 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Indas 26 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Joypur 24 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Khatra 18 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kotulpur 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mejhia 14 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Onda 36 30 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Patrasayar 27 21 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raipur * 25 14 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ranibandh 19 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Saltora 22 9 0 0 3 0 9 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sarenga 15 12 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Simlapal 19 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sonamukhi 25 16 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Taldangra 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bir

bh

um

Bolpur-

Sriniketan 25 22 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Dubrajpur 26 19 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Illambazar 22 18 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khoyrasole 21 17 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Labpur 30 16 1 5 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Mahammadbazar 24 12 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Mayureswar-I 25 9 0 0 0 4 9 3 0 0 0 AITC INC

Mayureswar-II 19 7 0 1 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Murarai-I 21 11 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Murarai-II 24 6 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nalhati-I 26 7 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 1 INC INC

Nalhati-II 15 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 OTH CPI(M)

Nanoor 31 22 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Rajnagar 11 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rampurhat-I 23 10 1 1 0 2 7 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Sabhapati

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Rampurhat-II 23 10 0 2 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Sainthia 29 16 1 1 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Suri-I 17 4 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Suri-II 13 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bu

rdw

an

Andal 22 8 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI

Ausgram-I 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ausgram-II 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barabani 19 7 1 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Bhatar 38 28 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Burdwan-I 25 21 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Burdwan-II 22 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Durgapur-

Faridpur 16 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Galsi-I 27 21 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Galsi-II 23 16 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Jamalpur 37 25 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 6 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jamuria 21 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kalna-I 27 10 0 0 0 2 14 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kalna-II 24 16 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kanksa 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Katwa-I 26 15 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Katwa-II 21 14 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ketugram-I 24 22 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ketugram-II 19 13 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khandaghosh 29 23 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) RSP

Manteswar 35 18 0 1 0 1 12 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Memari-I 27 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Memari-II 23 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mongalkot 38 30 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pandabeswar 18 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Purbasthali-I 21 5 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 1 0 AITC BJP

Purbasthali-II 26 6 0 0 0 3 10 7 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Raina-I 24 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raina-II 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raniganj 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Salanpur 20 6 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Co

och

Beh

ar Cooch Behar-I 43 15 0 13 0 4 5 1 0 5 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Cooch Behar-II 39 23 0 3 0 5 5 2 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Dinhata-I 41 13 0 13 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

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Dinhata-II 33 11 0 17 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Haldibari 15 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB AIFB

Mathabhanga-I 29 24 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mathabhanga-II 29 18 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mekhliganj 21 5 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Sitai 15 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Sitalkuchi 24 20 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Tufanganj-I 35 13 0 0 0 0 17 3 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Tufanganj-II 29 10 0 0 0 1 8 8 0 2 0 AITC BJP

Dak

shin

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ur

Balurghat 31 9 0 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Bansihari 15 4 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gangarampur 30 18 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Harirampur 17 8 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hili 11 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Kumarganj 23 13 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kushmandi 24 14 0 0 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tapan 29 6 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Dar

jeel

ing

Kharibari 11 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Matigara 14 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Naxalbari 18 3 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 3 0 INC CPI(M)

Phansidewa 21 7 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Ho

og

hly

Arambagh 44 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Balagarh 34 12 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 AITC AITC

Chanditala-I 27 6 0 0 0 3 16 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Chanditala-II 26 13 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chinsurah-

Mogra 30 9 0 1 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Dhaniakhali 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goghat-I 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Goghat-II 24 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Haripal 44 32 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jangipara 30 27 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khanakul-I 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khanakul-II 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pandua 44 34 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 CPI(M) AIFB

Polba-Dadpur 36 17 0 1 0 1 15 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Pursurah 23 18 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Singur 45 7 1 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sreerampur

Uttarpara 17 7 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Tarakeswar 29 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Samiti

No. of PS

Constituencies

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Sabhapati Sahakari

Sabhapati

Ho

wra

h

Amta-I 35 22 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Amta-II 33 22 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bagnan-I 27 10 1 0 0 8 6 0 0 2 0 INC AITC

Bagnan-II 21 7 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Bally Jagachha 24 16 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Domjur 51 19 0 0 0 8 22 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Jagatballavpur 38 14 1 0 0 3 20 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Panchla 33 6 0 2 0 11 12 0 0 2 0 AITC INC

Sankrail 46 15 1 0 0 11 17 2 0 0 0 AITC INC

Shyampur-I 29 7 0 1 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shyampur-II 24 2 0 0 0 5 15 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Udaynarayanpur 32 22 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Uluberia-I 24 9 0 7 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 AIFB IND

Uluberia-II 22 7 0 4 0 3 6 2 0 0 0 AITC INC

Jalp

aig

uri

Alipurduar-I 30 21 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Alipurduar-II 29 13 0 0 3 7 4 1 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dhupguri 46 23 0 0 0 7 10 6 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Falakata 34 26 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jalpaiguri

(Sadar) 38 26 0 2 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Kalchini 31 3 0 0 13 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Kumargram 27 8 0 0 10 4 4 1 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Madarihat-

Birpara 26 8 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Mal 31 19 1 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Matiali 15 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Moynaguri 42 33 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nagrakata 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Rajganj 34 23 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mal

da

Bamangola 18 12 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chanchal-I 24 6 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Chanchal-II 21 12 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Englishbazar 31 15 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gazole 42 30 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Habibpur 26 13 1 0 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Harishchandra-

pur-I 21 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Harishchandra-

pur-II 25 4 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

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CPI

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Sabhapati

Mal

da

Kaliachak-I 40 24 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kaliachak-II 22 5 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kaliachak-III 39 14 0 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 RSP INC

Manikchak 29 12 1 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 INC INC

Old Malda 17 6 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 INC INC

Ratua-I 29 7 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 1 0 INC CPI(M)

Ratua-II 24 18 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Mu

rsh

idab

ad

Beldanga-I 35 8 0 0 2 23 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Beldanga-II 30 13 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Berhampore 50 19 0 0 0 27 0 1 0 3 0 INC INC

Bhagawangola-I 21 12 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhagawangola-II 17 5 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bharatpur-I 22 13 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) RSP

Bharatpur-II 21 8 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Burwan 35 10 0 0 4 21 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Domkal 39 13 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 INC CPI(M)

Farakka 24 4 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Hariharpara 29 16 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 3 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jalangi 29 19 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kandi 28 6 1 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Khargram 33 13 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Lalgola 34 15 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Murshidabad -

Jiaganj 24 10 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) INC

Nabagram 27 13 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Nawda 27 5 0 0 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 RSP CPI(M)

Raghunathganj-I 18 9 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Raghunathganj-II 28 16 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Raninagar-I 18 7 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Raninagar-II 25 12 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 CPI(M) INC

Sagardighi 33 18 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Samserganj 24 7 0 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Suti-I 18 8 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Suti-II 28 12 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Nad

ia

Chakdaha 47 16 0 0 0 8 20 2 0 1 0 AITC INC

Chapra 38 9 0 0 0 23 4 1 0 1 0 INC INC

Hanskhali 38 15 0 0 0 13 10 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

Haringhata 30 7 0 1 0 2 17 2 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Kaliganj 39 7 0 0 0 18 9 4 0 1 0 INC BJP

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Sabhapati

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Karimpur-I 22 3 0 0 0 11 5 3 0 0 0 INC AITC

Karimpur-II 28 8 0 0 0 13 5 2 0 0 0 INC AITC

Krishnaganj 21 8 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Krishnagar-I 36 14 0 0 0 4 15 3 0 0 0 AITC INC

Krishnagar-II 19 6 0 0 0 5 6 2 0 0 0 INC AITC

Nabadwip 19 11 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Nakashipara 44 20 0 0 0 5 16 1 1 1 0 AITC INC

Ranaghat-I 29 7 0 0 0 8 12 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ranaghat-II 42 14 0 0 0 5 20 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) INC

Santipur 29 16 0 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Tehatta-I 32 12 0 0 0 4 13 3 0 0 0 AITC INC

Tehatta-II 20 7 0 0 0 8 2 1 1 1 0 INC INC

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rth

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arg

anas

Amdanga 24 2 0 1 0 2 15 1 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Baduria 39 5 0 0 0 28 6 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Bagda 27 12 0 3 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Barasat-I 25 4 0 2 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Barasat-II 20 11 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Barrackpore-I 22 14 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Barrackpore-II 17 12 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Bashirhat-I 21 3 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Bashirhat-II 27 2 0 0 0 20 3 1 0 0 1 INC INC

Bongaon 47 9 0 2 0 0 33 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Deganga 37 4 0 1 0 15 16 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Gaighata 39 3 0 0 0 0 32 1 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Habra-I 21 8 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Habra-II 21 0 0 0 0 9 11 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Haroa 23 6 0 1 0 0 12 1 0 1 2 AITC AITC

Hasnabad 25 2 2 0 0 3 15 1 0 1 1 AITC AITC

Hingalganj 26 7 0 0 0 0 13 3 0 0 3 AITC AITC

Minakhan 24 9 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 AITC BJP

Rajarhat 17 6 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sandeshkhali-I 21 6 1 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sandeshkhali-II 22 8 1 0 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 BJP AITC

Swarupnagar 30 8 0 0 0 10 11 1 0 0 0 AITC INC

Pas

chim

Med

inip

ur

Binpur-I 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 OTH OTH

Binpur-II 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandrakona-I 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandrakona-II 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Dantan-I 25 18 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

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Sabhapati

Pas

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Med

inip

ur

Dantan-II 21 18 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Daspur-I 28 19 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Daspur-II 38 8 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Debra 39 34 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garhbeta-I 30 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garhbeta-II 21 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Garhbeta-III 19 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Ghatal 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Gopiballavpur-I 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 CPI(M) IND

Gopiballavpur-II 17 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jamboni 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jhargram 28 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Keshiary 23 19 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Keshpur 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kharagpur-I 20 13 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kharagpur-II 25 15 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Medinipur

(Sadar) 26 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Mohanpur 15 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) CPI

Narayangarh 44 40 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Nayagram 24 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pingla 27 19 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sabang 38 27 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Salboni 26 19 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Sankrail 21 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pu

rba

Med

inip

ur

Bhagawanpur-I 27 8 0 0 0 3 14 2 0 0 0 CPI(M) AITC

Bhagawanpur-II 26 16 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Chandipur 27 8 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Contai-I 24 6 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 2 AITC AITC

Contai-III 24 7 2 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Deshpran 24 5 0 0 0 2 15 0 0 2 0 CPI(M) AITC

Egra-I 22 4 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 2 2 AITC AITC

Egra-II 24 6 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 2 AITC AITC

Haldia 11 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Khejuri-I 18 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Khejuri-II 15 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kolaghat 37 5 0 0 0 5 25 1 1 0 0 AITC AITC

Mahishadal 31 1 0 0 0 3 26 0 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Moyna 31 8 1 0 0 2 16 0 2 2 0 AITC AITC

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Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

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Sabhapati

Pu

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Med

inip

ur

Nandakumar 36 7 0 1 0 2 25 0 0 0 1 AITC AITC

Nandigram-I 27 3 0 1 0 2 21 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Nandigram-II 19 4 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Panskura-I 36 13 7 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Pataspur-I 26 20 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Pataspur-II 21 7 1 0 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 AITC CPI(M)

Ramnagar-I 25 4 0 0 0 0 18 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Ramnagar-II 24 3 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Shahid

Matangini 28 9 1 0 0 0 15 0 2 1 0 AITC AITC

Sutahata 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Tamluk 30 5 1 0 0 1 20 0 0 1 2 AITC AITC

Pu

ruli

a

Arsha 21 8 0 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 AIFB CPI(M)

Baghmundi 20 2 0 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Balarampur 20 15 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Barabazar 25 20 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bandwan 16 9 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hura 22 18 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Jhalda-I 21 2 0 9 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB CPI(M)

Jhalda-II 22 7 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Joypur 19 5 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 INC AIFB

Kashipur 28 23 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manbazar-I 25 20 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Manbazar-II 15 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Neturia 15 5 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 AITC OTH

Para 26 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Puncha 22 12 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Purulia-I 22 5 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 INC INC

Purulia-II 24 18 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raghunathpur-I 15 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raghunathpur-II 15 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Santuri 13 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

So

uth

24-P

arg

anas

Baruipur 54 9 0 0 0 1 44 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Basanti 38 10 0 0 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 RSP RSP

Bhangore-I 26 14 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Bhangore-II 29 5 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bishnupur-I 32 9 0 0 0 3 19 1 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Bishnupur-II 33 2 0 0 0 1 30 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Budge Budge-I 16 5 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 INC AITC

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Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Sabhapati Sahakari

Sabhapati

So

uth

24-P

arg

anas

Budge Budge-II 30 7 0 0 0 2 18 2 0 1 0 AITC AITC

Canning-I 29 9 0 1 1 3 13 0 2 0 0 AITC AITC

Canning-II 23 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Diamond

Harbour-I 20 8 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Diamond

Harbour-II 24 10 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Falta 34 3 1 0 0 1 29 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Gosaba 37 5 0 0 21 0 10 0 0 1 0 RSP CPI(M)

Joynagar-I 33 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 0 0 SUCI SUCI

Joynagar-II 28 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Kakdwip 33 12 0 0 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kulpi 37 6 0 0 0 1 30 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Kultali 26 16 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 2 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Magrahat-I 33 5 0 0 0 3 25 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Magrahat-II 38 8 0 0 0 11 19 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Mandirbazar 29 4 0 0 0 0 23 0 2 0 0 AITC AITC

Mathurapur-I 27 3 0 0 0 5 16 0 0 3 0 AITC AITC

Mathurapur-II 31 9 0 0 0 1 16 1 4 0 0 AITC AITC

Namkhana 21 5 0 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 AITC INC

Patharpratima 42 15 0 0 0 3 21 1 1 1 0 AITC AITC

Sagar 25 9 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 AITC AITC

Sonarpur 31 6 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 2 0 AITC IND

Thakurpukur

Maheshtala 18 11 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

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Chopra 24 7 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Goalpokhar-I 37 10 1 5 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 INC INC

Goalpokhar-II 29 8 0 8 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 AIFB INC

Hemtabad 15 9 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Islampur 34 23 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Itahar 31 11 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

Kaliaganj 24 8 0 0 1 12 1 2 0 0 0 INC INC

Karandighi 37 25 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Raiganj 41 7 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

* Election withheld in RAIPUR/P.S.-18

OTH (Others): CPI(ML), DSP, JFB, JKP, JKP(A), JKP(N), JMM, MKP, MKP(IND), NCP, PDCI, PDS, SJP,

WBSP.

From the above table we find that 4 Panchayat Samitis have minimum number of 11

constituencies. In 4 Panchayat Samitis the number of constituencies is 13. On the other hand, in

Baruipur Panchayat Samiti (South 24-Parganas) the maximum number of 54 Panchayat Samiti

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constituencies exists. This is followed by Domjur Panchayat Samiti (Howrah) where the number

of Panchayat Samiti constituencies is 51. In other 2 Panchayat Samitis (Dhaniakhali in Hooghly

and Berhampore in Murshidabad) the number of Panchayat Samiti constituencies is 50. On an

average, there are 27 Panchayat Samiti constituencies in a Panchayat Samiti in the State.

Finally we move on to present Panchayat constituencies and seats won by various political

parties along with parties holding the office of Sabhadhipati and Sahakari Sabhadhipati for all

the Zilla Parishads and Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad. This is shown in Table 4 below.

Table 4: Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad Constituencies, Seats won by Various Political Parties and

Parties holding the Office of Sabhadhipati and Sahakari Sabhadhipati in Zilla/Mahakuma

Parishad Zilla/Mahakuma

Parishad

No. of ZP/MP

Constituencies

Seats won by Various Political Parties Office of

CPI

(M)

CPI AIFB RSP INC AITC BJP SUCI IND OTH Sabhadhipati Sahakari

Sabhadhipati

Bankura 43 37 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 CPI(M) CPI

Birbhum 35 24 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Burdwan 67 52 4 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Cooch Behar 29 19 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Dakshin

Dinajpur 17 9 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Hooghly 47 36 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

Howrah 36 23 2 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI

Jalpaiguri 34 28 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Malda 34 12 1 0 1 18 0 1 0 1 0 INC BJP

Murshidabad 63 27 0 0 5 31 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) RSP

Nadia 45 32 1 0 0 5 6 0 0 1 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

North 24-

Parganas 51 26 0 1 0 8 16 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Paschim

Medinipur 62 56 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 CPI(M) CPI

Purba Medinipur 53 14 2 0 0 0 35 0 0 1 1 AITC AITC

Purulia 35 28 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) AIFB

Siliguri 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 CPI(M) CPI(M)

South 24-

Parganas 73 26 0 0 5 3 34 0 4 1 0 AITC AITC

Uttar Dinajpur 24 8 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 INC INC

OTH (Others): JKP(A), JKP(N), DSP

From the above table we find that Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad has the minimum number of 7

constituencies, followed by Dakshin Dinajpur where the number is 17. Uttar Dinajpur also has a

small number of 24 constituencies. On the other hand, South 24-Parganas has the maximum

number of 73 constituencies followed by Burdwan (67) and Murshidabad (63). On an average,

there are 42 constituencies in a Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad in the State.

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Chapter 2 : Mother Tongue of the Panchayat Members

With this chapter we start presenting information regarding socio-economic profiles of the three

tier Panchayat members. At first we want to present the information regarding the mother tongue

of the elected Panchayat members. Information has been presented for five main languages, that

is, Bengali, Santali, Hindi, Nepali and Urdu while the other regional languages have been

clubbed under other language category. The district-wise information is presented in Table 5.

Table 5: Mother Tongue of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Bengali Santali Hindi Nepali Urdu Other

Language Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2179 No. 2043 132 1 0 0 3

% 93.76 6.06 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.14

PS 496 496 No. 471 23 1 0 0 1

% 94.96 4.64 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.20

ZP 43 43 No. 41 2 0 0 0 0

% 95.35 4.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2718 2718 No. 2555 157 2 0 0 4

% 94.00 5.78 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.15

Birbhum

GP 1905 1898 No. 1854 44 0 0 0 0

% 97.68 2.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 425 424 No. 419 5 0 0 0 0

% 98.82 1.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 35 35 No. 34 1 0 0 0 0

% 97.14 2.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2365 2357 No. 2307 50 0 0 0 0

% 97.88 2.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Burdwan

GP 3600 3599 No. 3459 39 99 0 0 2

% 96.11 1.08 2.75 0.00 0.00 0.06

PS 749 748 No. 724 9 15 0 0 0

% 96.79 1.20 2.01 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 67 67 No. 64 2 1 0 0 0

% 95.52 2.99 1.49 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4416 4414 No. 4247 50 115 0 0 2

% 96.22 1.13 2.61 0.00 0.00 0.05

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1488 No. 1488 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 353 288 No. 288 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 29 29 No. 29 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2050 1805 No. 1805 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Bengali Santali Hindi Nepali Urdu Other

Language Total

No.

Information

Available

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 822 No. 818 0 2 0 0 2

% 99.51 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.24

PS 180 157 No. 157 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 17 17 No. 15 2 0 0 0 0

% 88.24 11.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 1036 996 No. 990 2 2 0 0 2

% 99.40 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.20

Hooghly

GP 2798 2631 No. 2565 30 29 0 3 4

% 97.49 1.14 1.10 0.00 0.11 0.15

PS 587 449 No. 434 8 4 0 1 2

% 96.66 1.78 0.89 0.00 0.22 0.45

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - -

Total 3432 3080 No. 2999 38 33 0 4 6

% 97.37 1.23 1.07 0.00 0.13 0.19

Howrah

GP 2141 2103 No. 2095 0 8 0 0 0

% 99.62 0.00 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 439 437 No. 433 0 3 0 1 0

% 99.08 0.00 0.69 0.00 0.23 0.00

ZP 36 31 No. 31 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2616 2571 No. 2559 0 11 0 1 0

% 99.53 0.00 0.43 0.00 0.04 0.00

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1962 No. 1364 8 196 150 0 244

% 69.52 0.41 9.99 7.65 0.00 12.44

PS 396 393 No. 284 3 37 30 0 39

% 72.26 0.76 9.41 7.63 0.00 9.92

ZP 34 30 No. 20 0 0 6 0 4

% 66.67 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 13.33

Total 2406 2385 No. 1668 11 233 186 0 287

% 69.94 0.46 9.77 7.80 0.00 12.03

Malda

GP 1889 1832 No. 1800 29 3 0 0 0

% 98.25 1.58 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 408 402 No. 399 3 0 0 0 0

% 99.25 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - -

Total 2331 2234 No. 2199 32 3 0 0 0

% 98.43 1.43 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Bengali Santali Hindi Nepali Urdu Other

Language Total

No.

Information

Available

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3465 No. 3458 5 0 0 0 2

% 99.80 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06

PS 717 717 No. 717 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 63 63 No. 62 1 0 0 0 0

% 98.41 1.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4246 4245 No. 4237 6 0 0 0 2

% 99.81 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05

Nadia

GP 2687 2682 No. 2682 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 533 533 No. 533 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 45 45 No. 45 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3265 3260 No. 3260 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2902 No. 2902 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 575 575 No. 575 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 51 51 No. 51 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3531 3528 No. 3528 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3232 No. 3058 161 1 1 0 11

% 94.62 4.98 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.34

PS 750 605 No. 575 25 1 0 0 4

% 95.04 4.13 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.66

ZP 62 62 No. 58 3 0 0 0 1

% 93.55 4.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.61

Total 4121 3899 No. 3691 189 2 1 0 16

% 94.67 4.85 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.41

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2855 No. 2855 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 628 624 No. 623 0 1 0 0 0

% 99.84 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 53 53 No. 53 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3544 3532 No. 3531 0 1 0 0 0

% 99.97 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Bengali Santali Hindi Nepali Urdu Other

Language Total

No.

Information

Available

Purulia

GP 1736 1669 No. 1519 129 16 0 0 5

% 91.01 7.73 0.96 0.00 0.00 0.30

PS 406 368 No. 322 42 3 0 0 1

% 87.50 11.41 0.82 0.00 0.00 0.27

ZP 35 33 No. 28 5 0 0 0 0

% 84.85 15.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2177 2070 No. 1869 176 19 0 0 6

% 90.29 8.50 0.92 0.00 0.00 0.29

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 4058 No. 4058 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

PS 877 875 No. 875 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 73 73 No. 73 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 5079 5006 No. 5006 0 0 0 0 0

% 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1348 No. 1171 17 21 0 129 10

% 86.87 1.26 1.56 0.00 9.57 0.74

PS 272 272 No. 246 2 2 0 22 0

% 90.44 0.74 0.74 0.00 8.09 0.00

ZP 24 24 No. 22 0 0 0 2 0

% 91.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.33 0.00

Total 1655 1644 No. 1439 19 23 0 153 10

% 87.53 1.16 1.40 0.00 9.31 0.61

Siliguri

GP 360 347 No. 213 6 87 23 0 18

% 61.38 1.73 25.07 6.63 0.00 5.19

PS 64 54 No. 37 1 14 1 0 1

% 68.52 1.85 25.93 1.85 0.00 1.85

MP 7 7 No. 5 0 2 0 0 0

% 71.43 0.00 28.57 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 431 408 No. 255 7 103 24 0 19

% 62.50 1.72 25.25 5.88 0.00 4.66

State

GP 41809 41072 No. 39402 600 463 174 132 301

% 95.93 1.46 1.13 0.42 0.32 0.73

PS 8855 8417 No. 8112 121 81 31 24 48

% 96.38 1.44 0.96 0.37 0.29 0.57

ZP/MP 755 663 No. 631 16 3 6 2 5

% 95.17 2.41 0.45 0.90 0.30 0.75

Total 51419 50152 No. 48145 737 547 211 158 354

% 96.00 1.47 1.09 0.42 0.32 0.71

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Other Language: Adibasi, Alchiki, Bhojpuri, Boro, Dukpa, Garo, Gorkha, Gurumukhi, Ho, Kamtapuri,

Kharia, Kochrava, Kool, Kudukh, Kurmali, Marwari, Mech, Mund, Munda, Mundari, Mundi, Oraon,

Oria, Rajbanshi, Rava, Sadani, Sadhan, Sadri, Surjapuri.

From table 5 we find that mother tongue of 96 percent Panchayat members is Bengali. Santali

and Hindi become the second and third highest language being mother tongue for 1.47 percent

and 1.09 percent of the Panchayat members respectively.

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Chapter 3 : Gender Distribution of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

We shall now present gender distribution of the Panchayat Members and functionaries. We know

that as per statutory provision, at least one-third of the Panchayat members shall be women. At

first, let us see the situation for all the Panchayat members. The tier and district-wise information

is presented in table 6.

Table 6: Gender Distribution of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Women Men

Total No. Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2179 No. 881 1298

% 40.43 59.57

PS 496 495 No. 189 306

% 38.18 61.82

ZP 43 43 No. 19 24

% 44.19 55.81

Total 2718 2717 No. 1089 1628

% 40.08 59.92

Birbhum

GP 1905 1900 No. 751 1149

% 39.53 60.47

PS 425 425 No. 159 266

% 37.41 62.59

ZP 35 35 No. 12 23

% 34.29 65.71

Total 2365 2360 No. 922 1438

% 39.07 60.93

Burdwan

GP 3600 3599 No. 1379 2220

% 38.32 61.68

PS 749 746 No. 284 462

% 38.07 61.93

ZP 67 67 No. 26 41

% 38.81 61.19

Total 4416 4412 No. 1689 2723

% 38.28 61.72

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1484 No. 590 894

% 39.76 60.24

PS 353 288 No. 108 180

% 37.50 62.50

ZP 29 29 No. 12 17

% 41.38 58.62

Total 2050 1801 No. 710 1091

% 39.42 60.58

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Women Men

Total No. Information

Available

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 822 No. 319 503

% 38.81 61.19

PS 180 163 No. 61 102

% 37.42 62.58

ZP 17 17 No. 7 10

% 41.18 58.82

Total 1036 1002 No. 387 615

% 38.62 61.38

Hooghly

GP 2798 2724 No. 1081 1643

% 39.68 60.32

PS 587 463 No. 190 273

% 41.04 58.96

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 3432 3187 No. 1271 1916

% 39.88 60.12

Howrah

GP 2141 2104 No. 837 1267

% 39.78 60.22

PS 439 436 No. 163 273

% 37.39 62.61

ZP 36 31 No. 13 18

% 41.94 58.06

Total 2616 2571 No. 1013 1558

% 39.40 60.60

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1967 No. 795 1172

% 40.42 59.58

PS 396 395 No. 154 241

% 38.99 61.01

ZP 34 34 No. 18 16

% 52.94 47.06

Total 2406 2396 No. 967 1429

% 40.36 59.64

Malda

GP 1889 1862 No. 739 1123

% 39.69 60.31

PS 408 406 No. 153 253

% 37.68 62.32

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 2331 2268 No. 892 1376

% 39.33 60.67

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Women Men

Total No. Information

Available

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3458 No. 1302 2156

% 37.65 62.35

PS 717 715 No. 264 451

% 36.92 63.08

ZP 63 63 No. 27 36

% 42.86 57.14

Total 4246 4236 No. 1593 2643

% 37.61 62.39

Nadia

GP 2687 2678 No. 1053 1625

% 39.32 60.68

PS 533 533 No. 204 329

% 38.27 61.73

ZP 45 45 No. 20 25

% 44.44 55.56

Total 3265 3256 No. 1277 1979

% 39.22 60.78

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2902 No. 1137 1765

% 39.18 60.82

PS 575 573 No. 214 359

% 37.35 62.65

ZP 51 51 No. 18 33

% 35.29 64.71

Total 3531 3526 No. 1369 2157

% 38.83 61.17

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3233 No. 1327 1906

% 41.05 58.95

PS 750 603 No. 230 373

% 38.14 61.86

ZP 62 62 No. 25 37

% 40.32 59.68

Total 4121 3898 No. 1582 2316

% 40.58 59.42

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2856 No. 1098 1758

% 38.45 61.55

PS 628 623 No. 225 398

% 36.12 63.88

ZP 53 53 No. 19 34

% 35.85 64.15

Total 3544 3532 No. 1342 2190

% 38.00 62.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Women Men

Total No. Information

Available

Purulia

GP 1736 1715 No. 722 993

% 42.10 57.90

PS 406 406 No. 161 245

% 39.66 60.34

ZP 35 35 No. 16 19

% 45.71 54.29

Total 2177 2156 No. 899 1257

% 41.70 58.30

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 4103 No. 1592 2511

% 38.80 61.20

PS 877 876 No. 326 550

% 37.21 62.79

ZP 73 73 No. 29 44

% 39.73 60.27

Total 5079 5052 No. 1947 3105

% 38.54 61.46

Uttar Dinajpur

GP 1359 1353 No. 526 827

% 38.88 61.12

PS 272 272 No. 104 168

% 38.24 61.76

ZP 24 24 No. 8 16

% 33.33 66.67

Total 1655 1649 No. 638 1011

% 38.69 61.31

Siliguri

GP 360 357 No. 147 210

% 41.18 58.82

PS 64 57 No. 24 33

% 42.11 57.89

MP 7 7 No. 3 4

% 42.86 57.14

Total 431 421 No. 174 247

% 41.33 58.67

State

GP 41809 41296 No. 16276 25020

% 39.41 60.59

PS 8855 8475 No. 3213 5262

% 37.91 62.09

ZP/MP 755 669 No. 272 397

% 40.66 59.34

Total 51419 50440 No. 19761 30679

% 39.18 60.82

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From table 6 we find that 39.18 percent of the Panchayat members are women. The figure is

highest for Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad level while it is lowest for Panchayat Samiti level.

Let us now see the gender distribution of the three tier Panchayat functionaries. The statutory

provision remains same for the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons. That is at least one-third of

the office of Pradhan, Upa-Pradhan, Sabhapati, Sahakari Sabhapati, Sabhadhipati and Sahakari

Sabhadhipati shall be reserved for women. The actual position of the functionaries is presented

in table 7 below.

Table 7: Gender Distribution of the Panchayat Functionaries

Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available Type Women Men

GP

Pradhan 3239 3216 No. 1342 1874

% 41.73 58.27

Upa-Pradhan 3239 3201 No. 1277 1924

% 39.89 60.11

Sanchalak 12956 9431 No. 3509 5922

% 37.21 62.79

PS

Sabhapati 333 320 No. 127 193

% 39.69 60.31

Sahakari Sabhapati 333 320 No. 116 204

% 36.25 63.75

Karmadhyaksha 2997 2051 No. 566 1485

% 27.60 72.40

ZP/MP

Sabhadhipati 18 18 No. 9 9

% 50.00 50.00

Sahakari Sabhadhipati 18 18 No. 7 11

% 38.89 61.11

Karmadhyaksha 158 94 No. 17 77

% 18.09 81.91

From the above table we find that 41.73 percent Pradhans, 39.69 percent Sabhapatis and 50

percent Sabhadhipatis are women. In case of Vice-Chairpersons, the situation is little bit poor.

Here 39.89 percent Upa-Pradhans, 36.25 percent Sahakari Sabhapatis and 38.89 percent Sahakari

Sabhadhipatis are women. In case of Sanchalak and Karmadhyaksha, there is no reservation

except for Sanchalak of Nari, Shishu Unnayan O Samajkalyan Upa-Samiti of Gram Panchayat.

Even then the situation is very encouraging at the Gram Panchayat level.

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Chapter 4 : Caste Distribution of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

Let us now present the caste distribution of the Panchayat members. The categories are

Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, General Hindu, Muslim and other

minorities. The district and tier-wise distribution of Panchayat members among various castes is

shown in table 8 below.

Table 8: Caste Distribution of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type SC ST OBC General

Hindu

Muslim Other

Minorities Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2174 No. 869 297 190 694 119 5

% 39.97 13.66 8.74 31.92 5.47 0.23

PS 496 493 No. 198 64 47 155 28 1

% 40.16 12.98 9.53 31.44 5.68 0.20

ZP 43 43 No. 17 5 5 14 2 0

% 39.53 11.63 11.63 32.56 4.65 0.00

Total 2718 2710 No. 1084 366 242 863 149 6

% 40.00 13.51 8.93 31.85 5.50 0.22

Birbhum

GP 1905 1876 No. 760 174 67 294 572 9

% 40.51 9.28 3.57 15.67 30.49 0.48

PS 425 421 No. 164 29 14 94 118 2

% 38.95 6.89 3.33 22.33 28.03 0.48

ZP 35 35 No. 12 3 4 8 8 0

% 34.29 8.57 11.43 22.86 22.86 0.00

Total 2365 2332 No. 936 206 85 396 698 11

% 40.14 8.83 3.64 16.98 29.93 0.47

Burdwan

GP 3600 3539 No. 1375 309 180 1003 663 9

% 38.85 8.73 5.09 28.34 18.73 0.25

PS 749 722 No. 267 68 29 243 114 1

% 36.98 9.42 4.02 33.66 15.79 0.14

ZP 67 66 No. 24 5 1 27 9 0

% 36.36 7.58 1.52 40.91 13.64 0.00

Total 4416 4327 No. 1666 382 210 1273 786 10

% 38.50 8.83 4.85 29.42 18.17 0.23

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1443 No. 992 9 62 131 246 3

% 68.75 0.62 4.30 9.08 17.05 0.21

PS 353 282 No. 202 2 12 18 47 1

% 71.63 0.71 4.26 6.38 16.67 0.35

ZP 29 28 No. 19 0 1 2 6 0

% 67.86 0.00 3.57 7.14 21.43 0.00

Total 2050 1753 No. 1213 11 75 151 299 4

% 69.20 0.63 4.28 8.61 17.06 0.23

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type SC ST OBC General

Hindu

Muslim Other

Minorities Total

No.

Information

Available

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 804 No. 311 180 44 96 167 6

% 38.68 22.39 5.47 11.94 20.77 0.75

PS 180 155 No. 64 31 6 17 36 1

% 41.29 20.00 3.87 10.97 23.23 0.65

ZP 17 17 No. 5 4 1 2 5 0

% 29.41 23.53 5.88 11.76 29.41 0.00

Total 1036 976 No. 380 215 51 115 208 7

% 38.93 22.03 5.23 11.78 21.31 0.72

Hooghly

GP 2798 2580 No. 1052 176 131 885 325 11

% 40.78 6.82 5.08 34.30 12.60 0.43

PS 587 437 No. 176 34 19 168 40 0

% 40.27 7.78 4.35 38.44 9.15 0.00

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - -

Total 3432 3017 No. 1228 210 150 1053 365 11

% 40.70 6.96 4.97 34.90 12.10 0.36

Howrah

GP 2141 2075 No. 594 6 71 945 456 3

% 28.63 0.29 3.42 45.54 21.98 0.14

PS 439 429 No. 118 1 23 192 95 0

% 27.51 0.23 5.36 44.76 22.14 0.00

ZP 36 30 No. 6 0 1 16 7 0

% 20.00 0.00 3.33 53.33 23.33 0.00

Total 2616 2534 No. 718 7 95 1153 558 3

% 28.33 0.28 3.75 45.50 22.02 0.12

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1909 No. 980 511 79 201 115 23

% 51.34 26.77 4.14 10.53 6.02 1.20

PS 396 379 No. 196 101 11 40 24 7

% 51.72 26.65 2.90 10.55 6.33 1.85

ZP 34 34 No. 19 10 0 3 2 0

% 55.88 29.41 0.00 8.82 5.88 0.00

Total 2406 2322 No. 1195 622 90 244 141 30

% 51.46 26.79 3.88 10.51 6.07 1.29

Malda

GP 1889 1821 No. 536 160 81 180 851 13

% 29.43 8.79 4.45 9.88 46.73 0.71

PS 408 403 No. 110 29 18 58 185 3

% 27.30 7.20 4.47 14.39 45.91 0.74

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - -

Total 2331 2224 No. 646 189 99 238 1036 16

% 29.05 8.50 4.45 10.70 46.58 0.72

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type SC ST OBC General

Hindu

Muslim Other

Minorities Total

No.

Information

Available

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3420 No. 644 51 109 501 2095 20

% 18.83 1.49 3.19 14.65 61.26 0.58

PS 717 713 No. 133 7 21 126 418 8

% 18.65 0.98 2.95 17.67 58.63 1.12

ZP 63 63 No. 11 1 1 17 31 2

% 17.46 1.59 1.59 26.98 49.21 3.17

Total 4246 4196 No. 788 59 131 644 2544 30

% 18.78 1.41 3.12 15.35 60.63 0.71

Nadia

GP 2687 2617 No. 1029 81 208 662 618 19

% 39.32 3.10 7.95 25.30 23.61 0.73

PS 533 502 No. 211 15 51 114 107 4

% 42.03 2.99 10.16 22.71 21.31 0.80

ZP 45 44 No. 24 2 2 12 4 0

% 54.55 4.55 4.55 27.27 9.09 0.00

Total 3265 3163 No. 1264 98 261 788 729 23

% 39.96 3.10 8.25 24.91 23.05 0.73

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2879 No. 1107 126 242 429 960 15

% 38.45 4.38 8.41 14.90 33.34 0.52

PS 575 571 No. 218 28 42 99 181 3

% 38.18 4.90 7.36 17.34 31.70 0.53

ZP 51 51 No. 21 2 4 10 14 0

% 41.18 3.92 7.84 19.61 27.45 0.00

Total 3531 3501 No. 1346 156 288 538 1155 18

% 38.45 4.46 8.23 15.37 32.99 0.51

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3140 No. 833 656 235 1195 212 9

% 26.53 20.89 7.48 38.06 6.75 0.29

PS 750 586 No. 164 117 37 225 40 3

% 27.99 19.97 6.31 38.40 6.83 0.51

ZP 62 60 No. 15 10 3 30 2 0

% 25.00 16.67 5.00 50.00 3.33 0.00

Total 4121 3786 No. 1012 783 275 1450 254 12

% 26.73 20.68 7.26 38.30 6.71 0.32

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2856 No. 561 9 119 1897 265 5

% 19.64 0.32 4.17 66.42 9.28 0.18

PS 628 620 No. 117 4 20 414 63 2

% 18.87 0.65 3.23 66.77 10.16 0.32

ZP 53 53 No. 8 0 1 39 5 0

% 15.09 0.00 1.89 73.58 9.43 0.00

Total 3544 3529 No. 686 13 140 2350 333 7

% 19.44 0.37 3.97 66.59 9.44 0.20

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type SC ST OBC General

Hindu

Muslim Other

Minorities Total

No.

Information

Available

Purulia

GP 1736 1594 No. 386 427 331 354 66 30

% 24.22 26.79 20.77 22.21 4.14 1.88

PS 406 378 No. 88 102 82 94 12 0

% 23.28 26.98 21.69 24.87 3.17 0.00

ZP 35 31 No. 9 9 3 9 1 0

% 29.03 29.03 9.68 29.03 3.23 0.00

Total 2177 2003 No. 483 538 416 457 79 30

% 24.11 26.86 20.77 22.82 3.94 1.50

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 3949 No. 1787 72 120 887 1052 31

% 45.25 1.82 3.04 22.46 26.64 0.79

PS 877 843 No. 379 12 21 214 212 5

% 44.96 1.42 2.49 25.39 25.15 0.59

ZP 73 71 No. 25 1 1 22 20 2

% 35.21 1.41 1.41 30.99 28.17 2.82

Total 5079 4863 No. 2191 85 142 1123 1284 38

% 45.05 1.75 2.92 23.09 26.40 0.78

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1306 No. 480 77 29 80 629 11

% 36.75 5.90 2.22 6.13 48.16 0.84

PS 272 262 No. 89 16 7 22 126 2

% 33.97 6.11 2.67 8.40 48.09 0.76

ZP 24 24 No. 8 1 0 3 12 0

% 33.33 4.17 0.00 12.50 50.00 0.00

Total 1655 1592 No. 577 94 36 105 767 13

% 36.24 5.90 2.26 6.60 48.18 0.82

Siliguri

GP 360 348 No. 167 114 16 29 19 3

% 47.99 32.76 4.60 8.33 5.46 0.86

PS 64 53 No. 25 17 2 5 3 1

% 47.17 32.08 3.77 9.43 5.66 1.89

MP 7 7 No. 3 3 0 0 1 0

% 42.86 42.86 0.00 0.00 14.29 0.00

Total 431 408 No. 195 134 18 34 23 4

% 47.79 32.84 4.41 8.33 5.64 0.98

State

GP 41809 40330 No. 14463 3435 2314 10463 9430 225

% 35.86 8.52 5.74 25.94 23.38 0.56

PS 8855 8249 No. 2919 677 462 2298 1849 44

% 35.39 8.21 5.60 27.86 22.41 0.53

ZP/MP 755 657 No. 226 56 28 214 129 4

% 34.40 8.52 4.26 32.57 19.63 0.61

Total 51419 49236 No. 17608 4168 2804 12975 11408 273

% 35.76 8.47 5.70 26.35 23.17 0.55

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From table 8 we find that 35.76 percent Panchayat members belong to Scheduled Castes. Second

highest percentage of members (26.35) comes from general Hindu category. 23.17 percent

Panchayat members are Muslim maintaining close proximity with their population percentage of

25.25 in the state. 8.47 percent and 5.70 percent members belong to Scheduled Tribes and Other

Backward Classes respectively.

Let us now present the caste distribution of the Panchayat functionaries. This is shown in table 9

below.

Table 9: Caste Distribution of the Panchayat Functionaries Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type SC ST OBC General

Hindu

Muslim Other

Minorities

GP

Pradhan 3239 3169 No. 1307 326 140 767 619 10

% 41.24 10.29 4.42 24.20 19.53 0.32

Upa-Pradhan 3239 3156 No. 1287 314 158 738 645 14

% 40.78 9.95 5.01 23.38 20.44 0.44

Sanchalak 12956 9270 No. 2888 654 615 2751 2299 63

% 31.15 7.06 6.63 29.68 24.80 0.68

PS

Sabhapati 333 313 No. 117 27 15 102 52 0

% 37.38 8.63 4.79 32.59 16.61 0.00

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 317

No. 110 30 16 87 72 2

% 34.70 9.46 5.05 27.44 22.71 0.63

Karmadhyaksha 2997 2023 No. 534 138 114 646 577 14

% 26.40 6.82 5.64 31.93 28.52 0.69

ZP/MP

Sabhadhipati 18 16 No. 5 2 0 6 2 1

% 31.25 12.50 0.00 37.50 12.50 6.25

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 16

No. 8 1 2 2 3 0

% 50.00 6.25 12.50 12.50 18.75 0.00

Karmadhyaksha 158 92 No. 20 7 6 39 20 0

% 21.74 7.61 6.52 42.39 21.74 0.00

From the above table we find that 41.24 percent Pradhans, 37.38 percent Sabhapatis and 31.25

percent Sabhadhipatis belong to Scheduled Castes. The corresponding figures for general Hindu

category are 24.20 percent, 32.59 percent and 37.50 percent respectively. The same figures for

Muslim are 19.53 percent, 16.61 percent and 12.50 percent respectively.

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Chapter 5 : Reservation Category wise Distribution of the Panchayat Members

Let us now present the distribution of the Panchayat members in terms of reservation category.

There are five reservation categories in a Panchayat election. These are – (i) Scheduled Tribe

women, (ii) Scheduled Tribe, (iii) Scheduled Caste women, (iv) Scheduled Caste and (v) general

women. The rest seats remain unreserved. The reservation category wise distribution of the three

tier Panchayat members of all the 18 District / Mahakuma Parishad area is shown in table 10

below.

Table 10: Reservation Category wise Distribution of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type ST

Women

ST SC

Women

SC General

Women

Unreserved

Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2171 No. 94 152 295 422 394 814

% 4.33 7.00 13.59 19.44 18.15 37.49

PS 496 493 No. 19 33 63 105 90 183

% 3.85 6.69 12.78 21.30 18.26 37.12

ZP 43 43 No. 4 1 5 9 9 15

% 9.30 2.33 11.63 20.93 20.93 34.88

Total 2718 2707 No. 117 186 363 536 493 1012

% 4.32 6.87 13.41 19.80 18.21 37.38

Birbhum

GP 1905 1858 No. 62 84 267 346 350 749

% 3.34 4.52 14.37 18.62 18.84 40.31

PS 425 413 No. 11 17 55 77 75 178

% 2.66 4.12 13.32 18.64 18.16 43.10

ZP 35 35 No. 1 2 5 7 6 14

% 2.86 5.71 14.29 20.00 17.14 40.00

Total 2365 2306 No. 74 103 327 430 431 941

% 3.21 4.47 14.18 18.65 18.69 40.81

Burdwan

GP 3600 3501 No. 114 150 471 668 673 1425

% 3.26 4.28 13.45 19.08 19.22 40.70

PS 749 699 No. 23 36 88 135 140 277

% 3.29 5.15 12.59 19.31 20.03 39.63

ZP 67 66 No. 2 3 8 13 13 27

% 3.03 4.55 12.12 19.70 19.70 40.91

Total 4416 4266 No. 139 189 567 816 826 1729

% 3.26 4.43 13.29 19.13 19.36 40.53

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1401 No. 0 4 328 456 188 425

% 0.00 0.29 23.41 32.55 13.42 30.34

PS 353 272 No. 0 1 66 95 30 80

% 0.00 0.37 24.26 34.93 11.03 29.41

ZP 29 28 No. 0 0 6 9 4 9

% 0.00 0.00 21.43 32.14 14.29 32.14

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type ST

Women

ST SC

Women

SC General

Women

Unreserved

Total

No.

Information

Available

Cooch Behar Total 2050 1701 No. 0 5 400 560 222 514

% 0.00 0.29 23.52 32.92 13.05 30.22

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 800 No. 60 94 114 152 115 265

% 7.50 11.75 14.25 19.00 14.38 33.13

PS 180 150 No. 11 15 18 33 23 50

% 7.33 10.00 12.00 22.00 15.33 33.33

ZP 17 17 No. 1 2 2 3 3 6

% 5.88 11.76 11.76 17.65 17.65 35.29

Total 1036 967 No. 72 111 134 188 141 321

% 7.45 11.48 13.86 19.44 14.58 33.20

Hooghly

GP 2798 2539 No. 57 77 332 429 521 1123

% 2.24 3.03 13.08 16.90 20.52 44.23

PS 587 439 No. 11 18 60 74 93 183

% 2.51 4.10 13.67 16.86 21.18 41.69

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - -

Total 3432 2978 No. 68 95 392 503 614 1306

% 2.28 3.19 13.16 16.89 20.62 43.85

Howrah

GP 2141 2049 No. 4 2 215 234 511 1083

% 0.20 0.10 10.49 11.42 24.94 52.86

PS 439 425 No. 1 0 39 50 101 234

% 0.24 0.00 9.18 11.76 23.76 55.06

ZP 36 30 No. 0 0 1 3 10 16

% 0.00 0.00 3.33 10.00 33.33 53.33

Total 2616 2504 No. 5 2 255 287 622 1333

% 0.20 0.08 10.18 11.46 24.84 53.23

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1873 No. 166 275 310 510 195 417

% 8.86 14.68 16.55 27.23 10.41 22.26

PS 396 373 No. 40 50 56 109 31 87

% 10.72 13.40 15.01 29.22 8.31 23.32

ZP 34 34 No. 4 4 5 10 4 7

% 11.76 11.76 14.71 29.41 11.76 20.59

Total 2406 2280 No. 210 329 371 629 230 511

% 9.21 14.43 16.27 27.59 10.09 22.41

Malda

GP 1889 1780 No. 52 84 200 232 377 835

% 2.92 4.72 11.24 13.03 21.18 46.91

PS 408 403 No. 11 17 37 57 86 195

% 2.73 4.22 9.18 14.14 21.34 48.39

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - -

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type ST

Women

ST SC

Women

SC General

Women

Unreserved

Total

No.

Information

Available

Malda Total 2331 2183 No. 63 101 237 289 463 1030

% 2.89 4.63 10.86 13.24 21.21 47.18

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3421 No. 17 30 264 231 931 1948

% 0.50 0.88 7.72 6.75 27.21 56.94

PS 717 715 No. 4 3 44 59 195 410

% 0.56 0.42 6.15 8.25 27.27 57.34

ZP 63 63 No. 1 0 4 5 20 33

% 1.59 0.00 6.35 7.94 31.75 52.38

Total 4246 4199 No. 22 33 312 295 1146 2391

% 0.52 0.79 7.43 7.03 27.29 56.94

Nadia

GP 2687 2587 No. 30 44 391 488 502 1132

% 1.16 1.70 15.11 18.86 19.40 43.76

PS 533 502 No. 8 7 74 88 101 224

% 1.59 1.39 14.74 17.53 20.12 44.62

ZP 45 45 No. 1 0 5 10 10 19

% 2.22 0.00 11.11 22.22 22.22 42.22

Total 3265 3134 No. 39 51 470 586 613 1375

% 1.24 1.63 15.00 18.70 19.56 43.87

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2805 No. 52 53 388 510 553 1249

% 1.85 1.89 13.83 18.18 19.71 44.53

PS 575 555 No. 11 14 73 98 107 252

% 1.98 2.52 13.15 17.66 19.28 45.41

ZP 51 50 No. 1 1 5 10 11 22

% 2.00 2.00 10.00 20.00 22.00 44.00

Total 3531 3410 No. 64 68 466 618 671 1523

% 1.88 1.99 13.67 18.12 19.68 44.66

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 2990 No. 197 296 265 316 625 1291

% 6.59 9.90 8.86 10.57 20.90 43.18

PS 750 565 No. 39 61 47 69 113 236

% 6.90 10.80 8.32 12.21 20.00 41.77

ZP 62 60 No. 4 4 4 9 12 27

% 6.67 6.67 6.67 15.00 20.00 45.00

Total 4121 3615 No. 240 361 316 394 750 1554

% 6.64 9.99 8.74 10.90 20.75 42.99

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2854 No. 2 5 275 232 792 1548

% 0.07 0.18 9.64 8.13 27.75 54.24

PS 628 621 No. 2 2 42 51 174 350

% 0.32 0.32 6.76 8.21 28.02 56.36

ZP 53 53 No. 0 0 3 5 16 29

% 0.00 0.00 5.66 9.43 30.19 54.72

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type ST

Women

ST SC

Women

SC General

Women

Unreserved

Total

No.

Information

Available

Purba

Medinipur Total 3544 3528

No. 4 7 320 288 982 1927

% 0.11 0.20 9.07 8.16 27.83 54.62

Purulia

GP 1736 1576 No. 153 169 138 168 305 643

% 9.71 10.72 8.76 10.66 19.35 40.80

PS 406 361 No. 35 44 28 39 67 148

% 9.70 12.19 7.76 10.80 18.56 41.00

ZP 35 35 No. 3 4 2 4 7 15

% 8.57 11.43 5.71 11.43 20.00 42.86

Total 2177 1972 No. 191 217 168 211 379 806

% 9.69 11.00 8.52 10.70 19.22 40.87

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 3778 No. 26 38 581 761 741 1631

% 0.69 1.01 15.38 20.14 19.61 43.17

PS 877 822 No. 3 7 135 171 156 350

% 0.36 0.85 16.42 20.80 18.98 42.58

ZP 73 70 No. 1 0 7 15 16 31

% 1.43 0.00 10.00 21.43 22.86 44.29

Total 5079 4670 No. 30 45 723 947 913 2012

% 0.64 0.96 15.48 20.28 19.55 43.08

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1264 No. 34 39 151 213 270 557

% 2.69 3.09 11.95 16.85 21.36 44.07

PS 272 261 No. 5 11 26 47 54 118

% 1.92 4.21 9.96 18.01 20.69 45.21

ZP 24 24 No. 0 1 3 4 5 11

% 0.00 4.17 12.50 16.67 20.83 45.83

Total 1655 1549 No. 39 51 180 264 329 686

% 2.52 3.29 11.62 17.04 21.24 44.29

Siliguri

GP 360 338 No. 37 48 53 70 35 95

% 10.95 14.20 15.68 20.71 10.36 28.11

PS 64 54 No. 8 5 7 11 6 17

% 14.81 9.26 12.96 20.37 11.11 31.48

MP 7 7 No. 1 1 1 1 1 2

% 14.29 14.29 14.29 14.29 14.29 28.57

Total 431 399 No. 46 54 61 82 42 114

% 11.53 13.53 15.29 20.55 10.53 28.57

State

GP 41809 39585 No. 1157 1644 5038 6438 8078 17230

% 2.92 4.15 12.73 16.26 20.41 43.53

PS 8855 8123 No. 242 341 958 1368 1642 3572

% 2.98 4.20 11.79 16.84 20.21 43.97

ZP/MP 755 660 No. 24 23 66 117 147 283

% 3.64 3.48 10.00 17.73 22.27 42.88

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type ST

Women

ST SC

Women

SC General

Women

Unreserved

Total

No.

Information

Available

State Total 51419 48368 No. 1423 2008 6062 7923 9867 21085

% 2.94 4.15 12.53 16.38 20.40 43.59

From the above table we find that 2.94 percent members belong to ST women category, 4.15

percent members belong to ST category, 12.53 percent members belong to SC women category,

16.38 percent members belong to SC category, 20.40 percent members belong to general women

category and rest 43.59 percent members do not belong to any reserved category. The percentage

of ST women is highest at Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad level. The percentage of ST is highest at

Panchayat Samiti level. The percentage of SC women is highest at Gram Panchayat level. The

percentage of SC is highest at Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad level. The percentage of general women

is highest at Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad level. The percentage of unreserved category is highest at

Panchayat Samiti level.

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Chapter 6 : Age Distribution of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

Let us now present the distribution of the Panchayat members among various age groups. We

have classified all members into ten different age groups. These are (i) less than 25 years, (ii) 25-

29 years, (iii) 30-34 years, (iv) 35-39 years, (v) 40-44 years, (vi) 45-49 years, (vii) 50-54 years,

(viii) 55-59 years, (ix) 60-64 years and (x) 65 years or more. The distribution of all the three tier

Panchayat members in all the 18 districts / Mahakuma Parishad among ten different age groups

is shown in table 11.

Table 11: Age Distribution of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Age (Years)

Total

No.

Information

Available

< 25 25-

29

30-

34

35-

39

40-

44

45-

49

50-

54

55-

59

60-

64

≥ 65

Bankura

GP 2179 2175 No. 206 435 461 416 257 173 131 61 27 8

% 9.47 20.00 21.20 19.13 11.82 7.95 6.02 2.80 1.24 0.37

PS 496 495 No. 35 93 93 90 70 50 34 15 9 6

% 7.07 18.79 18.79 18.18 14.14 10.10 6.87 3.03 1.82 1.21

ZP 43 43 No. 2 3 7 11 7 6 5 1 1 0

% 4.65 6.98 16.28 25.58 16.28 13.95 11.63 2.33 2.33 0.00

Total 2718 2713 No. 243 531 561 517 334 229 170 77 37 14

% 8.96 19.57 20.68 19.06 12.31 8.44 6.27 2.84 1.36 0.52

Birbhum

GP 1905 1874 No. 184 315 350 385 275 160 129 46 18 12

% 9.82 16.81 18.68 20.54 14.67 8.54 6.88 2.45 0.96 0.64

PS 425 420 No. 32 57 68 90 61 49 32 10 17 4

% 7.62 13.57 16.19 21.43 14.52 11.67 7.62 2.38 4.05 0.95

ZP 35 35 No. 1 5 1 6 7 6 5 3 1 0

% 2.86 14.29 2.86 17.14 20.00 17.14 14.29 8.57 2.86 0.00

Total 2365 2329 No. 217 377 419 481 343 215 166 59 36 16

% 9.32 16.19 17.99 20.65 14.73 9.23 7.13 2.53 1.55 0.69

Burdwan

GP 3600 3585 No. 298 565 685 770 484 317 239 117 82 28

% 8.31 15.76 19.11 21.48 13.50 8.84 6.67 3.26 2.29 0.78

PS 749 743 No. 60 91 126 142 110 73 73 32 24 12

% 8.08 12.25 16.96 19.11 14.80 9.83 9.83 4.31 3.23 1.62

ZP 67 67 No. 2 2 10 16 7 6 11 6 5 2

% 2.99 2.99 14.93 23.88 10.45 8.96 16.42 8.96 7.46 2.99

Total 4416 4395 No. 360 658 821 928 601 396 323 155 111 42

% 8.19 14.97 18.68 21.11 13.67 9.01 7.35 3.53 2.53 0.96

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1469 No. 76 182 171 334 275 172 152 68 25 14

% 5.17 12.39 11.64 22.74 18.72 11.71 10.35 4.63 1.70 0.95

PS 353 285 No. 6 32 45 52 56 39 31 20 0 4

% 2.11 11.23 15.79 18.25 19.65 13.68 10.88 7.02 0.00 1.40

ZP 29 29 No. 0 0 3 5 4 6 6 1 2 2

% 0.00 0.00 10.34 17.24 13.79 20.69 20.69 3.45 6.90 6.90

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Age (Years)

Total

No.

Information

Available

< 25 25-

29

30-

34

35-

39

40-

44

45-

49

50-

54

55-

59

60-

64

≥ 65

Cooch Behar Total 2050 1783 No. 82 214 219 391 335 217 189 89 27 20

% 4.60 12.00 12.28 21.93 18.79 12.17 10.60 4.99 1.51 1.12

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 817 No. 69 132 141 175 121 87 44 31 7 10

% 8.45 16.16 17.26 21.42 14.81 10.65 5.39 3.79 0.86 1.22

PS 180 161 No. 10 17 29 32 24 17 16 13 2 1

% 6.21 10.56 18.01 19.88 14.91 10.56 9.94 8.07 1.24 0.62

ZP 17 17 No. 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 1 1 0

% 5.88 11.76 5.88 23.53 11.76 5.88 23.53 5.88 5.88 0.00

Total 1036 995 No. 80 151 171 211 147 105 64 45 10 11

% 8.04 15.18 17.19 21.21 14.77 10.55 6.43 4.52 1.01 1.11

Hooghly

GP 2798 2652 No. 162 348 484 525 417 280 231 111 59 35

% 6.11 13.12 18.25 19.80 15.72 10.56 8.71 4.19 2.22 1.32

PS 587 455 No. 25 51 71 78 65 60 62 21 13 9

% 5.49 11.21 15.60 17.14 14.29 13.19 13.63 4.62 2.86 1.98

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - -

Total 3432 3107 No. 187 399 555 603 482 340 293 132 72 44

% 6.02 12.84 17.86 19.41 15.51 10.94 9.43 4.25 2.32 1.42

Howrah

GP 2141 2086 No. 83 243 409 483 350 200 167 70 50 31

% 3.98 11.65 19.61 23.15 16.78 9.59 8.01 3.36 2.40 1.49

PS 439 433 No. 17 35 68 94 79 51 37 27 17 8

% 3.93 8.08 15.70 21.71 18.24 11.78 8.55 6.24 3.93 1.85

ZP 36 30 No. 1 2 3 3 5 5 4 4 2 1

% 3.33 6.67 10.00 10.00 16.67 16.67 13.33 13.33 6.67 3.33

Total 2616 2549 No. 101 280 480 580 434 256 208 101 69 40

% 3.96 10.98 18.83 22.75 17.03 10.04 8.16 3.96 2.71 1.57

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1958 No. 140 301 343 399 296 223 151 65 28 12

% 7.15 15.37 17.52 20.38 15.12 11.39 7.71 3.32 1.43 0.61

PS 396 394 No. 17 55 53 78 68 46 43 22 5 7

% 4.31 13.96 13.45 19.80 17.26 11.68 10.91 5.58 1.27 1.78

ZP 34 34 No. 0 3 6 1 10 8 4 1 1 0

% 0.00 8.82 17.65 2.94 29.41 23.53 11.76 2.94 2.94 0.00

Total 2406 2386 No. 157 359 402 478 374 277 198 88 34 19

% 6.58 15.05 16.85 20.03 15.67 11.61 8.30 3.69 1.42 0.80

Malda

GP 1889 1807 No. 141 264 271 408 300 167 111 103 28 14

% 7.80 14.61 15.00 22.58 16.60 9.24 6.14 5.70 1.55 0.77

PS 408 393 No. 29 67 51 80 60 50 22 21 11 2

% 7.38 17.05 12.98 20.36 15.27 12.72 5.60 5.34 2.80 0.51

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - -

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Age (Years)

Total

No.

Information

Available

< 25 25-

29

30-

34

35-

39

40-

44

45-

49

50-

54

55-

59

60-

64

≥ 65

Malda Total 2331 2200 No. 170 331 322 488 360 217 133 124 39 16

% 7.73 15.05 14.64 22.18 16.36 9.86 6.05 5.64 1.77 0.73

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3290 No. 255 499 564 698 500 305 300 106 35 28

% 7.75 15.17 17.14 21.22 15.20 9.27 9.12 3.22 1.06 0.85

PS 717 676 No. 54 86 84 136 111 84 63 33 19 6

% 7.99 12.72 12.43 20.12 16.42 12.43 9.32 4.88 2.81 0.89

ZP 63 63 No. 1 5 3 7 17 6 14 5 3 2

% 1.59 7.94 4.76 11.11 26.98 9.52 22.22 7.94 4.76 3.17

Total 4246 4029 No. 310 590 651 841 628 395 377 144 57 36

% 7.69 14.64 16.16 20.87 15.59 9.80 9.36 3.57 1.41 0.89

Nadia

GP 2687 2626 No. 129 333 409 587 428 307 252 93 62 26

% 4.91 12.68 15.58 22.35 16.30 11.69 9.60 3.54 2.36 0.99

PS 533 519 No. 22 61 81 95 85 59 62 31 14 9

% 4.24 11.75 15.61 18.30 16.38 11.37 11.95 5.97 2.70 1.73

ZP 45 44 No. 0 1 4 10 8 7 7 4 2 1

% 0.00 2.27 9.09 22.73 18.18 15.91 15.91 9.09 4.55 2.27

Total 3265 3189 No. 151 395 494 692 521 373 321 128 78 36

% 4.74 12.39 15.49 21.70 16.34 11.70 10.07 4.01 2.45 1.13

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2854 No. 115 344 447 604 514 328 286 117 63 36

% 4.03 12.05 15.66 21.16 18.01 11.49 10.02 4.10 2.21 1.26

PS 575 549 No. 30 43 82 85 111 67 65 34 24 8

% 5.46 7.83 14.94 15.48 20.22 12.20 11.84 6.19 4.37 1.46

ZP 51 50 No. 0 1 1 4 7 8 12 7 6 4

% 0.00 2.00 2.00 8.00 14.00 16.00 24.00 14.00 12.00 8.00

Total 3531 3453 No. 145 388 530 693 632 403 363 158 93 48

% 4.20 11.24 15.35 20.07 18.30 11.67 10.51 4.58 2.69 1.39

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3162 No. 264 569 596 622 384 294 246 97 69 21

% 8.35 17.99 18.85 19.67 12.14 9.30 7.78 3.07 2.18 0.66

PS 750 598 No. 37 95 98 115 82 69 68 16 17 1

% 6.19 15.89 16.39 19.23 13.71 11.54 11.37 2.68 2.84 0.17

ZP 62 62 No. 0 5 9 4 13 13 11 5 1 1

% 0.00 8.06 14.52 6.45 20.97 20.97 17.74 8.06 1.61 1.61

Total 4121 3822 No. 301 669 703 741 479 376 325 118 87 23

% 7.88 17.50 18.39 19.39 12.53 9.84 8.50 3.09 2.28 0.60

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2851 No. 138 307 426 544 438 331 332 153 106 76

% 4.84 10.77 14.94 19.08 15.36 11.61 11.65 5.37 3.72 2.67

PS 628 619 No. 16 56 66 120 97 64 84 55 35 26

% 2.58 9.05 10.66 19.39 15.67 10.34 13.57 8.89 5.65 4.20

ZP 53 52 No. 1 2 2 4 9 10 10 6 3 5

% 1.92 3.85 3.85 7.69 17.31 19.23 19.23 11.54 5.77 9.62

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Age (Years)

Total

No.

Information

Available

< 25 25-

29

30-

34

35-

39

40-

44

45-

49

50-

54

55-

59

60-

64

≥ 65

Purba

Medinipur Total 3544 3522

No. 155 365 494 668 544 405 426 214 144 107

% 4.40 10.36 14.03 18.97 15.45 11.50 12.10 6.08 4.09 3.04

Purulia

GP 1736 1683 No. 162 311 317 342 236 136 91 46 26 16

% 9.63 18.48 18.84 20.32 14.02 8.08 5.41 2.73 1.54 0.95

PS 406 392 No. 25 54 60 78 56 35 47 19 13 5

% 6.38 13.78 15.31 19.90 14.29 8.93 11.99 4.85 3.32 1.28

ZP 35 34 No. 2 4 2 9 3 3 3 5 1 2

% 5.88 11.76 5.88 26.47 8.82 8.82 8.82 14.71 2.94 5.88

Total 2177 2109 No. 189 369 379 429 295 174 141 70 40 23

% 8.96 17.50 17.97 20.34 13.99 8.25 6.69 3.32 1.90 1.09

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 3957 No. 224 522 665 789 638 425 374 178 92 50

% 5.66 13.19 16.81 19.94 16.12 10.74 9.45 4.50 2.32 1.26

PS 877 851 No. 34 102 135 151 164 78 88 49 28 22

% 4.00 11.99 15.86 17.74 19.27 9.17 10.34 5.76 3.29 2.59

ZP 73 72 No. 4 1 3 11 11 20 10 6 4 2

% 5.56 1.39 4.17 15.28 15.28 27.78 13.89 8.33 5.56 2.78

Total 5079 4880 No. 262 625 803 951 813 523 472 233 124 74

% 5.37 12.81 16.45 19.49 16.66 10.72 9.67 4.77 2.54 1.52

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1318 No. 100 183 224 265 196 144 116 54 29 7

% 7.59 13.88 17.00 20.11 14.87 10.93 8.80 4.10 2.20 0.53

PS 272 271 No. 17 30 52 64 46 16 24 11 9 2

% 6.27 11.07 19.19 23.62 16.97 5.90 8.86 4.06 3.32 0.74

ZP 24 24 No. 1 1 3 3 4 1 5 4 1 1

% 4.17 4.17 12.50 12.50 16.67 4.17 20.83 16.67 4.17 4.17

Total 1655 1613 No. 118 214 279 332 246 161 145 69 39 10

% 7.32 13.27 17.30 20.58 15.25 9.98 8.99 4.28 2.42 0.62

Siliguri

GP 360 351 No. 26 49 69 90 47 36 17 6 10 1

% 7.41 13.96 19.66 25.64 13.39 10.26 4.84 1.71 2.85 0.28

PS 64 55 No. 4 5 10 20 8 1 5 2 0 0

% 7.27 9.09 18.18 36.36 14.55 1.82 9.09 3.64 0.00 0.00

MP 7 7 No. 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 14.29 14.29 28.57 28.57 14.29 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 431 413 No. 30 54 80 111 57 39 23 8 10 1

% 7.26 13.08 19.37 26.88 13.80 9.44 5.57 1.94 2.42 0.24

State

GP 41809 40515 No. 2772 5902 7032 8436 6156 4085 3369 1522 816 425

% 6.84 14.57 17.36 20.82 15.19 10.08 8.32 3.76 2.01 1.05

PS 8855 8309 No. 470 1030 1272 1600 1353 908 856 431 257 132

% 5.66 12.40 15.31 19.26 16.28 10.93 10.30 5.19 3.09 1.59

ZP/

MP 755 663

No. 16 37 59 99 116 108 112 59 34 23

% 2.41 5.58 8.90 14.93 17.50 16.29 16.89 8.90 5.13 3.47

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Parishad

Tier Members Type Age (Years)

Total

No.

Information

Available

< 25 25-

29

30-

34

35-

39

40-

44

45-

49

50-

54

55-

59

60-

64

≥ 65

State Total 51419 49487 No. 3258 6969 8363 10135 7625 5101 4337 2012 1107 580

% 6.58 14.08 16.90 20.48 15.41 10.31 8.76 4.07 2.24 1.17

From the above table we find that the age group having highest number of Panchayat members is

35-39 years, followed by the age group 30-34 years. In fact, 58 percent of the members are under

the age of 40 years implying a clear dominance of the young age representatives in Panchayats.

We shall now present the age group distribution of the Panchayat functionaries. Here also all the

functionaries have been distributed among 10 different age groups, synonymous with the age

groups of the Panchayat members. The distribution is shown in table 12 below.

Table 12: Age Distribution of the Panchayat Functionaries

Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type Age (Years)

< 25 25-

29

30-

34

35-

39

40-

44

45-

49

50-

54

55-

59

60-

64

≥ 65

GP

Pradhan 3239 3148 No. 196 420 531 611 468 354 307 147 76 38

% 6.23 13.34 16.87 19.41 14.87 11.25 9.75 4.67 2.41 1.21

Upa-Pradhan 3239 3121 No. 188 464 518 628 504 311 292 112 65 39

% 6.02 14.87 16.60 20.12 16.15 9.96 9.36 3.59 2.08 1.25

Sanchalak 12956 9190 No. 660 1325 1624 1969 1382 882 753 318 183 94

% 7.18 14.42 17.67 21.43 15.04 9.60 8.19 3.46 1.99 1.02

PS

Sabhapati 333 316 No. 9 34 47 53 47 43 39 16 18 10

% 2.85 10.76 14.87 16.77 14.87 13.61 12.34 5.06 5.70 3.16

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 315

No. 16 33 41 66 52 32 34 17 20 4

% 5.08 10.48 13.02 20.95 16.51 10.16 10.79 5.40 6.35 1.27

Karmadhyaksha 2997 2008 No. 89 221 283 379 345 225 230 119 84 33

% 4.43 11.01 14.09 18.87 17.18 11.21 11.45 5.93 4.18 1.64

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 18 16 No. 0 0 1 1 6 1 2 2 2 1

% 0.00 0.00 6.25 6.25 37.50 6.25 12.50 12.50 12.50 6.25

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 16

No. 0 1 1 0 7 2 3 1 1 0

% 0.00 6.25 6.25 0.00 43.75 12.50 18.75 6.25 6.25 0.00

Karmadhyaksha 158 93 No. 0 4 6 5 13 24 16 13 5 7

% 0.00 4.30 6.45 5.38 13.98 25.81 17.20 13.98 5.38 7.53

From the table we find that maximum number of Pradhans and Sabhapatis belong to the age

group of 35-39 years, while the maximum number of Sabhadhipatis belongs to the age group of

40-44 years. The exactly same pattern follows for Upa-Pradhan, Sahakari Sabhapati and

Sahakari Sabhadhipati respectively. The same pattern follows for Sanchalak and PS

Karmadhyaksha as well.

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Chapter 7 : Educational Profile of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

Let us now present the educational profile of the Panchayat members. The information has been

presented district, tier and gender wise. This is shown in table 13 below.

Table 13: Educational Profile of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Bankura

GP

Male 1297 No. 3 25 168 37 66 113 315 300 121 124 17 8

% 0.23 1.93 12.95 2.85 5.09 8.71 24.29 23.13 9.33 9.56 1.31 0.62

Female 881 No. 14 76 155 50 76 122 241 96 27 22 2 0

% 1.59 8.63 17.59 5.68 8.63 13.85 27.36 10.90 3.06 2.50 0.23 0.00

Total 2178 No. 17 101 323 87 142 235 556 396 148 146 19 8

% 0.78 4.64 14.83 3.99 6.52 10.79 25.53 18.18 6.80 6.70 0.87 0.37

PS

Male 305 No. 2 2 11 0 9 10 53 78 53 64 22 1

% 0.66 0.66 3.61 0.00 2.95 3.28 17.38 25.57 17.38 20.98 7.21 0.33

Female 189 No. 0 1 20 5 11 13 63 33 20 19 4 0

% 0.00 0.53 10.58 2.65 5.82 6.88 33.33 17.46 10.58 10.05 2.12 0.00

Total 494 No. 2 3 31 5 20 23 116 111 73 83 26 1

% 0.40 0.61 6.28 1.01 4.05 4.66 23.48 22.47 14.78 16.80 5.26 0.20

ZP

Male 24 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 8 0 2

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 25.00 20.83 33.33 0.00 8.33

Female 19 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 5 2 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.37 5.26 26.32 10.53 10.53 0.00

Total 43 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 10 10 2 2

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.91 16.28 23.26 23.26 4.65 4.65

Total

Male 1626 No. 5 27 179 37 75 123 371 384 179 196 39 11

% 0.31 1.66 11.01 2.28 4.61 7.56 22.82 23.62 11.01 12.05 2.40 0.68

Female 1089 No. 14 77 175 55 87 135 313 130 52 43 8 0

% 1.29 7.07 16.07 5.05 7.99 12.40 28.74 11.94 4.78 3.95 0.73 0.00

Total 2715 No. 19 104 354 92 162 258 684 514 231 239 47 11

% 0.70 3.83 13.04 3.39 5.97 9.50 25.19 18.93 8.51 8.80 1.73 0.41

Birbhum

GP

Male 1139 No. 6 29 49 40 77 118 259 249 138 149 22 3

% 0.53 2.55 4.30 3.51 6.76 10.36 22.74 21.86 12.12 13.08 1.93 0.26

Female 745 No. 8 68 41 51 106 130 212 86 29 12 2 0

% 1.07 9.13 5.50 6.85 14.23 17.45 28.46 11.54 3.89 1.61 0.27 0.00

Total 1884 No. 14 97 90 91 183 248 471 335 167 161 24 3

% 0.74 5.15 4.78 4.83 9.71 13.16 25.00 17.78 8.86 8.55 1.27 0.16

PS Male 260 No. 1 0 2 1 7 8 55 75 34 66 8 3

% 0.38 0.00 0.77 0.38 2.69 3.08 21.15 28.85 13.08 25.38 3.08 1.15

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Parishad

Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Birbhum

PS

Female 158 No. 0 4 5 1 7 18 56 39 9 15 4 0

% 0.00 2.53 3.16 0.63 4.43 11.39 35.44 24.68 5.70 9.49 2.53 0.00

Total 418 No. 1 4 7 2 14 26 111 114 43 81 12 3

% 0.24 0.96 1.67 0.48 3.35 6.22 26.56 27.27 10.29 19.38 2.87 0.72

ZP

Male 22 No. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 11 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.55 0.00 18.18 18.18 50.00 9.09 0.00

Female 12 No. 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 4 1 0

% 0.00 8.33 0.00 8.33 0.00 8.33 0.00 25.00 8.33 33.33 8.33 0.00

Total 34 No. 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7 5 15 3 0

% 0.00 2.94 0.00 2.94 0.00 5.88 0.00 20.59 14.71 44.12 8.82 0.00

Total

Male 1421 No. 7 29 51 41 84 127 314 328 176 226 32 6

% 0.49 2.04 3.59 2.89 5.91 8.94 22.10 23.08 12.39 15.90 2.25 0.42

Female 915 No. 8 73 46 53 113 149 268 128 39 31 7 0

% 0.87 7.98 5.03 5.79 12.35 16.28 29.29 13.99 4.26 3.39 0.77 0.00

Total 2336 No. 15 102 97 94 197 276 582 456 215 257 39 6

% 0.64 4.37 4.15 4.02 8.43 11.82 24.91 19.52 9.20 11.00 1.67 0.26

Burdwan

GP

Male 2210 No. 4 41 88 57 128 203 495 479 301 341 46 27

% 0.18 1.86 3.98 2.58 5.79 9.19 22.40 21.67 13.62 15.43 2.08 1.22

Female 1371 No. 4 74 106 69 152 246 377 214 54 66 8 1

% 0.29 5.40 7.73 5.03 11.09 17.94 27.50 15.61 3.94 4.81 0.58 0.07

Total 3581 No. 8 115 194 126 280 449 872 693 355 407 54 28

% 0.22 3.21 5.42 3.52 7.82 12.54 24.35 19.35 9.91 11.37 1.51 0.78

PS

Male 462 No. 1 3 5 5 11 23 85 106 86 110 23 4

% 0.22 0.65 1.08 1.08 2.38 4.98 18.40 22.94 18.61 23.81 4.98 0.87

Female 280 No. 0 7 15 2 10 40 72 77 26 26 5 0

% 0.00 2.50 5.36 0.71 3.57 14.29 25.71 27.50 9.29 9.29 1.79 0.00

Total 742 No. 1 10 20 7 21 63 157 183 112 136 28 4

% 0.13 1.35 2.70 0.94 2.83 8.49 21.16 24.66 15.09 18.33 3.77 0.54

ZP

Male 41 No. 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 11 15 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.88 4.88 19.51 26.83 36.59 7.32 0.00

Female 26 No. 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 1 7 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.85 0.00 23.08 34.62 3.85 26.92 7.69 0.00

Total 67 No. 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 17 12 22 5 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.49 2.99 11.94 25.37 17.91 32.84 7.46 0.00

Total

Male 2713 No. 5 44 93 62 139 228 582 593 398 466 72 31

% 0.18 1.62 3.43 2.29 5.12 8.40 21.45 21.86 14.67 17.18 2.65 1.14

Female 1677 No. 4 81 121 71 163 286 455 300 81 99 15 1

% 0.24 4.83 7.22 4.23 9.72 17.05 27.13 17.89 4.83 5.90 0.89 0.06

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Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Burdwan Total Total 4390 No. 9 125 214 133 302 514 1037 893 479 565 87 32

% 0.21 2.85 4.87 3.03 6.88 11.71 23.62 20.34 10.91 12.87 1.98 0.73

Cooch

Behar

GP

Male 891 No. 0 7 34 18 66 94 242 207 93 104 21 5

% 0.00 0.79 3.82 2.02 7.41 10.55 27.16 23.23 10.44 11.67 2.36 0.56

Female 590 No. 2 2 30 16 60 92 223 114 22 21 7 1

% 0.34 0.34 5.08 2.71 10.17 15.59 37.80 19.32 3.73 3.56 1.19 0.17

Total 1481 No. 2 9 64 34 126 186 465 321 115 125 28 6

% 0.14 0.61 4.32 2.30 8.51 12.56 31.40 21.67 7.77 8.44 1.89 0.41

PS

Male 178 No. 0 0 4 0 1 10 38 57 20 33 14 1

% 0.00 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.56 5.62 21.35 32.02 11.24 18.54 7.87 0.56

Female 107 No. 0 0 8 0 4 7 39 30 8 8 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 7.48 0.00 3.74 6.54 36.45 28.04 7.48 7.48 2.80 0.00

Total 285 No. 0 0 12 0 5 17 77 87 28 41 17 1

% 0.00 0.00 4.21 0.00 1.75 5.96 27.02 30.53 9.82 14.39 5.96 0.35

ZP

Male 17 No. 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 6 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.88 0.00 11.76 17.65 11.76 35.29 17.65 0.00

Female 12 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.67 33.33 8.33 16.67 25.00 0.00

Total 29 No. 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 3 8 6 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.45 0.00 13.79 24.14 10.34 27.59 20.69 0.00

Total

Male 1086 No. 0 7 38 18 68 104 282 267 115 143 38 6

% 0.00 0.64 3.50 1.66 6.26 9.58 25.97 24.59 10.59 13.17 3.50 0.55

Female 709 No. 2 2 38 16 64 99 264 148 31 31 13 1

% 0.28 0.28 5.36 2.26 9.03 13.96 37.24 20.87 4.37 4.37 1.83 0.14

Total 1795 No. 2 9 76 34 132 203 546 415 146 174 51 7

% 0.11 0.50 4.23 1.89 7.35 11.31 30.42 23.12 8.13 9.69 2.84 0.39

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP

Male 501 No. 0 6 93 12 24 38 124 99 48 47 10 0

% 0.00 1.20 18.56 2.40 4.79 7.58 24.75 19.76 9.58 9.38 2.00 0.00

Female 319 No. 2 19 57 13 28 32 94 59 5 10 0 0

% 0.63 5.96 17.87 4.08 8.78 10.03 29.47 18.50 1.57 3.13 0.00 0.00

Total 820 No. 2 25 150 25 52 70 218 158 53 57 10 0

% 0.24 3.05 18.29 3.05 6.34 8.54 26.59 19.27 6.46 6.95 1.22 0.00

PS

Male 102 No. 0 0 12 2 1 7 20 27 11 17 5 0

% 0.00 0.00 11.76 1.96 0.98 6.86 19.61 26.47 10.78 16.67 4.90 0.00

Female 61 No. 0 0 13 0 1 5 20 14 4 2 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 21.31 0.00 1.64 8.20 32.79 22.95 6.56 3.28 3.28 0.00

Total 163 No. 0 0 25 2 2 12 40 41 15 19 7 0

% 0.00 0.00 15.34 1.23 1.23 7.36 24.54 25.15 9.20 11.66 4.29 0.00

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Parishad

Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Dakshin

Dinajpur

ZP

Male 10 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 20.00 50.00 0.00 20.00 0.00

Female 7 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.29 28.57 28.57 14.29 14.29 0.00

Total 17 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 1 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.76 23.53 41.18 5.88 17.65 0.00

Total

Male 613 No. 0 6 105 14 25 45 145 128 64 64 17 0

% 0.00 0.98 17.13 2.28 4.08 7.34 23.65 20.88 10.44 10.44 2.77 0.00

Female 387 No. 2 19 70 13 29 37 115 75 11 13 3 0

% 0.52 4.91 18.09 3.36 7.49 9.56 29.72 19.38 2.84 3.36 0.78 0.00

Total 1000 No. 2 25 175 27 54 82 260 203 75 77 20 0

% 0.20 2.50 17.50 2.70 5.40 8.20 26.00 20.30 7.50 7.70 2.00 0.00

Hooghly

GP

Male 1604 No. 0 16 22 53 121 204 322 310 220 292 32 12

% 0.00 1.00 1.37 3.30 7.54 12.72 20.07 19.33 13.72 18.20 2.00 0.75

Female 1056 No. 3 35 44 51 116 186 268 194 73 77 9 0

% 0.28 3.31 4.17 4.83 10.98 17.61 25.38 18.37 6.91 7.29 0.85 0.00

Total 2660 No. 3 51 66 104 237 390 590 504 293 369 41 12

% 0.11 1.92 2.48 3.91 8.91 14.66 22.18 18.95 11.02 13.87 1.54 0.45

PS

Male 271 No. 0 2 3 4 8 23 43 49 51 56 26 6

% 0.00 0.74 1.11 1.48 2.95 8.49 15.87 18.08 18.82 20.66 9.59 2.21

Female 189 No. 0 2 5 4 7 25 49 39 26 26 6 0

% 0.00 1.06 2.65 2.12 3.70 13.23 25.93 20.63 13.76 13.76 3.17 0.00

Total 460 No. 0 4 8 8 15 48 92 88 77 82 32 6

% 0.00 0.87 1.74 1.74 3.26 10.43 20.00 19.13 16.74 17.83 6.96 1.30

ZP

Male 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Female 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total

Male 1875 No. 0 18 25 57 129 227 365 359 271 348 58 18

% 0.00 0.96 1.33 3.04 6.88 12.11 19.47 19.15 14.45 18.56 3.09 0.96

Female 1245 No. 3 37 49 55 123 211 317 233 99 103 15 0

% 0.24 2.97 3.94 4.42 9.88 16.95 25.46 18.71 7.95 8.27 1.20 0.00

Total 3120 No. 3 55 74 112 252 438 682 592 370 451 73 18

% 0.10 1.76 2.37 3.59 8.08 14.04 21.86 18.97 11.86 14.46 2.34 0.58

Howrah GP Male 1256 No. 0 4 13 33 95 161 252 219 195 235 31 18

% 0.00 0.32 1.04 2.63 7.56 12.82 20.06 17.44 15.53 18.71 2.47 1.43

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Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Howrah

GP

Female 828 No. 1 11 17 26 66 138 225 169 81 83 11 0

% 0.12 1.33 2.05 3.14 7.97 16.67 27.17 20.41 9.78 10.02 1.33 0.00

Total 2084 No. 1 15 30 59 161 299 477 388 276 318 42 18

% 0.05 0.72 1.44 2.83 7.73 14.35 22.89 18.62 13.24 15.26 2.02 0.86

PS

Male 272 No. 0 1 0 2 2 33 45 42 61 64 17 5

% 0.00 0.37 0.00 0.74 0.74 12.13 16.54 15.44 22.43 23.53 6.25 1.84

Female 162 No. 0 0 2 2 9 12 41 41 24 23 7 1

% 0.00 0.00 1.23 1.23 5.56 7.41 25.31 25.31 14.81 14.20 4.32 0.62

Total 434 No. 0 1 2 4 11 45 86 83 85 87 24 6

% 0.00 0.23 0.46 0.92 2.53 10.37 19.82 19.12 19.59 20.05 5.53 1.38

ZP

Male 18 No. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 2 1

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.56 0.00 5.56 0.00 16.67 55.56 11.11 5.56

Female 13 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 2 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.69 38.46 23.08 15.38 15.38 0.00

Total 31 No. 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 6 12 4 1

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.23 0.00 6.45 16.13 19.35 38.71 12.90 3.23

Total

Male 1546 No. 0 5 13 35 98 194 298 261 259 309 50 24

% 0.00 0.32 0.84 2.26 6.34 12.55 19.28 16.88 16.75 19.99 3.23 1.55

Female 1003 No. 1 11 19 28 75 150 267 215 108 108 20 1

% 0.10 1.10 1.89 2.79 7.48 14.96 26.62 21.44 10.77 10.77 1.99 0.10

Total 2549 No. 1 16 32 63 173 344 565 476 367 417 70 25

% 0.04 0.63 1.26 2.47 6.79 13.50 22.17 18.67 14.40 16.36 2.75 0.98

Jalpaiguri

GP

Male 1168 No. 3 6 49 30 84 116 349 245 148 117 20 1

% 0.26 0.51 4.20 2.57 7.19 9.93 29.88 20.98 12.67 10.02 1.71 0.09

Female 793 No. 5 16 48 41 67 101 287 164 34 23 5 2

% 0.63 2.02 6.05 5.17 8.45 12.74 36.19 20.68 4.29 2.90 0.63 0.25

Total 1961 No. 8 22 97 71 151 217 636 409 182 140 25 3

% 0.41 1.12 4.95 3.62 7.70 11.07 32.43 20.86 9.28 7.14 1.27 0.15

PS

Male 241 No. 0 0 9 1 2 21 63 56 41 40 7 1

% 0.00 0.00 3.73 0.41 0.83 8.71 26.14 23.24 17.01 16.60 2.90 0.41

Female 152 No. 1 0 11 3 10 12 41 40 9 20 4 1

% 0.66 0.00 7.24 1.97 6.58 7.89 26.97 26.32 5.92 13.16 2.63 0.66

Total 393 No. 1 0 20 4 12 33 104 96 50 60 11 2

% 0.25 0.00 5.09 1.02 3.05 8.40 26.46 24.43 12.72 15.27 2.80 0.51

ZP

Male 16 No. 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 1 0

% 0.00 0.00 6.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 50.00 6.25 0.00

Female 17 No. 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 11.76 5.88 0.00 0.00 11.76 35.29 5.88 17.65 11.76 0.00

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whom

Info.

Avail-

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Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Jalpaiguri

ZP Total 33 No. 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 8 3 11 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 9.09 3.03 0.00 0.00 12.12 24.24 9.09 33.33 9.09 0.00

Total

Male 1425 No. 3 6 59 31 86 137 414 303 191 165 28 2

% 0.21 0.42 4.14 2.18 6.04 9.61 29.05 21.26 13.40 11.58 1.96 0.14

Female 962 No. 6 16 61 45 77 113 330 210 44 46 11 3

% 0.62 1.66 6.34 4.68 8.00 11.75 34.30 21.83 4.57 4.78 1.14 0.31

Total 2387 No. 9 22 120 76 163 250 744 513 235 211 39 5

% 0.38 0.92 5.03 3.18 6.83 10.47 31.17 21.49 9.84 8.84 1.63 0.21

Malda

GP

Male 1100 No. 10 32 133 48 83 101 236 243 98 80 35 1

% 0.91 2.91 12.09 4.36 7.55 9.18 21.45 22.09 8.91 7.27 3.18 0.09

Female 715 No. 7 34 102 36 67 103 203 130 15 13 5 0

% 0.98 4.76 14.27 5.03 9.37 14.41 28.39 18.18 2.10 1.82 0.70 0.00

Total 1815 No. 17 66 235 84 150 204 439 373 113 93 40 1

% 0.94 3.64 12.95 4.63 8.26 11.24 24.19 20.55 6.23 5.12 2.20 0.06

PS

Male 248 No. 7 9 23 11 28 13 38 41 33 34 10 1

% 2.82 3.63 9.27 4.44 11.29 5.24 15.32 16.53 13.31 13.71 4.03 0.40

Female 151 No. 3 6 17 20 17 11 24 34 9 9 1 0

% 1.99 3.97 11.26 13.25 11.26 7.28 15.89 22.52 5.96 5.96 0.66 0.00

Total 399 No. 10 15 40 31 45 24 62 75 42 43 11 1

% 2.51 3.76 10.03 7.77 11.28 6.02 15.54 18.80 10.53 10.78 2.76 0.25

ZP

Male 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Female 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total

Male 1348 No. 17 41 156 59 111 114 274 284 131 114 45 2

% 1.26 3.04 11.57 4.38 8.23 8.46 20.33 21.07 9.72 8.46 3.34 0.15

Female 866 No. 10 40 119 56 84 114 227 164 24 22 6 0

% 1.15 4.62 13.74 6.47 9.70 13.16 26.21 18.94 2.77 2.54 0.69 0.00

Total 2214 No. 27 81 275 115 195 228 501 448 155 136 51 2

% 1.22 3.66 12.42 5.19 8.81 10.30 22.63 20.23 7.00 6.14 2.30 0.09

Murshida-

bad GP

Male 2117 No. 5 49 99 79 150 204 499 446 275 257 49 5

% 0.24 2.31 4.68 3.73 7.09 9.64 23.57 21.07 12.99 12.14 2.31 0.24

Female 1282 No. 6 64 97 63 155 244 365 204 44 36 4 0

% 0.47 4.99 7.57 4.91 12.09 19.03 28.47 15.91 3.43 2.81 0.31 0.00

Total 3399 No. 11 113 196 142 305 448 864 650 319 293 53 5

% 0.32 3.32 5.77 4.18 8.97 13.18 25.42 19.12 9.39 8.62 1.56 0.15

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Info.

Avail-

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Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Murshida-

bad

PS

Male 450 No. 0 1 7 3 9 22 82 112 77 104 29 4

% 0.00 0.22 1.56 0.67 2.00 4.89 18.22 24.89 17.11 23.11 6.44 0.89

Female 261 No. 0 3 10 5 7 30 85 62 30 23 6 0

% 0.00 1.15 3.83 1.92 2.68 11.49 32.57 23.75 11.49 8.81 2.30 0.00

Total 711 No. 0 4 17 8 16 52 167 174 107 127 35 4

% 0.00 0.56 2.39 1.13 2.25 7.31 23.49 24.47 15.05 17.86 4.92 0.56

ZP

Male 36 No. 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 8 8 5 1

% 0.00 0.00 5.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.11 22.22 22.22 22.22 13.89 2.78

Female 27 No. 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 7 5 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 3.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.11 29.63 25.93 18.52 11.11 0.00

Total 63 No. 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 16 15 13 8 1

% 0.00 0.00 4.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.11 25.40 23.81 20.63 12.70 1.59

Total

Male 2603 No. 5 50 108 82 159 226 585 566 360 369 83 10

% 0.19 1.92 4.15 3.15 6.11 8.68 22.47 21.74 13.83 14.18 3.19 0.38

Female 1570 No. 6 67 108 68 162 274 453 274 81 64 13 0

% 0.38 4.27 6.88 4.33 10.32 17.45 28.85 17.45 5.16 4.08 0.83 0.00

Total 4173 No. 11 117 216 150 321 500 1038 840 441 433 96 10

% 0.26 2.80 5.18 3.59 7.69 11.98 24.87 20.13 10.57 10.38 2.30 0.24

Nadia

GP

Male 1615 No. 6 23 104 46 90 153 356 314 203 265 44 11

% 0.37 1.42 6.44 2.85 5.57 9.47 22.04 19.44 12.57 16.41 2.72 0.68

Female 1049 No. 5 24 88 47 101 173 324 165 51 62 8 1

% 0.48 2.29 8.39 4.48 9.63 16.49 30.89 15.73 4.86 5.91 0.76 0.10

Total 2664 No. 11 47 192 93 191 326 680 479 254 327 52 12

% 0.41 1.76 7.21 3.49 7.17 12.24 25.53 17.98 9.53 12.27 1.95 0.45

PS

Male 322 No. 0 1 19 0 4 17 56 65 60 80 20 0

% 0.00 0.31 5.90 0.00 1.24 5.28 17.39 20.19 18.63 24.84 6.21 0.00

Female 204 No. 0 1 16 9 12 20 50 45 23 20 8 0

% 0.00 0.49 7.84 4.41 5.88 9.80 24.51 22.06 11.27 9.80 3.92 0.00

Total 526 No. 0 2 35 9 16 37 106 110 83 100 28 0

% 0.00 0.38 6.65 1.71 3.04 7.03 20.15 20.91 15.78 19.01 5.32 0.00

ZP

Male 25 No. 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 7 5 0

% 0.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 4.00 16.00 24.00 28.00 20.00 0.00

Female 20 No. 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 1 2 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 15.00 45.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 0.00

Total 45 No. 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 13 7 9 7 0

% 0.00 0.00 6.67 0.00 2.22 2.22 8.89 28.89 15.56 20.00 15.56 0.00

Total Male 1962 No. 6 24 124 46 94 171 413 383 269 352 69 11

% 0.31 1.22 6.32 2.34 4.79 8.72 21.05 19.52 13.71 17.94 3.52 0.56

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whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Nadia Total

Female 1273 No. 5 25 106 56 114 193 377 219 75 84 18 1

% 0.39 1.96 8.33 4.40 8.96 15.16 29.62 17.20 5.89 6.60 1.41 0.08

Total 3235 No. 11 49 230 102 208 364 790 602 344 436 87 12

% 0.34 1.51 7.11 3.15 6.43 11.25 24.42 18.61 10.63 13.48 2.69 0.37

North 24-

Parganas

GP

Male 1747 No. 4 13 80 34 115 177 389 354 224 291 59 7

% 0.23 0.74 4.58 1.95 6.58 10.13 22.27 20.26 12.82 16.66 3.38 0.40

Female 1126 No. 4 9 85 27 81 169 374 198 88 84 7 0

% 0.36 0.80 7.55 2.40 7.19 15.01 33.21 17.58 7.82 7.46 0.62 0.00

Total 2873 No. 8 22 165 61 196 346 763 552 312 375 66 7

% 0.28 0.77 5.74 2.12 6.82 12.04 26.56 19.21 10.86 13.05 2.30 0.24

PS

Male 352 No. 0 1 7 2 7 11 57 86 50 101 27 3

% 0.00 0.28 1.99 0.57 1.99 3.13 16.19 24.43 14.20 28.69 7.67 0.85

Female 210 No. 1 0 7 1 3 21 59 58 29 22 8 1

% 0.48 0.00 3.33 0.48 1.43 10.00 28.10 27.62 13.81 10.48 3.81 0.48

Total 562 No. 1 1 14 3 10 32 116 144 79 123 35 4

% 0.18 0.18 2.49 0.53 1.78 5.69 20.64 25.62 14.06 21.89 6.23 0.71

ZP

Male 33 No. 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 7 12 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 3.03 3.03 0.00 0.00 15.15 12.12 21.21 36.36 9.09 0.00

Female 18 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 4 5 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.33 11.11 5.56 22.22 27.78 0.00

Total 51 No. 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 6 8 16 8 0

% 0.00 0.00 1.96 1.96 0.00 0.00 21.57 11.76 15.69 31.37 15.69 0.00

Total

Male 2132 No. 4 14 88 37 122 188 451 444 281 404 89 10

% 0.19 0.66 4.13 1.74 5.72 8.82 21.15 20.83 13.18 18.95 4.17 0.47

Female 1354 No. 5 9 92 28 84 190 439 258 118 110 20 1

% 0.37 0.66 6.79 2.07 6.20 14.03 32.42 19.05 8.71 8.12 1.48 0.07

Total 3486 No. 9 23 180 65 206 378 890 702 399 514 109 11

% 0.26 0.66 5.16 1.86 5.91 10.84 25.53 20.14 11.45 14.74 3.13 0.32

Paschim

Medinipur

GP

Male 1868 No. 3 16 49 34 107 175 387 466 294 264 68 5

% 0.16 0.86 2.62 1.82 5.73 9.37 20.72 24.95 15.74 14.13 3.64 0.27

Female 1304 No. 1 71 70 48 130 179 415 235 86 56 11 2

% 0.08 5.44 5.37 3.68 9.97 13.73 31.83 18.02 6.60 4.29 0.84 0.15

Total 3172 No. 4 87 119 82 237 354 802 701 380 320 79 7

% 0.13 2.74 3.75 2.59 7.47 11.16 25.28 22.10 11.98 10.09 2.49 0.22

PS

Male 367 No. 0 0 2 3 3 18 71 98 67 83 22 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.54 0.82 0.82 4.90 19.35 26.70 18.26 22.62 5.99 0.00

Female 227 No. 0 3 8 2 4 13 66 58 30 32 11 0

% 0.00 1.32 3.52 0.88 1.76 5.73 29.07 25.55 13.22 14.10 4.85 0.00

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Info.

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Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Paschim

Medinipur

PS Total 594 No. 0 3 10 5 7 31 137 156 97 115 33 0

% 0.00 0.51 1.68 0.84 1.18 5.22 23.06 26.26 16.33 19.36 5.56 0.00

ZP

Male 36 No. 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 11 9 7 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.78 2.78 5.56 13.89 30.56 25.00 19.44 0.00

Female 25 No. 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 5 6 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 28.00 20.00 24.00 12.00 0.00

Total 61 No. 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 12 16 15 10 0

% 0.00 0.00 1.64 0.00 1.64 1.64 8.20 19.67 26.23 24.59 16.39 0.00

Total

Male 2271 No. 3 16 51 37 111 194 460 569 372 356 97 5

% 0.13 0.70 2.25 1.63 4.89 8.54 20.26 25.06 16.38 15.68 4.27 0.22

Female 1556 No. 1 74 79 50 134 192 484 300 121 94 25 2

% 0.06 4.76 5.08 3.21 8.61 12.34 31.11 19.28 7.78 6.04 1.61 0.13

Total 3827 No. 4 90 130 87 245 386 944 869 493 450 122 7

% 0.10 2.35 3.40 2.27 6.40 10.09 24.67 22.71 12.88 11.76 3.19 0.18

Purba

Medinipur

GP

Male 1756 No. 1 8 23 20 90 129 362 395 296 348 80 4

% 0.06 0.46 1.31 1.14 5.13 7.35 20.62 22.49 16.86 19.82 4.56 0.23

Female 1097 No. 3 9 27 27 70 150 344 261 98 79 26 3

% 0.27 0.82 2.46 2.46 6.38 13.67 31.36 23.79 8.93 7.20 2.37 0.27

Total 2853 No. 4 17 50 47 160 279 706 656 394 427 106 7

% 0.14 0.60 1.75 1.65 5.61 9.78 24.75 22.99 13.81 14.97 3.72 0.25

PS

Male 397 No. 0 1 3 3 4 14 45 74 87 120 44 2

% 0.00 0.25 0.76 0.76 1.01 3.53 11.34 18.64 21.91 30.23 11.08 0.50

Female 223 No. 0 1 1 2 3 9 57 74 35 35 6 0

% 0.00 0.45 0.45 0.90 1.35 4.04 25.56 33.18 15.70 15.70 2.69 0.00

Total 620 No. 0 2 4 5 7 23 102 148 122 155 50 2

% 0.00 0.32 0.65 0.81 1.13 3.71 16.45 23.87 19.68 25.00 8.06 0.32

ZP

Male 34 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 12 7 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.88 11.76 26.47 35.29 20.59 0.00

Female 19 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 7 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.26 15.79 15.79 26.32 36.84 0.00

Total 53 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 17 14 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.66 13.21 22.64 32.08 26.42 0.00

Total

Male 2187 No. 1 9 26 23 94 143 409 473 392 480 131 6

% 0.05 0.41 1.19 1.05 4.30 6.54 18.70 21.63 17.92 21.95 5.99 0.27

Female 1339 No. 3 10 28 29 73 159 402 338 136 119 39 3

% 0.22 0.75 2.09 2.17 5.45 11.87 30.02 25.24 10.16 8.89 2.91 0.22

Total 3526 No. 4 19 54 52 167 302 811 811 528 599 170 9

% 0.11 0.54 1.53 1.47 4.74 8.56 23.00 23.00 14.97 16.99 4.82 0.26

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Info.

Avail-

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Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Purulia

GP

Male 981 No. 6 14 146 21 43 65 276 188 96 100 24 2

% 0.61 1.43 14.88 2.14 4.38 6.63 28.13 19.16 9.79 10.19 2.45 0.20

Female 715 No. 15 99 107 50 81 76 198 54 23 10 2 0

% 2.10 13.85 14.97 6.99 11.33 10.63 27.69 7.55 3.22 1.40 0.28 0.00

Total 1696 No. 21 113 253 71 124 141 474 242 119 110 26 2

% 1.24 6.66 14.92 4.19 7.31 8.31 27.95 14.27 7.02 6.49 1.53 0.12

PS

Male 240 No. 5 2 17 1 4 6 55 46 37 54 11 2

% 2.08 0.83 7.08 0.42 1.67 2.50 22.92 19.17 15.42 22.50 4.58 0.83

Female 156 No. 2 7 20 4 11 15 47 23 14 12 0 1

% 1.28 4.49 12.82 2.56 7.05 9.62 30.13 14.74 8.97 7.69 0.00 0.64

Total 396 No. 7 9 37 5 15 21 102 69 51 66 11 3

% 1.77 2.27 9.34 1.26 3.79 5.30 25.76 17.42 12.88 16.67 2.78 0.76

ZP

Male 19 No. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 4 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.26 0.00 31.58 26.32 21.05 15.79 0.00

Female 16 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 5 1 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.75 37.50 6.25 31.25 6.25 0.00

Total 35 No. 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 6 9 4 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.86 8.57 34.29 17.14 25.71 11.43 0.00

Total

Male 1240 No. 11 16 163 22 47 72 331 240 138 158 38 4

% 0.89 1.29 13.15 1.77 3.79 5.81 26.69 19.35 11.13 12.74 3.06 0.32

Female 887 No. 17 106 127 54 92 91 248 83 38 27 3 1

% 1.92 11.95 14.32 6.09 10.37 10.26 27.96 9.36 4.28 3.04 0.34 0.11

Total 2127 No. 28 122 290 76 139 163 579 323 176 185 41 5

% 1.32 5.74 13.63 3.57 6.54 7.66 27.22 15.19 8.27 8.70 1.93 0.24

South 24-

Parganas

GP

Male 2468 No. 4 21 193 77 173 254 612 419 251 382 68 14

% 0.16 0.85 7.82 3.12 7.01 10.29 24.80 16.98 10.17 15.48 2.76 0.57

Female 1561 No. 11 37 141 71 151 215 470 253 100 98 12 2

% 0.70 2.37 9.03 4.55 9.67 13.77 30.11 16.21 6.41 6.28 0.77 0.13

Total 4029 No. 15 58 334 148 324 469 1082 672 351 480 80 16

% 0.37 1.44 8.29 3.67 8.04 11.64 26.86 16.68 8.71 11.91 1.99 0.40

PS

Male 542 No. 1 0 31 4 8 28 96 135 78 123 33 5

% 0.18 0.00 5.72 0.74 1.48 5.17 17.71 24.91 14.39 22.69 6.09 0.92

Female 315 No. 2 1 18 4 5 21 93 89 32 38 12 0

% 0.63 0.32 5.71 1.27 1.59 6.67 29.52 28.25 10.16 12.06 3.81 0.00

Total 857 No. 3 1 49 8 13 49 189 224 110 161 45 5

% 0.35 0.12 5.72 0.93 1.52 5.72 22.05 26.14 12.84 18.79 5.25 0.58

ZP Male 44 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 7 19 4 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.82 25.00 15.91 43.18 9.09 0.00

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Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

South 24-

Parganas

ZP

Female 28 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 11 4 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.57 39.29 3.57 39.29 14.29 0.00

Total 72 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 8 30 8 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.56 30.56 11.11 41.67 11.11 0.00

Total

Male 3054 No. 5 21 224 81 181 282 711 565 336 524 105 19

% 0.16 0.69 7.33 2.65 5.93 9.23 23.28 18.50 11.00 17.16 3.44 0.62

Female 1904 No. 13 38 159 75 156 236 564 353 133 147 28 2

% 0.68 2.00 8.35 3.94 8.19 12.39 29.62 18.54 6.99 7.72 1.47 0.11

Total 4958 No. 18 59 383 156 337 518 1275 918 469 671 133 21

% 0.36 1.19 7.72 3.15 6.80 10.45 25.72 18.52 9.46 13.53 2.68 0.42

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP

Male 809 No. 1 14 38 43 79 79 210 182 81 61 19 2

% 0.12 1.73 4.70 5.32 9.77 9.77 25.96 22.50 10.01 7.54 2.35 0.25

Female 513 No. 13 42 60 37 54 67 122 82 19 15 2 0

% 2.53 8.19 11.70 7.21 10.53 13.06 23.78 15.98 3.70 2.92 0.39 0.00

Total 1322 No. 14 56 98 80 133 146 332 264 100 76 21 2

% 1.06 4.24 7.41 6.05 10.06 11.04 25.11 19.97 7.56 5.75 1.59 0.15

PS

Male 168 No. 0 0 15 7 3 13 31 47 12 28 12 0

% 0.00 0.00 8.93 4.17 1.79 7.74 18.45 27.98 7.14 16.67 7.14 0.00

Female 104 No. 1 5 12 5 10 9 27 21 3 8 3 0

% 0.96 4.81 11.54 4.81 9.62 8.65 25.96 20.19 2.88 7.69 2.88 0.00

Total 272 No. 1 5 27 12 13 22 58 68 15 36 15 0

% 0.37 1.84 9.93 4.41 4.78 8.09 21.32 25.00 5.51 13.24 5.51 0.00

ZP

Male 16 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 5 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.25 18.75 18.75 25.00 31.25 0.00

Female 8 No. 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 12.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 50.00 0.00 12.50 0.00 0.00

Total 24 No. 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 3 5 5 0

% 0.00 0.00 4.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 29.17 12.50 20.83 20.83 0.00

Total

Male 993 No. 1 14 53 50 82 92 242 232 96 93 36 2

% 0.10 1.41 5.34 5.04 8.26 9.26 24.37 23.36 9.67 9.37 3.63 0.20

Female 625 No. 14 47 73 42 64 76 151 107 22 24 5 0

% 2.24 7.52 11.68 6.72 10.24 12.16 24.16 17.12 3.52 3.84 0.80 0.00

Total 1618 No. 15 61 126 92 146 168 393 339 118 117 41 2

% 0.93 3.77 7.79 5.69 9.02 10.38 24.29 20.95 7.29 7.23 2.53 0.12

Siliguri GP

Male 207 No. 2 3 25 3 11 12 52 49 24 22 2 2

% 0.97 1.45 12.08 1.45 5.31 5.80 25.12 23.67 11.59 10.63 0.97 0.97

Female 144 No. 0 5 8 7 22 17 43 23 8 7 3 1

% 0.00 3.47 5.56 4.86 15.28 11.81 29.86 15.97 5.56 4.86 2.08 0.69

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

Siliguri

GP Total 351 No. 2 8 33 10 33 29 95 72 32 29 5 3

% 0.57 2.28 9.40 2.85 9.40 8.26 27.07 20.51 9.12 8.26 1.42 0.85

PS

Male 33 No. 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 11 5 6 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 9.09 0.00 0.00 3.03 15.15 33.33 15.15 18.18 6.06 0.00

Female 24 No. 0 0 3 0 2 1 6 6 2 4 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 12.50 0.00 8.33 4.17 25.00 25.00 8.33 16.67 0.00 0.00

Total 57 No. 0 0 6 0 2 2 11 17 7 10 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 10.53 0.00 3.51 3.51 19.30 29.82 12.28 17.54 3.51 0.00

MP

Male 4 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 0.00 0.00

Female 3 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.33 33.33 0.00 33.33 0.00 0.00

Total 7 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.57 28.57 14.29 28.57 0.00 0.00

Total

Male 244 No. 2 3 28 3 11 13 58 61 30 29 4 2

% 0.82 1.23 11.48 1.23 4.51 5.33 23.77 25.00 12.30 11.89 1.64 0.82

Female 171 No. 0 5 11 7 24 18 50 30 10 12 3 1

% 0.00 2.92 6.43 4.09 14.04 10.53 29.24 17.54 5.85 7.02 1.75 0.58

Total 415 No. 2 8 39 10 35 31 108 91 40 41 7 3

% 0.48 1.93 9.40 2.41 8.43 7.47 26.02 21.93 9.64 9.88 1.69 0.72

State

GP

Male 24734 No. 58 327 1406 685 1602 2396 5737 5164 3106 3479 647 127

% 0.23 1.32 5.68 2.77 6.48 9.69 23.19 20.88 12.56 14.07 2.62 0.51

Female 16089 No. 104 695 1283 730 1583 2440 4785 2701 857 774 124 13

% 0.65 4.32 7.97 4.54 9.84 15.17 29.74 16.79 5.33 4.81 0.77 0.08

Total 40823 No. 162 1022 2689 1415 3185 4836 10522 7865 3963 4253 771 140

% 0.40 2.50 6.59 3.47 7.80 11.85 25.77 19.27 9.71 10.42 1.89 0.34

PS

Male 5210 No. 17 23 173 49 111 278 938 1205 863 1183 332 38

% 0.33 0.44 3.32 0.94 2.13 5.34 18.00 23.13 16.56 22.71 6.37 0.73

Female 3173 No. 10 41 191 69 133 282 895 783 333 342 90 4

% 0.32 1.29 6.02 2.17 4.19 8.89 28.21 24.68 10.49 10.78 2.84 0.13

Total 8383 No. 27 64 364 118 244 560 1833 1988 1196 1525 422 42

% 0.32 0.76 4.34 1.41 2.91 6.68 21.87 23.71 14.27 18.19 5.03 0.50

ZP/

MP

Male 395 No. 0 0 5 1 3 6 30 71 89 134 52 4

% 0.00 0.00 1.27 0.25 0.76 1.52 7.59 17.97 22.53 33.92 13.16 1.01

Female 270 No. 0 1 7 2 2 1 44 81 33 61 38 0

% 0.00 0.37 2.59 0.74 0.74 0.37 16.30 30.00 12.22 22.59 14.07 0.00

Total 665 No. 0 1 12 3 5 7 74 152 122 195 90 4

% 0.00 0.15 1.80 0.45 0.75 1.05 11.13 22.86 18.35 29.32 13.53 0.60

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Gender No. of

Mem-

bers for

whom

Info.

Avail-

able

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

State Total

Male 30339 No. 75 350 1584 735 1716 2680 6705 6440 4058 4796 1031 169

% 0.25 1.15 5.22 2.42 5.66 8.83 22.10 21.23 13.38 15.81 3.40 0.56

Female 19532 No. 114 737 1481 801 1718 2723 5724 3565 1223 1177 252 17

% 0.58 3.77 7.58 4.10 8.80 13.94 29.31 18.25 6.26 6.03 1.29 0.09

Total 49871 No. 189 1087 3065 1536 3434 5403 12429 10005 5281 5973 1283 186

% 0.38 2.18 6.15 3.08 6.89 10.83 24.92 20.06 10.59 11.98 2.57 0.37

From the above table we find that 189 (0.38 percent) Panchayat members are illiterate, out of

which 75 are male and 114 are female. Another 2.18 percent Panchayat members are neo-

literate. Maximum number of Panchayat members (24.92 percent) has passed Class VIII but not

Class X. Second highest number of Panchayat members has passed Class X but not Class XII.

Third highest category is completing Graduation but not Post Graduation. In case of women,

maximum members have completed Class VIII. Second highest category is completing Class X

while the third highest category is being dropped out before or at Class VIII.

We shall now present the educational status of the functionaries of Panchayats. This is shown in

table 14 below.

Table 14: Educational Profile of the Panchayat Functionaries Tier Functionaries No. of

Function-

aries for

whom

Info.

Available

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

GP

Pradhan 3178 No. 12 45 160 36 110 240 825 731 447 473 79 20

% 0.38 1.42 5.03 1.13 3.46 7.55 25.96 23.00 14.07 14.88 2.49 0.63

Upa-Pradhan 3159 No. 12 81 182 94 178 324 798 639 375 400 66 10

% 0.38 2.56 5.76 2.98 5.63 10.26 25.26 20.23 11.87 12.66 2.09 0.32

Sanchalak 9283 No. 35 216 608 266 639 1034 2395 1845 986 1042 187 30

% 0.38 2.33 6.55 2.87 6.88 11.14 25.80 19.88 10.62 11.22 2.01 0.32

PS

Sabhapati 318 No. 1 2 8 1 0 5 38 68 64 92 38 1

% 0.31 0.63 2.52 0.31 0.00 1.57 11.95 21.38 20.13 28.93 11.95 0.31

Sahakari

Sabhapati 315

No. 2 3 8 1 6 19 69 74 51 65 15 2

% 0.63 0.95 2.54 0.32 1.90 6.03 21.90 23.49 16.19 20.63 4.76 0.63

Karmadhyaksha 2028 No. 10 11 62 22 45 90 432 481 317 422 121 15

% 0.49 0.54 3.06 1.08 2.22 4.44 21.30 23.72 15.63 20.81 5.97 0.74

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 16 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 5 1

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.25 12.50 6.25 37.50 31.25 6.25

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 16

No. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 3 3 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.25 6.25 31.25 18.75 18.75 18.75 0.00

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Tier Functionaries No. of

Function-

aries for

whom

Info.

Available

Type Illite-

rate

Neo-

Literate

Literate Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

IV

Passed

Class

IV

Dropp

-ed out

before

or at

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

VIII

Passed

Class

X

Passed

Class

XII

Gra-

duate

Post

Gra-

duate

Tech-

nical

Deg-

ree /

Diplo

-ma

ZP/

MP Karmadhyaksha 93

No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 22 37 12 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.30 19.35 23.66 39.78 12.90 0.00

From the above table we find that 12 Pradhans, 12 Upa-Pradhans, 35 Sanchalaks, 1 Sabhapati, 2

Sahakari Sabhapatis and 10 Panchayat Samiti Karmadhyakshas are illiterate. In addition to that,

45 Pradhans, 81 Upa-Pradhans, 216 Sanchalaks, 2 Sabhapatis, 3 Sahakari Sabhapatis and 11

Panchayat Samiti Karmadhyakshas are neo-literate. Maximum number of Pradhans has passed

Class VIII while the second highest number of Pradhans has completed Class X. In case of

Sabhapatis, maximum numbers have completed Graduation. In case of Sabhadhipatis also,

maximum numbers have completed Graduation.

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Chapter 8 : Family Income of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

In this chapter we are now going to present the income profile of the Panchayat members and

functionaries. Let us first describe the income status of the members. The members have been

distributed among various annual family income groups. The district and tier wise distribution of

annual family income among ten income groups of the Panchayat members is shown in table 15

below.

Table 15: Distribution of the Panchayat Members among various Annual Family Income Groups

(in Rs.) District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Less

than

6000

6000

to

11999

12000

to

23999

24000

to

35999

36000

to

59999

60000

to

99999

100000

to

199999

200000

to

299999

300000

to

499999

500000

or

More Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2171 No. 627 687 400 166 131 104 43 6 4 3

% 28.88 31.64 18.42 7.65 6.03 4.79 1.98 0.28 0.18 0.14

PS 496 494 No. 109 147 79 41 39 35 32 8 4 0

% 22.06 29.76 15.99 8.30 7.89 7.09 6.48 1.62 0.81 0.00

ZP 43 43 No. 11 10 5 8 2 3 2 1 1 0

% 25.58 23.26 11.63 18.60 4.65 6.98 4.65 2.33 2.33 0.00

Total 2718 2708 No. 747 844 484 215 172 142 77 15 9 3

% 27.58 31.17 17.87 7.94 6.35 5.24 2.84 0.55 0.33 0.11

Birbhum

GP 1905 1874 No. 373 557 449 173 165 100 45 10 2 0

% 19.90 29.72 23.96 9.23 8.80 5.34 2.40 0.53 0.11 0.00

PS 425 415 No. 73 94 82 35 60 39 23 8 1 0

% 17.59 22.65 19.76 8.43 14.46 9.40 5.54 1.93 0.24 0.00

ZP 35 35 No. 2 5 10 2 4 5 5 1 0 1

% 5.71 14.29 28.57 5.71 11.43 14.29 14.29 2.86 0.00 2.86

Total 2365 2324 No. 448 656 541 210 229 144 73 19 3 1

% 19.28 28.23 23.28 9.04 9.85 6.20 3.14 0.82 0.13 0.04

Burdwan

GP 3600 3545 No. 722 1043 808 283 265 179 192 43 8 2

% 20.37 29.42 22.79 7.98 7.48 5.05 5.42 1.21 0.23 0.06

PS 749 734 No. 130 179 146 64 89 61 54 7 3 1

% 17.71 24.39 19.89 8.72 12.13 8.31 7.36 0.95 0.41 0.14

ZP 67 67 No. 8 13 19 3 7 8 6 2 0 1

% 11.94 19.40 28.36 4.48 10.45 11.94 8.96 2.99 0.00 1.49

Total 4416 4346 No. 860 1235 973 350 361 248 252 52 11 4

% 19.79 28.42 22.39 8.05 8.31 5.71 5.80 1.20 0.25 0.09

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1351 No. 170 202 303 207 242 116 87 15 6 3

% 12.58 14.95 22.43 15.32 17.91 8.59 6.44 1.11 0.44 0.22

PS 353 282 No. 22 43 61 37 57 24 24 8 5 1

% 7.80 15.25 21.63 13.12 20.21 8.51 8.51 2.84 1.77 0.35

ZP 29 28 No. 7 6 3 1 4 6 0 1 0 0

% 25.00 21.43 10.71 3.57 14.29 21.43 0.00 3.57 0.00 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Less

than

6000

6000

to

11999

12000

to

23999

24000

to

35999

36000

to

59999

60000

to

99999

100000

to

199999

200000

to

299999

300000

to

499999

500000

or

More Total

No.

Information

Available

Cooch Behar Total 2050 1661 No. 199 251 367 245 303 146 111 24 11 4

% 11.98 15.11 22.10 14.75 18.24 8.79 6.68 1.44 0.66 0.24

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 819 No. 102 132 195 119 127 78 57 7 2 0

% 12.45 16.12 23.81 14.53 15.51 9.52 6.96 0.85 0.24 0.00

PS 180 159 No. 17 17 29 39 20 17 19 1 0 0

% 10.69 10.69 18.24 24.53 12.58 10.69 11.95 0.63 0.00 0.00

ZP 17 17 No. 1 1 2 3 0 5 3 2 0 0

% 5.88 5.88 11.76 17.65 0.00 29.41 17.65 11.76 0.00 0.00

Total 1036 995 No. 120 150 226 161 147 100 79 10 2 0

% 12.06 15.08 22.71 16.18 14.77 10.05 7.94 1.01 0.20 0.00

Hooghly

GP 2798 2666 No. 571 716 573 272 229 178 108 14 4 1

% 21.42 26.86 21.49 10.20 8.59 6.68 4.05 0.53 0.15 0.04

PS 587 453 No. 97 98 74 44 49 53 30 6 2 0

% 21.41 21.63 16.34 9.71 10.82 11.70 6.62 1.32 0.44 0.00

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - -

Total 3432 3119 No. 668 814 647 316 278 231 138 20 6 1

% 21.42 26.10 20.74 10.13 8.91 7.41 4.42 0.64 0.19 0.03

Howrah

GP 2141 2074 No. 386 340 403 282 295 206 124 24 12 2

% 18.61 16.39 19.43 13.60 14.22 9.93 5.98 1.16 0.58 0.10

PS 439 429 No. 66 63 62 50 69 51 53 10 4 1

% 15.38 14.69 14.45 11.66 16.08 11.89 12.35 2.33 0.93 0.23

ZP 36 31 No. 3 7 4 4 2 6 3 1 1 0

% 9.68 22.58 12.90 12.90 6.45 19.35 9.68 3.23 3.23 0.00

Total 2616 2534 No. 455 410 469 336 366 263 180 35 17 3

% 17.96 16.18 18.51 13.26 14.44 10.38 7.10 1.38 0.67 0.12

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1959 No. 198 336 506 307 279 193 123 10 6 1

% 10.11 17.15 25.83 15.67 14.24 9.85 6.28 0.51 0.31 0.05

PS 396 390 No. 28 30 85 63 87 54 32 7 3 1

% 7.18 7.69 21.79 16.15 22.31 13.85 8.21 1.79 0.77 0.26

ZP 34 34 No. 4 5 6 3 5 3 4 3 1 0

% 11.76 14.71 17.65 8.82 14.71 8.82 11.76 8.82 2.94 0.00

Total 2406 2383 No. 230 371 597 373 371 250 159 20 10 2

% 9.65 15.57 25.05 15.65 15.57 10.49 6.67 0.84 0.42 0.08

Malda

GP 1889 1823 No. 148 253 431 332 316 181 106 30 20 6

% 8.12 13.88 23.64 18.21 17.33 9.93 5.81 1.65 1.10 0.33

PS 408 402 No. 28 38 50 80 85 67 29 21 3 1

% 6.97 9.45 12.44 19.90 21.14 16.67 7.21 5.22 0.75 0.25

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - -

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Less

than

6000

6000

to

11999

12000

to

23999

24000

to

35999

36000

to

59999

60000

to

99999

100000

to

199999

200000

to

299999

300000

to

499999

500000

or

More Total

No.

Information

Available

Malda Total 2331 2225 No. 176 291 481 412 401 248 135 51 23 7

% 7.91 13.08 21.62 18.52 18.02 11.15 6.07 2.29 1.03 0.31

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3376 No. 462 567 892 437 593 266 134 18 7 0

% 13.68 16.80 26.42 12.94 17.57 7.88 3.97 0.53 0.21 0.00

PS 717 707 No. 59 75 161 73 147 84 87 15 4 2

% 8.35 10.61 22.77 10.33 20.79 11.88 12.31 2.12 0.57 0.28

ZP 63 61 No. 3 4 8 10 9 10 11 4 1 1

% 4.92 6.56 13.11 16.39 14.75 16.39 18.03 6.56 1.64 1.64

Total 4246 4144 No. 524 646 1061 520 749 360 232 37 12 3

% 12.64 15.59 25.60 12.55 18.07 8.69 5.60 0.89 0.29 0.07

Nadia

GP 2687 2649 No. 357 461 625 383 426 230 125 19 15 8

% 13.48 17.40 23.59 14.46 16.08 8.68 4.72 0.72 0.57 0.30

PS 533 517 No. 58 75 113 61 94 65 39 8 3 1

% 11.22 14.51 21.86 11.80 18.18 12.57 7.54 1.55 0.58 0.19

ZP 45 45 No. 4 5 4 4 8 8 7 4 1 0

% 8.89 11.11 8.89 8.89 17.78 17.78 15.56 8.89 2.22 0.00

Total 3265 3211 No. 419 541 742 448 528 303 171 31 19 9

% 13.05 16.85 23.11 13.95 16.44 9.44 5.33 0.97 0.59 0.28

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2845 No. 385 481 647 453 416 268 148 26 14 7

% 13.53 16.91 22.74 15.92 14.62 9.42 5.20 0.91 0.49 0.25

PS 575 560 No. 54 72 102 68 97 73 68 18 7 1

% 9.64 12.86 18.21 12.14 17.32 13.04 12.14 3.21 1.25 0.18

ZP 51 51 No. 2 3 5 5 8 13 10 4 0 1

% 3.92 5.88 9.80 9.80 15.69 25.49 19.61 7.84 0.00 1.96

Total 3531 3456 No. 441 556 754 526 521 354 226 48 21 9

% 12.76 16.09 21.82 15.22 15.08 10.24 6.54 1.39 0.61 0.26

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3166 No. 998 966 541 220 199 145 71 19 3 4

% 31.52 30.51 17.09 6.95 6.29 4.58 2.24 0.60 0.09 0.13

PS 750 592 No. 156 185 97 40 48 36 23 4 2 1

% 26.35 31.25 16.39 6.76 8.11 6.08 3.89 0.68 0.34 0.17

ZP 62 62 No. 10 10 15 2 2 8 8 5 2 0

% 16.13 16.13 24.19 3.23 3.23 12.90 12.90 8.06 3.23 0.00

Total 4121 3820 No. 1164 1161 653 262 249 189 102 28 7 5

% 30.47 30.39 17.09 6.86 6.52 4.95 2.67 0.73 0.18 0.13

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2854 No. 876 626 447 202 259 225 158 34 19 8

% 30.69 21.93 15.66 7.08 9.07 7.88 5.54 1.19 0.67 0.28

PS 628 617 No. 122 105 103 50 68 87 65 9 6 2

% 19.77 17.02 16.69 8.10 11.02 14.10 10.53 1.46 0.97 0.32

ZP 53 53 No. 7 5 8 4 10 5 11 2 1 0

% 13.21 9.43 15.09 7.55 18.87 9.43 20.75 3.77 1.89 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Less

than

6000

6000

to

11999

12000

to

23999

24000

to

35999

36000

to

59999

60000

to

99999

100000

to

199999

200000

to

299999

300000

to

499999

500000

or

More Total

No.

Information

Available

Purba

Medinipur Total 3544 3524

No. 1005 736 558 256 337 317 234 45 26 10

% 28.52 20.89 15.83 7.26 9.56 9.00 6.64 1.28 0.74 0.28

Purulia

GP 1736 1685 No. 502 483 329 115 111 67 52 15 8 3

% 29.79 28.66 19.53 6.82 6.59 3.98 3.09 0.89 0.47 0.18

PS 406 394 No. 87 95 62 35 35 41 28 2 6 3

% 22.08 24.11 15.74 8.88 8.88 10.41 7.11 0.51 1.52 0.76

ZP 35 32 No. 2 7 5 4 5 3 4 1 1 0

% 6.25 21.88 15.63 12.50 15.63 9.38 12.50 3.13 3.13 0.00

Total 2177 2111 No. 591 585 396 154 151 111 84 18 15 6

% 28.00 27.71 18.76 7.30 7.15 5.26 3.98 0.85 0.71 0.28

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 4003 No. 812 859 845 485 466 298 160 42 24 12

% 20.28 21.46 21.11 12.12 11.64 7.44 4.00 1.05 0.60 0.30

PS 877 842 No. 110 105 177 109 116 103 57 47 9 9

% 13.06 12.47 21.02 12.95 13.78 12.23 6.77 5.58 1.07 1.07

ZP 73 71 No. 11 11 4 16 4 12 10 1 2 0

% 15.49 15.49 5.63 22.54 5.63 16.90 14.08 1.41 2.82 0.00

Total 5079 4916 No. 933 975 1026 610 586 413 227 90 35 21

% 18.98 19.83 20.87 12.41 11.92 8.40 4.62 1.83 0.71 0.43

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1309 No. 136 209 335 185 255 97 81 8 2 1

% 10.39 15.97 25.59 14.13 19.48 7.41 6.19 0.61 0.15 0.08

PS 272 270 No. 20 37 57 41 43 28 34 8 2 0

% 7.41 13.70 21.11 15.19 15.93 10.37 12.59 2.96 0.74 0.00

ZP 24 24 No. 0 0 1 2 0 9 7 4 0 1

% 0.00 0.00 4.17 8.33 0.00 37.50 29.17 16.67 0.00 4.17

Total 1655 1603 No. 156 246 393 228 298 134 122 20 4 2

% 9.73 15.35 24.52 14.22 18.59 8.36 7.61 1.25 0.25 0.12

Siliguri

GP 360 341 No. 43 49 83 47 50 28 34 3 1 3

% 12.61 14.37 24.34 13.78 14.66 8.21 9.97 0.88 0.29 0.88

PS 64 54 No. 5 6 9 2 10 10 6 2 2 2

% 9.26 11.11 16.67 3.70 18.52 18.52 11.11 3.70 3.70 3.70

MP 7 7 No. 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.86 42.86 0.00 14.29 0.00 0.00

Total 431 402 No. 48 55 92 49 63 41 40 6 3 5

% 11.94 13.68 22.89 12.19 15.67 10.20 9.95 1.49 0.75 1.24

State

GP 41809 40510 No. 7868 8967 8812 4668 4824 2959 1848 343 157 64

% 19.42 22.14 21.75 11.52 11.91 7.30 4.56 0.85 0.39 0.16

PS 8855 8311 No. 1241 1464 1549 932 1213 928 703 189 66 26

% 14.93 17.62 18.64 11.21 14.60 11.17 8.46 2.27 0.79 0.31

ZP/

MP 755 661

No. 75 92 99 71 73 107 91 37 11 5

% 11.35 13.92 14.98 10.74 11.04 16.19 13.77 5.60 1.66 0.76

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Less

than

6000

6000

to

11999

12000

to

23999

24000

to

35999

36000

to

59999

60000

to

99999

100000

to

199999

200000

to

299999

300000

to

499999

500000

or

More Total

No.

Information

Available

State Total 51419 49482 No. 9184 10523 10460 5671 6110 3994 2642 569 234 95

% 18.56 21.27 21.14 11.46 12.35 8.07 5.34 1.15 0.47 0.19

From the above table we find that maximum number of Panchayat members belongs to the

annual family income group of Rs. 6000 to less than Rs. 12000. The second highest number of

members belongs to the category of Rs. 12000 to less than Rs. 24000. In fact, more than 60

percent Panchayat members have annual family income of less than Rs. 24000, showing clear

dominance of low income group people.

Let us now present the income profile of the Panchayat functionaries presented through same

annual family income groups. The distribution of annual family income of the Panchayat

functionaries is shown in table 16 below.

Table 16: Distribution of the Panchayat Functionaries among various Annual Family Income

Groups (in Rs.) Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type Less

than

6000

6000

to

11999

12000

to

23999

24000

to

35999

36000

to

59999

60000

to

99999

100000

to

199999

200000

to

299999

300000

to

499999

500000

or

More

GP

Pradhan 3239 3143 No. 484 592 598 408 460 324 212 43 20 2

% 15.40 18.84 19.03 12.98 14.64 10.31 6.75 1.37 0.64 0.06

Upa-Pradhan 3239 3132 No. 559 662 673 350 435 250 160 24 13 6

% 17.85 21.14 21.49 11.17 13.89 7.98 5.11 0.77 0.42 0.19

Sanchalak 12956 9226 No. 1952 2146 2019 1028 1008 609 349 65 40 10

% 21.16 23.26 21.88 11.14 10.93 6.60 3.78 0.70 0.43 0.11

PS

Sabhapati 333 317 No. 32 35 49 34 64 39 44 12 6 2

% 10.09 11.04 15.46 10.73 20.19 12.30 13.88 3.79 1.89 0.63

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 313

No. 42 51 48 28 59 43 28 7 4 3

% 13.42 16.29 15.34 8.95 18.85 13.74 8.95 2.24 1.28 0.96

Karmadhyaksha 2997 2023 No. 241 337 375 244 311 248 196 50 17 4

% 11.91 16.66 18.54 12.06 15.37 12.26 9.69 2.47 0.84 0.20

ZP/MP

Sabhadhipati 18 15 No. 1 1 4 1 1 2 4 1 0 0

% 6.67 6.67 26.67 6.67 6.67 13.33 26.67 6.67 0.00 0.00

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 16

No. 1 5 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 0

% 6.25 31.25 6.25 12.50 12.50 18.75 6.25 6.25 0.00 0.00

Karmadhyaksha 158 93 No. 6 12 17 10 12 17 9 6 3 1

% 6.45 12.90 18.28 10.75 12.90 18.28 9.68 6.45 3.23 1.08

Here we find that highest number of Pradhans belongs to the income group Rs. 12000 to 23999,

highest number of Sabhapatis belongs to the income group Rs. 36000 to 59999 and highest

numbers of Sabhadhipatis belong to two income groups, Rs. 12000 to 23999 and Rs. 100000 to

199999. Upa-Pradhans and Sahakari Sabhapatis follow exactly same pattern of Pradhans and

Sabhapatis respectively.

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Let us now present main source of family income of the Panchayat members in table 17 below.

Table 17: Main Source of Family Income of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Daily

Labour

Agri. &

Allied

Activi-

ties

Cottage

& Small

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Self-emplo-

yed (Doctor,

Advocate

etc.)

Service Teaching

Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2154 No. 714 1008 38 185 16 129 64

% 33.15 46.80 1.76 8.59 0.74 5.99 2.97

PS 496 491 No. 110 245 7 55 4 36 34

% 22.40 49.90 1.43 11.20 0.81 7.33 6.92

ZP 43 43 No. 6 22 1 3 0 7 4

% 13.95 51.16 2.33 6.98 0.00 16.28 9.30

Total 2718 2688 No. 830 1275 46 243 20 172 102

% 30.88 47.43 1.71 9.04 0.74 6.40 3.79

Birbhum

GP 1905 1858 No. 533 922 50 221 13 77 42

% 28.69 49.62 2.69 11.89 0.70 4.14 2.26

PS 425 411 No. 78 214 9 52 7 24 27

% 18.98 52.07 2.19 12.65 1.70 5.84 6.57

ZP 35 33 No. 2 13 1 6 0 3 8

% 6.06 39.39 3.03 18.18 0.00 9.09 24.24

Total 2365 2302 No. 613 1149 60 279 20 104 77

% 26.63 49.91 2.61 12.12 0.87 4.52 3.34

Burdwan

GP 3600 3464 No. 1115 1243 98 433 37 449 89

% 32.19 35.88 2.83 12.50 1.07 12.96 2.57

PS 749 711 No. 170 288 15 95 7 93 43

% 23.91 40.51 2.11 13.36 0.98 13.08 6.05

ZP 67 62 No. 10 21 1 6 0 18 6

% 16.13 33.87 1.61 9.68 0.00 29.03 9.68

Total 4416 4237 No. 1295 1552 114 534 44 560 138

% 30.56 36.63 2.69 12.60 1.04 13.22 3.26

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1467 No. 76 944 31 251 14 91 60

% 5.18 64.35 2.11 17.11 0.95 6.20 4.09

PS 353 282 No. 5 147 2 60 1 46 21

% 1.77 52.13 0.71 21.28 0.35 16.31 7.45

ZP 29 28 No. 0 14 0 1 2 4 7

% 0.00 50.00 0.00 3.57 7.14 14.29 25.00

Total 2050 1777 No. 81 1105 33 312 17 141 88

% 4.56 62.18 1.86 17.56 0.96 7.93 4.95

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 817 No. 93 535 14 89 4 43 39

% 11.38 65.48 1.71 10.89 0.49 5.26 4.77

PS 180 155 No. 7 99 6 19 1 11 12

% 4.52 63.87 3.87 12.26 0.65 7.10 7.74

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Daily

Labour

Agri. &

Allied

Activi-

ties

Cottage

& Small

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Self-emplo-

yed (Doctor,

Advocate

etc.)

Service Teaching

Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Dakshin

Dinajpur

ZP 17 17 No. 1 7 0 1 0 2 6

% 5.88 41.18 0.00 5.88 0.00 11.76 35.29

Total 1036 989 No. 101 641 20 109 5 56 57

% 10.21 64.81 2.02 11.02 0.51 5.66 5.76

Hooghly

GP 2798 2585 No. 796 817 95 452 25 308 92

% 30.79 31.61 3.68 17.49 0.97 11.91 3.56

PS 587 432 No. 107 124 18 70 9 65 39

% 24.77 28.70 4.17 16.20 2.08 15.05 9.03

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - -

Total 3432 3017 No. 903 941 113 522 34 373 131

% 29.93 31.19 3.75 17.30 1.13 12.36 4.34

Howrah

GP 2141 2021 No. 363 316 272 583 52 347 88

% 17.96 15.64 13.46 28.85 2.57 17.17 4.35

PS 439 416 No. 53 64 47 130 9 75 38

% 12.74 15.38 11.30 31.25 2.16 18.03 9.13

ZP 36 27 No. 0 5 1 8 1 3 9

% 0.00 18.52 3.70 29.63 3.70 11.11 33.33

Total 2616 2464 No. 416 385 320 721 62 425 135

% 16.88 15.63 12.99 29.26 2.52 17.25 5.48

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1923 No. 313 809 26 416 13 268 78

% 16.28 42.07 1.35 21.63 0.68 13.94 4.06

PS 396 382 No. 38 149 3 76 5 70 41

% 9.95 39.01 0.79 19.90 1.31 18.32 10.73

ZP 34 32 No. 0 14 0 3 0 9 6

% 0.00 43.75 0.00 9.38 0.00 28.13 18.75

Total 2406 2337 No. 351 972 29 495 18 347 125

% 15.02 41.59 1.24 21.18 0.77 14.85 5.35

Malda

GP 1889 1784 No. 170 894 54 459 26 109 72

% 9.53 50.11 3.03 25.73 1.46 6.11 4.04

PS 408 383 No. 19 148 27 116 3 31 39

% 4.96 38.64 7.05 30.29 0.78 8.09 10.18

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - -

Total 2331 2167 No. 189 1042 81 575 29 140 111

% 8.72 48.08 3.74 26.53 1.34 6.46 5.12

Murshidabad GP 3466 3323 No. 418 1567 100 895 33 209 101

% 12.58 47.16 3.01 26.93 0.99 6.29 3.04

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Daily

Labour

Agri. &

Allied

Activi-

ties

Cottage

& Small

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Self-emplo-

yed (Doctor,

Advocate

etc.)

Service Teaching

Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Murshidabad

PS 717 684 No. 39 301 18 192 11 62 61

% 5.70 44.01 2.63 28.07 1.61 9.06 8.92

ZP 63 58 No. 0 21 0 11 3 9 14

% 0.00 36.21 0.00 18.97 5.17 15.52 24.14

Total 4246 4065 No. 457 1889 118 1098 47 280 176

% 11.24 46.47 2.90 27.01 1.16 6.89 4.33

Nadia

GP 2687 2612 No. 341 1125 103 714 29 200 100

% 13.06 43.07 3.94 27.34 1.11 7.66 3.83

PS 533 511 No. 43 211 14 129 13 54 47

% 8.41 41.29 2.74 25.24 2.54 10.57 9.20

ZP 45 41 No. 2 8 1 13 4 6 7

% 4.88 19.51 2.44 31.71 9.76 14.63 17.07

Total 3265 3164 No. 386 1344 118 856 46 260 154

% 12.20 42.48 3.73 27.05 1.45 8.22 4.87

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2778 No. 352 1114 65 785 59 286 117

% 12.67 40.10 2.34 28.26 2.12 10.30 4.21

PS 575 541 No. 29 168 14 180 15 79 56

% 5.36 31.05 2.59 33.27 2.77 14.60 10.35

ZP 51 45 No. 2 14 2 10 0 6 11

% 4.44 31.11 4.44 22.22 0.00 13.33 24.44

Total 3531 3364 No. 383 1296 81 975 74 371 184

% 11.39 38.53 2.41 28.98 2.20 11.03 5.47

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3110 No. 881 1572 48 254 27 199 129

% 28.33 50.55 1.54 8.17 0.87 6.40 4.15

PS 750 586 No. 120 310 6 46 7 51 46

% 20.48 52.90 1.02 7.85 1.19 8.70 7.85

ZP 62 58 No. 2 19 0 3 0 18 16

% 3.45 32.76 0.00 5.17 0.00 31.03 27.59

Total 4121 3754 No. 1003 1901 54 303 34 268 191

% 26.72 50.64 1.44 8.07 0.91 7.14 5.09

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2849 No. 371 1284 66 586 56 288 198

% 13.02 45.07 2.32 20.57 1.97 10.11 6.95

PS 628 610 No. 39 225 10 144 14 80 98

% 6.39 36.89 1.64 23.61 2.30 13.11 16.07

ZP 53 50 No. 0 15 0 9 3 9 14

% 0.00 30.00 0.00 18.00 6.00 18.00 28.00

Total 3544 3509 No. 410 1524 76 739 73 377 310

% 11.68 43.43 2.17 21.06 2.08 10.74 8.83

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Daily

Labour

Agri. &

Allied

Activi-

ties

Cottage

& Small

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Self-emplo-

yed (Doctor,

Advocate

etc.)

Service Teaching

Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Purulia

GP 1736 1685 No. 395 947 41 131 12 111 48

% 23.44 56.20 2.43 7.77 0.71 6.59 2.85

PS 406 389 No. 54 233 4 24 4 41 29

% 13.88 59.90 1.03 6.17 1.03 10.54 7.46

ZP 35 32 No. 1 14 0 2 0 6 9

% 3.13 43.75 0.00 6.25 0.00 18.75 28.13

Total 2177 2106 No. 450 1194 45 157 16 158 86

% 21.37 56.70 2.14 7.45 0.76 7.50 4.08

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 3902 No. 674 1535 158 918 82 366 169

% 17.27 39.34 4.05 23.53 2.10 9.38 4.33

PS 877 821 No. 58 305 26 221 23 116 72

% 7.06 37.15 3.17 26.92 2.80 14.13 8.77

ZP 73 67 No. 0 20 1 7 9 19 11

% 0.00 29.85 1.49 10.45 13.43 28.36 16.42

Total 5079 4790 No. 732 1860 185 1146 114 501 252

% 15.28 38.83 3.86 23.92 2.38 10.46 5.26

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1312 No. 84 841 18 211 6 84 68

% 6.40 64.10 1.37 16.08 0.46 6.40 5.18

PS 272 269 No. 3 151 14 46 3 14 38

% 1.12 56.13 5.20 17.10 1.12 5.20 14.13

ZP 24 24 No. 0 6 0 5 1 2 10

% 0.00 25.00 0.00 20.83 4.17 8.33 41.67

Total 1655 1605 No. 87 998 32 262 10 100 116

% 5.42 62.18 1.99 16.32 0.62 6.23 7.23

Siliguri

GP 360 328 No. 86 101 1 97 0 36 7

% 26.22 30.79 0.30 29.57 0.00 10.98 2.13

PS 64 52 No. 6 20 0 14 1 7 4

% 11.54 38.46 0.00 26.92 1.92 13.46 7.69

MP 7 6 No. 0 3 0 1 0 1 1

% 0.00 50.00 0.00 16.67 0.00 16.67 16.67

Total 431 386 No. 92 124 1 112 1 44 12

% 23.83 32.12 0.26 29.02 0.26 11.40 3.11

State

GP 41809 39972 No. 7775 17574 1278 7680 504 3600 1561

% 19.45 43.97 3.20 19.21 1.26 9.01 3.91

PS 8855 8126 No. 978 3402 240 1669 137 955 745

% 12.04 41.87 2.95 20.54 1.69 11.75 9.17

ZP/

MP 755 623

No. 26 216 8 89 23 122 139

% 4.17 34.67 1.28 14.29 3.69 19.58 22.31

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Daily

Labour

Agri. &

Allied

Activi-

ties

Cottage

& Small

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Self-emplo-

yed (Doctor,

Advocate

etc.)

Service Teaching

Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

State Total 51419 48721 No. 8779 21192 1526 9438 664 4677 2445

% 18.02 43.50 3.13 19.37 1.36 9.60 5.02

From the above table we find that main source of family income for the highest number of

Panchayat members is agriculture and allied activities while the second highest source is

business. Families of 18.02 percent Panchayat members depend on daily labour while families of

9.60 percent Panchayat members depend on service.

Let us now present the family income source of the Panchayat functionaries in table 18.

Table 18: Main Source of Family Income of the Panchayat Functionaries Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type Daily

Labour

Agri.

&

Allied

Activi-

ties

Cottage

&

Small

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Self-

employed

(Doctor,

Advocate

etc.)

Service Teaching

GP

Pradhan 3239 3090 No. 422 1466 88 619 41 316 138

% 13.66 47.44 2.85 20.03 1.33 10.23 4.47

Upa-Pradhan 3239 3094 No. 559 1432 75 600 42 260 126

% 18.07 46.28 2.42 19.39 1.36 8.40 4.07

Sanchalak 12956 9076 No. 1781 4151 319 1675 127 716 307

% 19.62 45.74 3.51 18.46 1.40 7.89 3.38

PS

Sabhapati 333 304 No. 18 121 5 68 5 47 40

% 5.92 39.80 1.64 22.37 1.64 15.46 13.16

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 307

No. 29 140 8 64 7 39 20

% 9.45 45.60 2.61 20.85 2.28 12.70 6.51

Karmadhyaksha 2997 1963 No. 173 859 49 448 43 203 188

% 8.81 43.76 2.50 22.82 2.19 10.34 9.58

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 18 13 No. 0 5 0 1 0 2 5

% 0.00 38.46 0.00 7.69 0.00 15.38 38.46

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 16

No. 0 7 0 1 0 4 4

% 0.00 43.75 0.00 6.25 0.00 25.00 25.00

Karmadhyaksha 158 85 No. 3 36 2 10 6 12 16

% 3.53 42.35 2.35 11.76 7.06 14.12 18.82

Here we find that main source of family income for all the functionaries except Sabhadhipatis is

agriculture and allied activities. For Sabhadhipatis, teaching is jointly main source with

agriculture and allied activities. In case of Pradhans and Sabhapatis, the second highest group is

business while in case of Sabhadhipatis, the next highest group is service.

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Chapter 9 : Occupational Profile of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

In this chapter we present the main occupation of the Panchayat members and functionaries.

Here we present them in nine categories and the remaining members are placed under others

category. The occupational distribution for the Panchayat members is shown in table 19 below.

Table 19: Occupational Profile of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Agri-

cul-

tural

Lab-

ourer

Patta-

dar &

Barga-

dar

Small

Far-

mer

Culti-

vator

Emplo-

yed in

Cottage

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Ser-

vice

Tea-

cher

Mem-

ber of

Self-

Help

Group

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2147 No. 624 71 295 566 45 121 64 77 21 263

% 29.06 3.31 13.74 26.36 2.10 5.64 2.98 3.59 0.98 12.25

PS 496 491 No. 93 9 54 153 8 31 16 43 10 74

% 18.94 1.83 11.00 31.16 1.63 6.31 3.26 8.76 2.04 15.07

ZP 43 43 No. 5 0 5 14 0 0 3 5 3 8

% 11.63 0.00 11.63 32.56 0.00 0.00 6.98 11.63 6.98 18.60

Total 2718 2681 No. 722 80 354 733 53 152 83 125 34 345

% 26.93 2.98 13.20 27.34 1.98 5.67 3.10 4.66 1.27 12.87

Birbhum

GP 1905 1827 No. 471 93 273 502 35 160 37 54 16 186

% 25.78 5.09 14.94 27.48 1.92 8.76 2.03 2.96 0.88 10.18

PS 425 395 No. 52 17 49 125 5 43 16 28 10 50

% 13.16 4.30 12.41 31.65 1.27 10.89 4.05 7.09 2.53 12.66

ZP 35 32 No. 1 1 0 7 1 5 2 11 2 2

% 3.13 3.13 0.00 21.88 3.13 15.63 6.25 34.38 6.25 6.25

Total 2365 2254 No. 524 111 322 634 41 208 55 93 28 238

% 23.25 4.92 14.29 28.13 1.82 9.23 2.44 4.13 1.24 10.56

Burdwan

GP 3600 3563 No. 928 75 405 678 71 306 267 144 29 660

% 26.05 2.10 11.37 19.03 1.99 8.59 7.49 4.04 0.81 18.52

PS 749 721 No. 134 23 62 168 14 60 49 45 23 143

% 18.59 3.19 8.60 23.30 1.94 8.32 6.80 6.24 3.19 19.83

ZP 67 60 No. 7 2 2 12 1 1 6 7 7 15

% 11.67 3.33 3.33 20.00 1.67 1.67 10.00 11.67 11.67 25.00

Total 4416 4344 No. 1069 100 469 858 86 367 322 196 59 818

% 24.61 2.30 10.80 19.75 1.98 8.45 7.41 4.51 1.36 18.83

Cooch

Behar

GP 1668 1314 No. 107 15 206 476 24 174 51 82 10 169

% 8.14 1.14 15.68 36.23 1.83 13.24 3.88 6.24 0.76 12.86

PS 353 258 No. 5 18 30 74 2 45 11 38 5 30

% 1.94 6.98 11.63 28.68 0.78 17.44 4.26 14.73 1.94 11.63

ZP 29 25 No. 0 0 0 7 0 2 1 4 1 10

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.00 0.00 8.00 4.00 16.00 4.00 40.00

Total 2050 1597 No. 112 33 236 557 26 221 63 124 16 209

% 7.01 2.07 14.78 34.88 1.63 13.84 3.94 7.76 1.00 13.09

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Agri-

cul-

tural

Lab-

ourer

Patta-

dar &

Barga-

dar

Small

Far-

mer

Culti-

vator

Emplo-

yed in

Cottage

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Ser-

vice

Tea-

cher

Mem-

ber of

Self-

Help

Group

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 775 No. 85 16 130 326 14 74 24 41 5 60

% 10.97 2.06 16.77 42.06 1.81 9.55 3.10 5.29 0.65 7.74

PS 180 152 No. 11 7 19 63 1 17 4 15 0 15

% 7.24 4.61 12.50 41.45 0.66 11.18 2.63 9.87 0.00 9.87

ZP 17 17 No. 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 6 2 1

% 0.00 0.00 5.88 29.41 0.00 5.88 5.88 35.29 11.76 5.88

Total 1036 944 No. 96 23 150 394 15 92 29 62 7 76

% 10.17 2.44 15.89 41.74 1.59 9.75 3.07 6.57 0.74 8.05

Hooghly

GP 2798 2546 No. 629 65 321 354 80 315 171 126 39 446

% 24.71 2.55 12.61 13.90 3.14 12.37 6.72 4.95 1.53 17.52

PS 587 422 No. 84 15 35 56 13 42 37 48 5 87

% 19.91 3.55 8.29 13.27 3.08 9.95 8.77 11.37 1.18 20.62

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - -

Total 3432 2968 No. 713 80 356 410 93 357 208 174 44 533

% 24.02 2.70 11.99 13.81 3.13 12.03 7.01 5.86 1.48 17.96

Howrah

GP 2141 1952 No. 251 14 113 141 226 416 218 125 28 420

% 12.86 0.72 5.79 7.22 11.58 21.31 11.17 6.40 1.43 21.52

PS 439 396 No. 38 2 15 22 33 98 39 36 10 103

% 9.60 0.51 3.79 5.56 8.33 24.75 9.85 9.09 2.53 26.01

ZP 36 26 No. 0 0 1 1 2 5 2 8 3 4

% 0.00 0.00 3.85 3.85 7.69 19.23 7.69 30.77 11.54 15.38

Total 2616 2374 No. 289 16 129 164 261 519 259 169 41 527

% 12.17 0.67 5.43 6.91 10.99 21.86 10.91 7.12 1.73 22.20

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1867 No. 118 63 166 524 22 332 200 108 13 321

% 6.32 3.37 8.89 28.07 1.18 17.78 10.71 5.78 0.70 17.19

PS 396 366 No. 12 14 22 108 2 52 47 36 6 67

% 3.28 3.83 6.01 29.51 0.55 14.21 12.84 9.84 1.64 18.31

ZP 34 32 No. 0 1 0 10 0 3 4 9 1 4

% 0.00 3.13 0.00 31.25 0.00 9.38 12.50 28.13 3.13 12.50

Total 2406 2265 No. 130 78 188 642 24 387 251 153 20 392

% 5.74 3.44 8.30 28.34 1.06 17.09 11.08 6.75 0.88 17.31

Malda

GP 1889 1713 No. 180 43 292 431 33 372 52 62 10 238

% 10.51 2.51 17.05 25.16 1.93 21.72 3.04 3.62 0.58 13.89

PS 408 357 No. 25 18 30 100 4 73 10 36 3 58

% 7.00 5.04 8.40 28.01 1.12 20.45 2.80 10.08 0.84 16.25

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - - -

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Agri-

cul-

tural

Lab-

ourer

Patta-

dar &

Barga-

dar

Small

Far-

mer

Culti-

vator

Emplo-

yed in

Cottage

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Ser-

vice

Tea-

cher

Mem-

ber of

Self-

Help

Group

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Malda Total 2331 2070 No. 205 61 322 531 37 445 62 98 13 296

% 9.90 2.95 15.56 25.65 1.79 21.50 3.00 4.73 0.63 14.30

Murshida-

bad

GP 3466 3246 No. 352 39 410 938 100 697 121 135 28 426

% 10.84 1.20 12.63 28.90 3.08 21.47 3.73 4.16 0.86 13.12

PS 717 671 No. 45 4 54 171 14 152 40 74 7 110

% 6.71 0.60 8.05 25.48 2.09 22.65 5.96 11.03 1.04 16.39

ZP 63 58 No. 1 0 1 10 0 9 3 16 5 13

% 1.72 0.00 1.72 17.24 0.00 15.52 5.17 27.59 8.62 22.41

Total 4246 3975 No. 398 43 465 1119 114 858 164 225 40 549

% 10.01 1.08 11.70 28.15 2.87 21.58 4.13 5.66 1.01 13.81

Nadia

GP 2687 2625 No. 247 33 321 586 91 516 104 144 43 540

% 9.41 1.26 12.23 22.32 3.47 19.66 3.96 5.49 1.64 20.57

PS 533 494 No. 35 2 54 132 14 95 23 51 7 81

% 7.09 0.40 10.93 26.72 2.83 19.23 4.66 10.32 1.42 16.40

ZP 45 42 No. 0 0 3 6 1 7 4 7 2 12

% 0.00 0.00 7.14 14.29 2.38 16.67 9.52 16.67 4.76 28.57

Total 3265 3161 No. 282 35 378 724 106 618 131 202 52 633

% 8.92 1.11 11.96 22.90 3.35 19.55 4.14 6.39 1.65 20.03

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2688 No. 257 45 327 571 42 614 159 181 32 460

% 9.56 1.67 12.17 21.24 1.56 22.84 5.92 6.73 1.19 17.11

PS 575 529 No. 25 7 37 107 10 150 31 66 17 79

% 4.73 1.32 6.99 20.23 1.89 28.36 5.86 12.48 3.21 14.93

ZP 51 49 No. 1 1 2 7 2 8 3 13 4 8

% 2.04 2.04 4.08 14.29 4.08 16.33 6.12 26.53 8.16 16.33

Total 3531 3266 No. 283 53 366 685 54 772 193 260 53 547

% 8.67 1.62 11.21 20.97 1.65 23.64 5.91 7.96 1.62 16.75

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3102 No. 794 72 571 896 36 165 104 171 13 280

% 25.60 2.32 18.41 28.88 1.16 5.32 3.35 5.51 0.42 9.03

PS 750 575 No. 100 18 96 169 5 37 24 55 9 62

% 17.39 3.13 16.70 29.39 0.87 6.43 4.17 9.57 1.57 10.78

ZP 62 60 No. 2 1 4 13 0 0 7 15 6 12

% 3.33 1.67 6.67 21.67 0.00 0.00 11.67 25.00 10.00 20.00

Total 4121 3737 No. 896 91 671 1078 41 202 135 241 28 354

% 23.98 2.44 17.96 28.85 1.10 5.41 3.61 6.45 0.75 9.47

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2852 No. 337 33 294 624 59 418 150 234 63 640

% 11.82 1.16 10.31 21.88 2.07 14.66 5.26 8.20 2.21 22.44

PS 628 605 No. 31 5 39 136 5 102 44 100 25 118

% 5.12 0.83 6.45 22.48 0.83 16.86 7.27 16.53 4.13 19.50

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Agri-

cul-

tural

Lab-

ourer

Patta-

dar &

Barga-

dar

Small

Far-

mer

Culti-

vator

Emplo-

yed in

Cottage

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Ser-

vice

Tea-

cher

Mem-

ber of

Self-

Help

Group

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Purba

Medinipur

ZP 53 52 No. 0 0 2 9 0 5 1 18 7 10

% 0.00 0.00 3.85 17.31 0.00 9.62 1.92 34.62 13.46 19.23

Total 3544 3509 No. 368 38 335 769 64 525 195 352 95 768

% 10.49 1.08 9.55 21.92 1.82 14.96 5.56 10.03 2.71 21.89

Purulia

GP 1736 1627 No. 297 45 355 509 32 87 73 67 16 146

% 18.25 2.77 21.82 31.28 1.97 5.35 4.49 4.12 0.98 8.97

PS 406 362 No. 48 12 60 125 4 16 15 37 6 39

% 13.26 3.31 16.57 34.53 1.10 4.42 4.14 10.22 1.66 10.77

ZP 35 35 No. 0 1 4 12 0 0 3 11 2 2

% 0.00 2.86 11.43 34.29 0.00 0.00 8.57 31.43 5.71 5.71

Total 2177 2024 No. 345 58 419 646 36 103 91 115 24 187

% 17.05 2.87 20.70 31.92 1.78 5.09 4.50 5.68 1.19 9.24

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 3754 No. 520 117 478 710 128 617 220 266 50 648

% 13.85 3.12 12.73 18.91 3.41 16.44 5.86 7.09 1.33 17.26

PS 877 782 No. 48 26 74 150 21 162 46 99 25 131

% 6.14 3.32 9.46 19.18 2.69 20.72 5.88 12.66 3.20 16.75

ZP 73 62 No. 0 2 13 9 0 3 5 11 3 16

% 0.00 3.23 20.97 14.52 0.00 4.84 8.06 17.74 4.84 25.81

Total 5079 4598 No. 568 145 565 869 149 782 271 376 78 795

% 12.35 3.15 12.29 18.90 3.24 17.01 5.89 8.18 1.70 17.29

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1249 No. 116 22 259 429 12 166 53 79 5 108

% 9.29 1.76 20.74 34.35 0.96 13.29 4.24 6.33 0.40 8.65

PS 272 263 No. 9 3 38 81 9 49 5 31 6 32

% 3.42 1.14 14.45 30.80 3.42 18.63 1.90 11.79 2.28 12.17

ZP 24 24 No. 1 0 0 7 0 4 1 8 1 2

% 4.17 0.00 0.00 29.17 0.00 16.67 4.17 33.33 4.17 8.33

Total 1655 1536 No. 126 25 297 517 21 219 59 118 12 142

% 8.20 1.63 19.34 33.66 1.37 14.26 3.84 7.68 0.78 9.24

Siliguri

GP 360 298 No. 32 8 20 62 2 68 26 9 6 65

% 10.74 2.68 6.71 20.81 0.67 22.82 8.72 3.02 2.01 21.81

PS 64 47 No. 1 3 2 9 0 9 4 3 0 16

% 2.13 6.38 4.26 19.15 0.00 19.15 8.51 6.38 0.00 34.04

MP 7 5 No. 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

% 0.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 0.00

Total 431 350 No. 33 12 23 72 2 78 30 13 6 81

% 9.43 3.43 6.57 20.57 0.57 22.29 8.57 3.71 1.71 23.14

State GP 41809 39145 No. 6345 869 5236 9323 1052 5618 2094 2105 427 6076

% 16.21 2.22 13.38 23.82 2.69 14.35 5.35 5.38 1.09 15.52

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Agri-

cul-

tural

Lab-

ourer

Patta-

dar &

Barga-

dar

Small

Far-

mer

Culti-

vator

Emplo-

yed in

Cottage

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Ser-

vice

Tea-

cher

Mem-

ber of

Self-

Help

Group

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

State

PS 8855 7886 No. 796 203 770 1949 164 1233 461 841 174 1295

% 10.09 2.57 9.76 24.71 2.08 15.64 5.85 10.66 2.21 16.42

ZP/

MP 755 622

No. 18 10 39 130 7 54 46 150 49 119

% 2.89 1.61 6.27 20.90 1.13 8.68 7.40 24.12 7.88 19.13

Total 51419 47653 No. 7159 1082 6045 11402 1223 6905 2601 3096 650 7490

% 15.02 2.27 12.69 23.93 2.57 14.49 5.46 6.50 1.36 15.72

Here we find that majority of the Panchayat members are cultivators while the second and third

highest categories are others and agricultural labourers respectively. Here it may be reiterated

that 1.36 percent members have stated that earning from self-help group is their main source of

income, but not that only 1.36 percent members are included in self-help group.

Let us now present the occupational profile of the Panchayat functionaries in table 20.

Table 20: Occupational Profile of the Panchayat Functionaries Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Type Agri-

cul-

tural

Lab-

ourer

Patta-

dar &

Barga-

dar

Small

Far-

mer

Culti-

vator

Emplo-

yed in

Cottage

Indus-

tries

Busi-

ness

Ser-

vice

Tea-

cher

Mem-

ber of

Self

Help

Group

Oth-

ers

GP

Pradhan 3239 3024 No. 340 80 378 827 65 411 143 164 34 582

% 11.24 2.65 12.50 27.35 2.15 13.59 4.73 5.42 1.12 19.25

Upa-Pradhan 3239 3021 No. 455 72 364 771 63 445 137 178 44 492

% 15.06 2.38 12.05 25.52 2.09 14.73 4.53 5.89 1.46 16.29

Sanchalak 12956 8956 No. 1477 220 1285 2198 243 1238 418 456 146 1275

% 16.49 2.46 14.35 24.54 2.71 13.82 4.67 5.09 1.63 14.24

PS

Sabhapati 333 298 No. 12 3 26 64 2 46 12 34 3 96

% 4.03 1.01 8.72 21.48 0.67 15.44 4.03 11.41 1.01 32.21

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 298

No. 23 8 23 84 7 49 20 23 2 59

% 7.72 2.68 7.72 28.19 2.35 16.44 6.71 7.72 0.67 19.80

Karmadhyaksha 2997 1940 No. 157 47 178 531 34 344 97 221 18 313

% 8.09 2.42 9.18 27.37 1.75 17.73 5.00 11.39 0.93 16.13

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 18 14 No. 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 4

% 0.00 7.14 7.14 21.43 0.00 0.00 7.14 28.57 0.00 28.57

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 14

No. 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 2 0 2

% 0.00 0.00 7.14 42.86 0.00 14.29 7.14 14.29 0.00 14.29

Karmadhyaksha 158 87 No. 0 0 3 22 2 4 5 14 1 36

% 0.00 0.00 3.45 25.29 2.30 4.60 5.75 16.09 1.15 41.38

Here we find that main occupation for all but three types (Sabhapatis, Sabhadhipatis and ZP

Karmadhyakshas) of Panchayat functionaries is cultivation.

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Chapter 10 : Landholding by the Families of the Panchayat Members and Functionaries

Status of holding agricultural land and other land has been described in this chapter. Firstly, let

us present the status of holding agricultural land by the families of the Panchayat members. This

is shown in table 21.

Table 21: Status of Holding Agricultural Land by the Families of the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Land-

less

Patta

-dar

Barga-

dar

Upto

1 acre

More

than

1

acre

to 2

acre

More

than

2

acre

to 3

acre

More

than

3

acre

to 5

acre

More

than

5

acre

to 10

acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 1997 No. 479 148 83 744 295 132 87 26 3

% 23.99 7.41 4.16 37.26 14.77 6.61 4.36 1.30 0.15

PS 496 458 No. 61 30 29 186 59 44 40 7 2

% 13.32 6.55 6.33 40.61 12.88 9.61 8.73 1.53 0.44

ZP 43 43 No. 7 4 1 13 7 2 6 3 0

% 16.28 9.30 2.33 30.23 16.28 4.65 13.95 6.98 0.00

Total 2718 2498 No. 547 182 113 943 361 178 133 36 5

% 21.90 7.29 4.52 37.75 14.45 7.13 5.32 1.44 0.20

Birbhum

GP 1905 1781 No. 449 89 68 540 283 171 112 60 9

% 25.21 5.00 3.82 30.32 15.89 9.60 6.29 3.37 0.51

PS 425 384 No. 71 12 13 101 71 51 37 20 8

% 18.49 3.13 3.39 26.30 18.49 13.28 9.64 5.21 2.08

ZP 35 34 No. 2 0 2 11 8 3 4 4 0

% 5.88 0.00 5.88 32.35 23.53 8.82 11.76 11.76 0.00

Total 2365 2199 No. 522 101 83 652 362 225 153 84 17

% 23.74 4.59 3.77 29.65 16.46 10.23 6.96 3.82 0.77

Burdwan

GP 3600 3237 No. 1158 193 94 909 480 208 141 46 8

% 35.77 5.96 2.90 28.08 14.83 6.43 4.36 1.42 0.25

PS 749 654 No. 177 47 18 178 102 66 44 18 4

% 27.06 7.19 2.75 27.22 15.60 10.09 6.73 2.75 0.61

ZP 67 55 No. 12 3 1 15 8 8 5 3 0

% 21.82 5.45 1.82 27.27 14.55 14.55 9.09 5.45 0.00

Total 4416 3946 No. 1347 243 113 1102 590 282 190 67 12

% 34.14 6.16 2.86 27.93 14.95 7.15 4.82 1.70 0.30

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1297 No. 110 34 39 377 329 202 130 69 7

% 8.48 2.62 3.01 29.07 25.37 15.57 10.02 5.32 0.54

PS 353 242 No. 8 7 2 65 61 39 38 20 2

% 3.31 2.89 0.83 26.86 25.21 16.12 15.70 8.26 0.83

ZP 29 26 No. 0 0 0 5 6 5 8 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.23 23.08 19.23 30.77 7.69 0.00

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Land-

less

Patta

-dar

Barga-

dar

Upto

1 acre

More

than

1

acre

to 2

acre

More

than

2

acre

to 3

acre

More

than

3

acre

to 5

acre

More

than

5

acre

to 10

acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Cooch Behar Total 2050 1565 No. 118 41 41 447 396 246 176 91 9

% 7.54 2.62 2.62 28.56 25.30 15.72 11.25 5.81 0.58

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 749 No. 86 53 18 189 149 122 95 37 0

% 11.48 7.08 2.40 25.23 19.89 16.29 12.68 4.94 0.00

PS 180 143 No. 17 7 3 28 32 22 21 13 0

% 11.89 4.90 2.10 19.58 22.38 15.38 14.69 9.09 0.00

ZP 17 14 No. 1 0 0 1 6 3 2 0 1

% 7.14 0.00 0.00 7.14 42.86 21.43 14.29 0.00 7.14

Total 1036 906 No. 104 60 21 218 187 147 118 50 1

% 11.48 6.62 2.32 24.06 20.64 16.23 13.02 5.52 0.11

Hooghly

GP 2798 2330 No. 935 52 122 897 215 70 30 7 2

% 40.13 2.23 5.24 38.50 9.23 3.00 1.29 0.30 0.09

PS 587 383 No. 146 12 26 132 29 23 11 4 0

% 38.12 3.13 6.79 34.46 7.57 6.01 2.87 1.04 0.00

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - -

Total 3432 2713 No. 1081 64 148 1029 244 93 41 11 2

% 39.85 2.36 5.46 37.93 8.99 3.43 1.51 0.41 0.07

Howrah

GP 2141 1681 No. 755 25 36 703 106 36 14 5 1

% 44.91 1.49 2.14 41.82 6.31 2.14 0.83 0.30 0.06

PS 439 331 No. 122 4 4 148 31 12 9 1 0

% 36.86 1.21 1.21 44.71 9.37 3.63 2.72 0.30 0.00

ZP 36 22 No. 4 0 0 11 3 3 0 0 1

% 18.18 0.00 0.00 50.00 13.64 13.64 0.00 0.00 4.55

Total 2616 2034 No. 881 29 40 862 140 51 23 6 2

% 43.31 1.43 1.97 42.38 6.88 2.51 1.13 0.29 0.10

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1784 No. 629 169 35 353 251 156 127 52 12

% 35.26 9.47 1.96 19.79 14.07 8.74 7.12 2.91 0.67

PS 396 356 No. 113 33 3 60 48 49 25 22 3

% 31.74 9.27 0.84 16.85 13.48 13.76 7.02 6.18 0.84

ZP 34 28 No. 3 3 2 4 3 7 3 3 0

% 10.71 10.71 7.14 14.29 10.71 25.00 10.71 10.71 0.00

Total 2406 2168 No. 745 205 40 417 302 212 155 77 15

% 34.36 9.46 1.85 19.23 13.93 9.78 7.15 3.55 0.69

Malda GP 1889 1611 No. 300 72 24 522 311 177 132 55 18

% 18.62 4.47 1.49 32.40 19.30 10.99 8.19 3.41 1.12

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Land-

less

Patta

-dar

Barga-

dar

Upto

1 acre

More

than

1

acre

to 2

acre

More

than

2

acre

to 3

acre

More

than

3

acre

to 5

acre

More

than

5

acre

to 10

acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Malda

PS 408 349 No. 48 28 11 88 66 44 35 24 5

% 13.75 8.02 3.15 25.21 18.91 12.61 10.03 6.88 1.43

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - - -

Total 2331 1960 No. 348 100 35 610 377 221 167 79 23

% 17.76 5.10 1.79 31.12 19.23 11.28 8.52 4.03 1.17

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3165 No. 707 56 28 1230 545 319 186 75 19

% 22.34 1.77 0.88 38.86 17.22 10.08 5.88 2.37 0.60

PS 717 671 No. 119 8 2 213 126 94 72 25 12

% 17.73 1.19 0.30 31.74 18.78 14.01 10.73 3.73 1.79

ZP 63 53 No. 2 0 0 23 7 10 6 3 2

% 3.77 0.00 0.00 43.40 13.21 18.87 11.32 5.66 3.77

Total 4246 3889 No. 828 64 30 1466 678 423 264 103 33

% 21.29 1.65 0.77 37.70 17.43 10.88 6.79 2.65 0.85

Nadia

GP 2687 2492 No. 722 80 43 864 403 202 117 45 16

% 28.97 3.21 1.73 34.67 16.17 8.11 4.70 1.81 0.64

PS 533 448 No. 77 14 6 163 85 57 32 14 0

% 17.19 3.13 1.34 36.38 18.97 12.72 7.14 3.13 0.00

ZP 45 38 No. 9 1 0 11 6 7 3 1 0

% 23.68 2.63 0.00 28.95 15.79 18.42 7.89 2.63 0.00

Total 3265 2978 No. 808 95 49 1038 494 266 152 60 16

% 27.13 3.19 1.65 34.86 16.59 8.93 5.10 2.01 0.54

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 2339 No. 422 114 34 1030 386 207 104 33 9

% 18.04 4.87 1.45 44.04 16.50 8.85 4.45 1.41 0.38

PS 575 480 No. 68 19 7 198 95 51 30 10 2

% 14.17 3.96 1.46 41.25 19.79 10.63 6.25 2.08 0.42

ZP 51 41 No. 4 1 1 16 8 6 2 2 1

% 9.76 2.44 2.44 39.02 19.51 14.63 4.88 4.88 2.44

Total 3531 2860 No. 494 134 42 1244 489 264 136 45 12

% 17.27 4.69 1.47 43.50 17.10 9.23 4.76 1.57 0.42

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3027 No. 425 434 74 1316 497 174 87 17 3

% 14.04 14.34 2.44 43.48 16.42 5.75 2.87 0.56 0.10

PS 750 571 No. 71 73 21 232 102 42 24 6 0

% 12.43 12.78 3.68 40.63 17.86 7.36 4.20 1.05 0.00

ZP 62 53 No. 2 5 1 22 11 7 5 0 0

% 3.77 9.43 1.89 41.51 20.75 13.21 9.43 0.00 0.00

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Land-

less

Patta

-dar

Barga-

dar

Upto

1 acre

More

than

1

acre

to 2

acre

More

than

2

acre

to 3

acre

More

than

3

acre

to 5

acre

More

than

5

acre

to 10

acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Paschim

Medinipur Total 4121 3651

No. 498 512 96 1570 610 223 116 23 3

% 13.64 14.02 2.63 43.00 16.71 6.11 3.18 0.63 0.08

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2849 No. 461 64 32 1688 419 120 58 6 1

% 16.18 2.25 1.12 59.25 14.71 4.21 2.04 0.21 0.04

PS 628 601 No. 60 19 6 351 98 36 16 12 3

% 9.98 3.16 1.00 58.40 16.31 5.99 2.66 2.00 0.50

ZP 53 47 No. 2 0 1 21 12 6 2 3 0

% 4.26 0.00 2.13 44.68 25.53 12.77 4.26 6.38 0.00

Total 3544 3497 No. 523 83 39 2060 529 162 76 21 4

% 14.96 2.37 1.12 58.91 15.13 4.63 2.17 0.60 0.11

Purulia

GP 1736 1605 No. 202 54 37 557 327 206 153 55 14

% 12.59 3.36 2.31 34.70 20.37 12.83 9.53 3.43 0.87

PS 406 367 No. 37 7 9 92 65 75 51 20 11

% 10.08 1.91 2.45 25.07 17.71 20.44 13.90 5.45 3.00

ZP 35 33 No. 2 0 0 7 4 6 11 1 2

% 6.06 0.00 0.00 21.21 12.12 18.18 33.33 3.03 6.06

Total 2177 2005 No. 241 61 46 656 396 287 215 76 27

% 12.02 3.04 2.29 32.72 19.75 14.31 10.72 3.79 1.35

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 3536 No. 749 297 148 1505 503 209 90 28 7

% 21.18 8.40 4.19 42.56 14.23 5.91 2.55 0.79 0.20

PS 877 756 No. 112 41 21 303 168 66 30 11 4

% 14.81 5.42 2.78 40.08 22.22 8.73 3.97 1.46 0.53

ZP 73 60 No. 3 0 2 26 16 4 5 4 0

% 5.00 0.00 3.33 43.33 26.67 6.67 8.33 6.67 0.00

Total 5079 4352 No. 864 338 171 1834 687 279 125 43 11

% 19.85 7.77 3.93 42.14 15.79 6.41 2.87 0.99 0.25

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 1269 No. 116 31 8 367 305 217 148 60 17

% 9.14 2.44 0.63 28.92 24.03 17.10 11.66 4.73 1.34

PS 272 253 No. 22 7 4 81 60 33 27 14 5

% 8.70 2.77 1.58 32.02 23.72 13.04 10.67 5.53 1.98

ZP 24 24 No. 1 0 0 5 5 3 3 7 0

% 4.17 0.00 0.00 20.83 20.83 12.50 12.50 29.17 0.00

Total 1655 1546 No. 139 38 12 453 370 253 178 81 22

% 8.99 2.46 0.78 29.30 23.93 16.36 11.51 5.24 1.42

Siliguri GP 360 251 No. 81 36 2 75 23 12 14 5 3

% 32.27 14.34 0.80 29.88 9.16 4.78 5.58 1.99 1.20

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Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Land-

less

Patta

-dar

Barga-

dar

Upto

1 acre

More

than

1

acre

to 2

acre

More

than

2

acre

to 3

acre

More

than

3

acre

to 5

acre

More

than

5

acre

to 10

acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Siliguri

PS 64 42 No. 11 8 4 6 5 1 3 4 0

% 26.19 19.05 9.52 14.29 11.90 2.38 7.14 9.52 0.00

MP 7 3 No. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 33.33 33.33 0.00 0.00 33.33 0.00 0.00

Total 431 296 No. 92 44 7 82 28 13 18 9 3

% 31.08 14.86 2.36 27.70 9.46 4.39 6.08 3.04 1.01

State

GP 41809 37000 No. 8786 2001 925 13866 5827 2940 1825 681 149

% 23.75 5.41 2.50 37.48 15.75 7.95 4.93 1.84 0.40

PS 8855 7489 No. 1340 376 189 2625 1303 805 545 245 61

% 17.89 5.02 2.52 35.05 17.40 10.75 7.28 3.27 0.81

ZP/

MP 755 574

No. 54 17 12 192 110 80 66 36 7

% 9.41 2.96 2.09 33.45 19.16 13.94 11.50 6.27 1.22

Total 51419 45063 No. 10180 2394 1126 16683 7240 3825 2436 962 217

% 22.59 5.31 2.50 37.02 16.07 8.49 5.41 2.13 0.48

Here we find that majority of the families of the Panchayat members holds agricultural land upto

1 acre. Second highest is that category which does not hold any agricultural land. Third highest

category of families of the members holds agricultural land of more than 1 acre to 2 acre.

Let us now present the status of holding other land, that is, non-agricultural land used in pond,

business, industries etc. by the families of the Panchayat members. This is shown in table 22.

Table 22: Status of Holding Other Land (used in Pond, Business or Industries) by the Families of

the Panchayat Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 1480 No. 1145 266 48 10 10 1 0

% 77.36 17.97 3.24 0.68 0.68 0.07 0.00

PS 496 359 No. 226 102 11 9 8 3 0

% 62.95 28.41 3.06 2.51 2.23 0.84 0.00

ZP 43 38 No. 26 11 0 1 0 0 0

% 68.42 28.95 0.00 2.63 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2718 1877 No. 1397 379 59 20 18 4 0

% 74.43 20.19 3.14 1.07 0.96 0.21 0.00

Birbhum GP 1905 1253 No. 848 313 51 22 16 3 0

% 67.68 24.98 4.07 1.76 1.28 0.24 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Birbhum

PS 425 284 No. 156 98 17 7 4 2 0

% 54.93 34.51 5.99 2.46 1.41 0.70 0.00

ZP 35 26 No. 15 9 1 0 1 0 0

% 57.69 34.62 3.85 0.00 3.85 0.00 0.00

Total 2365 1563 No. 1019 420 69 29 21 5 0

% 65.20 26.87 4.41 1.86 1.34 0.32 0.00

Burdwan

GP 3600 2286 No. 1783 419 57 15 11 1 0

% 78.00 18.33 2.49 0.66 0.48 0.04 0.00

PS 749 465 No. 323 112 13 11 5 0 1

% 69.46 24.09 2.80 2.37 1.08 0.00 0.22

ZP 67 38 No. 22 12 4 0 0 0 0

% 57.89 31.58 10.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4416 2789 No. 2128 543 74 26 16 1 1

% 76.30 19.47 2.65 0.93 0.57 0.04 0.04

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 945 No. 638 205 59 25 16 1 1

% 67.51 21.69 6.24 2.65 1.69 0.11 0.11

PS 353 127 No. 75 36 11 2 2 1 0

% 59.06 28.35 8.66 1.57 1.57 0.79 0.00

ZP 29 17 No. 8 8 1 0 0 0 0

% 47.06 47.06 5.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2050 1089 No. 721 249 71 27 18 2 1

% 66.21 22.87 6.52 2.48 1.65 0.18 0.09

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 477 No. 284 157 27 6 1 2 0

% 59.54 32.91 5.66 1.26 0.21 0.42 0.00

PS 180 107 No. 63 29 8 5 2 0 0

% 58.88 27.10 7.48 4.67 1.87 0.00 0.00

ZP 17 10 No. 4 3 2 0 1 0 0

% 40.00 30.00 20.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00

Total 1036 594 No. 351 189 37 11 4 2 0

% 59.09 31.82 6.23 1.85 0.67 0.34 0.00

Hooghly

GP 2798 1582 No. 1227 313 32 4 5 1 0

% 77.56 19.79 2.02 0.25 0.32 0.06 0.00

PS 587 248 No. 175 63 5 3 2 0 0

% 70.56 25.40 2.02 1.21 0.81 0.00 0.00

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - -

Total 3432 1830 No. 1402 376 37 7 7 1 0

% 76.61 20.55 2.02 0.38 0.38 0.05 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Howrah

GP 2141 1465 No. 1064 370 17 5 5 2 2

% 72.63 25.26 1.16 0.34 0.34 0.14 0.14

PS 439 285 No. 177 96 7 3 1 0 1

% 62.11 33.68 2.46 1.05 0.35 0.00 0.35

ZP 36 17 No. 10 7 0 0 0 0 0

% 58.82 41.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2616 1767 No. 1251 473 24 8 6 2 3

% 70.80 26.77 1.36 0.45 0.34 0.11 0.17

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1390 No. 1148 191 23 10 13 4 1

% 82.59 13.74 1.65 0.72 0.94 0.29 0.07

PS 396 260 No. 199 39 9 8 5 0 0

% 76.54 15.00 3.46 3.08 1.92 0.00 0.00

ZP 34 18 No. 11 6 1 0 0 0 0

% 61.11 33.33 5.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2406 1668 No. 1358 236 33 18 18 4 1

% 81.41 14.15 1.98 1.08 1.08 0.24 0.06

Malda

GP 1889 1139 No. 771 236 46 28 34 10 14

% 67.69 20.72 4.04 2.46 2.99 0.88 1.23

PS 408 238 No. 128 47 15 9 27 5 7

% 53.78 19.75 6.30 3.78 11.34 2.10 2.94

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - -

Total 2331 1377 No. 899 283 61 37 61 15 21

% 65.29 20.55 4.43 2.69 4.43 1.09 1.53

Murshidabad

GP 3466 2150 No. 1515 478 81 39 19 14 4

% 70.47 22.23 3.77 1.81 0.88 0.65 0.19

PS 717 499 No. 316 140 28 9 4 2 0

% 63.33 28.06 5.61 1.80 0.80 0.40 0.00

ZP 63 40 No. 20 16 4 0 0 0 0

% 50.00 40.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4246 2689 No. 1851 634 113 48 23 16 4

% 68.84 23.58 4.20 1.79 0.86 0.60 0.15

Nadia

GP 2687 2175 No. 1844 236 45 27 13 7 3

% 84.78 10.85 2.07 1.24 0.60 0.32 0.14

PS 533 267 No. 181 61 12 8 3 1 1

% 67.79 22.85 4.49 3.00 1.12 0.37 0.37

ZP 45 20 No. 15 4 0 1 0 0 0

% 75.00 20.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

Nadia Total 3265 2462 No. 2040 301 57 36 16 8 4

% 82.86 12.23 2.32 1.46 0.65 0.32 0.16

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 1811 No. 1130 567 63 27 16 6 2

% 62.40 31.31 3.48 1.49 0.88 0.33 0.11

PS 575 343 No. 202 107 22 8 2 2 0

% 58.89 31.20 6.41 2.33 0.58 0.58 0.00

ZP 51 31 No. 15 11 4 1 0 0 0

% 48.39 35.48 12.90 3.23 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3531 2185 No. 1347 685 89 36 18 8 2

% 61.65 31.35 4.07 1.65 0.82 0.37 0.09

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 2112 No. 1542 496 48 18 7 0 1

% 73.01 23.48 2.27 0.85 0.33 0.00 0.05

PS 750 368 No. 265 90 8 3 2 0 0

% 72.01 24.46 2.17 0.82 0.54 0.00 0.00

ZP 62 33 No. 21 11 1 0 0 0 0

% 63.64 33.33 3.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4121 2513 No. 1828 597 57 21 9 0 1

% 72.74 23.76 2.27 0.84 0.36 0.00 0.04

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2834 No. 1731 1020 53 18 9 3 0

% 61.08 35.99 1.87 0.64 0.32 0.11 0.00

PS 628 535 No. 290 228 11 2 2 2 0

% 54.21 42.62 2.06 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.00

ZP 53 34 No. 15 16 0 2 1 0 0

% 44.12 47.06 0.00 5.88 2.94 0.00 0.00

Total 3544 3403 No. 2036 1264 64 22 12 5 0

% 59.83 37.14 1.88 0.65 0.35 0.15 0.00

Purulia

GP 1736 1197 No. 739 297 97 34 19 6 5

% 61.74 24.81 8.10 2.84 1.59 0.50 0.42

PS 406 247 No. 132 52 32 12 15 4 0

% 53.44 21.05 12.96 4.86 6.07 1.62 0.00

ZP 35 25 No. 15 9 1 0 0 0 0

% 60.00 36.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2177 1469 No. 886 358 130 46 34 10 5

% 60.31 24.37 8.85 3.13 2.31 0.68 0.34

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 2695 No. 1536 963 105 46 30 10 5

% 56.99 35.73 3.90 1.71 1.11 0.37 0.19

PS 877 563 No. 284 212 37 15 8 4 3

% 50.44 37.66 6.57 2.66 1.42 0.71 0.53

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

Total

No.

Information

Available

South 24-

Parganas

ZP 73 46 No. 14 17 4 11 0 0 0

% 30.43 36.96 8.70 23.91 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 5079 3304 No. 1834 1192 146 72 38 14 8

% 55.51 36.08 4.42 2.18 1.15 0.42 0.24

Uttar Dinajpur

GP 1359 912 No. 603 204 65 25 9 5 1

% 66.12 22.37 7.13 2.74 0.99 0.55 0.11

PS 272 234 No. 172 44 9 5 2 2 0

% 73.50 18.80 3.85 2.14 0.85 0.85 0.00

ZP 24 24 No. 6 13 1 1 2 1 0

% 25.00 54.17 4.17 4.17 8.33 4.17 0.00

Total 1655 1170 No. 781 261 75 31 13 8 1

% 66.75 22.31 6.41 2.65 1.11 0.68 0.09

Siliguri

GP 360 164 No. 132 25 2 2 2 0 1

% 80.49 15.24 1.22 1.22 1.22 0.00 0.61

PS 64 21 No. 18 3 0 0 0 0 0

% 85.71 14.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

MP 7 2 No. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

% 50.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 431 187 No. 151 29 2 2 2 0 1

% 80.75 15.51 1.07 1.07 1.07 0.00 0.53

State

GP 41809 28067 No. 19680 6756 919 361 235 76 40

% 70.12 24.07 3.27 1.29 0.84 0.27 0.14

PS 8855 5450 No. 3382 1559 255 119 94 28 13

% 62.06 28.61 4.68 2.18 1.72 0.51 0.24

ZP/

MP 755 419

No. 218 154 24 17 5 1 0

% 52.03 36.75 5.73 4.06 1.19 0.24 0.00

Total 51419 33936 No. 23280 8469 1198 497 334 105 53

% 68.60 24.96 3.53 1.46 0.98 0.31 0.16

Here we find that families of 68.60 percent Panchayat members do not hold any other land.

Families of nearly 25 percent Panchayat members hold other land upto 1 acre.

Let us now present the status of holding agricultural land by the families of the Panchayat

functionaries. This is shown in table 23 in next page.

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Table 23: Status of Holding Agricultural Land by the Families of the Panchayat Functionaries Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Type Land-

less

Patta

-dar

Barga-

dar

Upto

1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

GP

Pradhan 3239 2931 No. 551 137 82 1025 504 307 221 86 18

% 18.80 4.67 2.80 34.97 17.20 10.47 7.54 2.93 0.61

Upa-Pradhan 3239 2876 No. 631 151 74 1042 479 254 170 63 12

% 21.94 5.25 2.57 36.23 16.66 8.83 5.91 2.19 0.42

Sanchalak 12956 8500 No. 1907 444 206 3354 1369 632 411 141 36

% 22.44 5.22 2.42 39.46 16.11 7.44 4.84 1.66 0.42

PS

Sabhapati 333 282 No. 42 9 7 84 44 38 34 22 2

% 14.89 3.19 2.48 29.79 15.60 13.48 12.06 7.80 0.71

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 281

No. 45 16 4 92 53 28 26 14 3

% 16.01 5.69 1.42 32.74 18.86 9.96 9.25 4.98 1.07

Karmadhyaksha 2997 1837 No. 276 82 43 630 339 232 154 62 19

% 15.02 4.46 2.34 34.30 18.45 12.63 8.38 3.38 1.03

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 18 13 No. 0 0 1 2 5 1 2 2 0

% 0.00 0.00 7.69 15.38 38.46 7.69 15.38 15.38 0.00

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 14

No. 0 0 0 4 3 4 2 0 1

% 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.57 21.43 28.57 14.29 0.00 7.14

Karmadhyaksha 158 76 No. 11 0 0 16 13 15 15 5 1

% 14.47 0.00 0.00 21.05 17.11 19.74 19.74 6.58 1.32

Here it is seen that highest number of families of GP and PS functionaries for all categories holds

agricultural land upto 1 acre. Highest number of families of Sabhadhipatis holds agricultural land

of more than 1 acre to 2 acre. In case of families of Sahakari Sabhadhipatis, there is tie for the

highest number between holding upto 1 acre and holding more than 2 acre to 3 acre of

agricultural land. Highest number of families of ZP Karmadhyakshas holds agricultural land upto

1 acre.

Let us now present the status of holding other land by the families of the Panchayat

functionaries. This is shown in table 24 below.

Table 24: Status of Holding Other Land (used in Pond, Business or Industries) by the Families of

the Panchayat Functionaries Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

GP

Pradhan 3239 2236 No. 1406 654 90 38 32 10 6

% 62.88 29.25 4.03 1.70 1.43 0.45 0.27

Upa-Pradhan 3239 2203 No. 1501 569 70 37 16 8 2

% 68.13 25.83 3.18 1.68 0.73 0.36 0.09

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Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type Nil Upto 1

acre

More

than 1

acre to

2 acre

More

than 2

acre to

3 acre

More

than 3

acre to

5 acre

More

than 5

acre to

10 acre

More

than

10

acre

GP Sanchalak 12956 6533 No. 4486 1689 209 73 54 14 8

% 68.67 25.85 3.20 1.12 0.83 0.21 0.12

PS

Sabhapati 333 205 No. 120 60 8 6 6 3 2

% 58.54 29.27 3.90 2.93 2.93 1.46 0.98

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 206

No. 115 68 9 3 9 2 0

% 55.83 33.01 4.37 1.46 4.37 0.97 0.00

Karmadhyaksha 2997 1360 No. 785 426 81 35 23 6 4

% 57.72 31.32 5.96 2.57 1.69 0.44 0.29

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 18 8 No. 3 3 2 0 0 0 0

% 37.50 37.50 25.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 11

No. 4 6 0 1 0 0 0

% 36.36 54.55 0.00 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00

Karmadhyaksha 158 54 No. 25 22 4 1 2 0 0

% 46.30 40.74 7.41 1.85 3.70 0.00 0.00

Here we see that majority of the Pradhans, Upa-Pradhans, Sanchalaks, Sabhapatis, Sahakari

Sabhapatis, PS Karmadhyakshas and ZP Karmadhyakshas do not hold any other land. For

Sabhadhipatis, there is a tie for the majority between categories of holding no other land and

holding upto 1 acre other land. For Sahakari Sabhadhipatis, majority hold other land upto 1 acre.

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Chapter 11 : Main Earner of the Families of the Panchayat Members

In this chapter we try to find out who is the main earning person in the families of the Panchayat

members when the member is not the main earner. The relationship of that person with the main

earner has been categorized in eight types. The distribution is shown below.

Table 25: Main Earner in the Families of the Panchayat Member (when the Member is not the

Main Earner) District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band /

Wife

Father Mother Son /

Dau-

ghter

Broth

-er /

Sister

Father-

in-Law

Moth-

er-in-

Law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 1382 No. 813 328 52 55 85 22 2 25

% 58.83 23.73 3.76 3.98 6.15 1.59 0.14 1.81

PS 496 333 No. 166 87 9 16 36 12 1 6

% 49.85 26.13 2.70 4.80 10.81 3.60 0.30 1.80

ZP 43 32 No. 15 11 1 2 3 0 0 0

% 46.88 34.38 3.13 6.25 9.38 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2718 1747 No. 994 426 62 73 124 34 3 31

% 56.90 24.38 3.55 4.18 7.10 1.95 0.17 1.77

Birbhum

GP 1905 1112 No. 711 192 35 72 61 17 4 20

% 63.94 17.27 3.15 6.47 5.49 1.53 0.36 1.80

PS 425 242 No. 155 43 5 14 17 4 0 4

% 64.05 17.77 2.07 5.79 7.02 1.65 0.00 1.65

ZP 35 20 No. 12 3 1 3 1 0 0 0

% 60.00 15.00 5.00 15.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2365 1374 No. 878 238 41 89 79 21 4 24

% 63.90 17.32 2.98 6.48 5.75 1.53 0.29 1.75

Burdwan

GP 3600 2074 No. 1241 466 53 92 135 28 4 55

% 59.84 22.47 2.56 4.44 6.51 1.35 0.19 2.65

PS 749 440 No. 255 90 11 16 48 8 1 11

% 57.95 20.45 2.50 3.64 10.91 1.82 0.23 2.50

ZP 67 42 No. 21 9 3 3 6 0 0 0

% 50.00 21.43 7.14 7.14 14.29 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4416 2556 No. 1517 565 67 111 189 36 5 66

% 59.35 22.10 2.62 4.34 7.39 1.41 0.20 2.58

Cooch

Behar

GP 1668 785 No. 532 96 13 65 42 10 8 19

% 67.77 12.23 1.66 8.28 5.35 1.27 1.02 2.42

PS 353 164 No. 107 23 3 8 15 3 3 2

% 65.24 14.02 1.83 4.88 9.15 1.83 1.83 1.22

ZP 29 14 No. 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

% 92.86 0.00 7.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2050 963 No. 652 119 17 73 57 13 11 21

% 67.71 12.36 1.77 7.58 5.92 1.35 1.14 2.18

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band /

Wife

Father Mother Son /

Dau-

ghter

Broth

-er /

Sister

Father-

in-Law

Moth-

er-in-

Law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 466 No. 308 94 11 21 16 8 3 5

% 66.09 20.17 2.36 4.51 3.43 1.72 0.64 1.07

PS 180 83 No. 58 14 2 5 4 0 0 0

% 69.88 16.87 2.41 6.02 4.82 0.00 0.00 0.00

ZP 17 10 No. 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

% 90.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 1036 559 No. 375 109 13 26 20 8 3 5

% 67.08 19.50 2.33 4.65 3.58 1.43 0.54 0.89

Hooghly

GP 2798 1476 No. 939 240 35 97 124 8 0 33

% 63.62 16.26 2.37 6.57 8.40 0.54 0.00 2.24

PS 587 250 No. 161 40 7 13 23 4 0 2

% 64.40 16.00 2.80 5.20 9.20 1.60 0.00 0.80

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - -

Total 3432 1726 No. 1100 280 42 110 147 12 0 35

% 63.73 16.22 2.43 6.37 8.52 0.70 0.00 2.03

Howrah

GP 2141 1130 No. 742 133 12 83 105 6 5 44

% 65.66 11.77 1.06 7.35 9.29 0.53 0.44 3.89

PS 439 234 No. 141 34 7 21 26 0 0 5

% 60.26 14.53 2.99 8.97 11.11 0.00 0.00 2.14

ZP 36 16 No. 9 1 1 2 3 0 0 0

% 56.25 6.25 6.25 12.50 18.75 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2616 1380 No. 892 168 20 106 134 6 5 49

% 64.64 12.17 1.45 7.68 9.71 0.43 0.36 3.55

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1201 No. 746 205 34 68 95 7 5 41

% 62.11 17.07 2.83 5.66 7.91 0.58 0.42 3.41

PS 396 215 No. 141 31 6 15 19 1 0 2

% 65.58 14.42 2.79 6.98 8.84 0.47 0.00 0.93

ZP 34 23 No. 13 5 1 1 2 1 0 0

% 56.52 21.74 4.35 4.35 8.70 4.35 0.00 0.00

Total 2406 1439 No. 900 241 41 84 116 9 5 43

% 62.54 16.75 2.85 5.84 8.06 0.63 0.35 2.99

Malda

GP 1889 1011 No. 702 151 35 57 33 18 4 11

% 69.44 14.94 3.46 5.64 3.26 1.78 0.40 1.09

PS 408 225 No. 155 36 6 16 9 1 1 1

% 68.89 16.00 2.67 7.11 4.00 0.44 0.44 0.44

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - -

Total 2331 1236 No. 857 187 41 73 42 19 5 12

% 69.34 15.13 3.32 5.91 3.40 1.54 0.40 0.97

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band /

Wife

Father Mother Son /

Dau-

ghter

Broth

-er /

Sister

Father-

in-Law

Moth-

er-in-

Law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Murshida-

bad

GP 3466 1760 No. 1204 275 33 103 91 25 5 24

% 68.41 15.63 1.88 5.85 5.17 1.42 0.28 1.36

PS 717 352 No. 234 52 11 17 24 11 0 3

% 66.48 14.77 3.13 4.83 6.82 3.13 0.00 0.85

ZP 63 30 No. 20 7 0 1 2 0 0 0

% 66.67 23.33 0.00 3.33 6.67 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4246 2142 No. 1458 334 44 121 117 36 5 27

% 68.07 15.59 2.05 5.65 5.46 1.68 0.23 1.26

Nadia

GP 2687 1737 No. 982 254 24 100 114 21 10 232

% 56.53 14.62 1.38 5.76 6.56 1.21 0.58 13.36

PS 533 284 No. 181 52 5 15 25 3 0 3

% 63.73 18.31 1.76 5.28 8.80 1.06 0.00 1.06

ZP 45 25 No. 19 1 2 2 1 0 0 0

% 76.00 4.00 8.00 8.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3265 2046 No. 1182 307 31 117 140 24 10 235

% 57.77 15.00 1.52 5.72 6.84 1.17 0.49 11.49

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 1534 No. 1021 235 26 106 93 17 1 35

% 66.56 15.32 1.69 6.91 6.06 1.11 0.07 2.28

PS 575 323 No. 205 64 3 20 17 2 1 11

% 63.47 19.81 0.93 6.19 5.26 0.62 0.31 3.41

ZP 51 21 No. 12 2 0 6 1 0 0 0

% 57.14 9.52 0.00 28.57 4.76 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3531 1878 No. 1238 301 29 132 111 19 2 46

% 65.92 16.03 1.54 7.03 5.91 1.01 0.11 2.45

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 1953 No. 1175 393 58 141 129 24 0 33

% 60.16 20.12 2.97 7.22 6.61 1.23 0.00 1.69

PS 750 355 No. 194 64 15 27 41 8 0 6

% 54.65 18.03 4.23 7.61 11.55 2.25 0.00 1.69

ZP 62 34 No. 18 6 2 2 6 0 0 0

% 52.94 17.65 5.88 5.88 17.65 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4121 2342 No. 1387 463 75 170 176 32 0 39

% 59.22 19.77 3.20 7.26 7.51 1.37 0.00 1.67

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 2827 No. 1049 223 27 174 119 28 8 1199

% 37.11 7.89 0.96 6.15 4.21 0.99 0.28 42.41

PS 628 434 No. 219 41 8 39 31 10 1 85

% 50.46 9.45 1.84 8.99 7.14 2.30 0.23 19.59

ZP 53 31 No. 18 5 1 4 3 0 0 0

% 58.06 16.13 3.23 12.90 9.68 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3544 3292 No. 1286 269 36 217 153 38 9 1284

% 39.06 8.17 1.09 6.59 4.65 1.15 0.27 39.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band /

Wife

Father Mother Son /

Dau-

ghter

Broth

-er /

Sister

Father-

in-Law

Moth-

er-in-

Law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Purulia

GP 1736 1183 No. 620 265 57 61 107 37 8 28

% 52.41 22.40 4.82 5.16 9.04 3.13 0.68 2.37

PS 406 259 No. 126 45 15 23 34 8 2 6

% 48.65 17.37 5.79 8.88 13.13 3.09 0.77 2.32

ZP 35 19 No. 10 4 0 1 1 1 0 2

% 52.63 21.05 0.00 5.26 5.26 5.26 0.00 10.53

Total 2177 1461 No. 756 314 72 85 142 46 10 36

% 51.75 21.49 4.93 5.82 9.72 3.15 0.68 2.46

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 2328 No. 1512 294 39 247 165 28 1 42

% 64.95 12.63 1.68 10.61 7.09 1.20 0.04 1.80

PS 877 534 No. 339 60 14 65 35 10 2 9

% 63.48 11.24 2.62 12.17 6.55 1.87 0.37 1.69

ZP 73 36 No. 22 4 0 2 5 0 0 3

% 61.11 11.11 0.00 5.56 13.89 0.00 0.00 8.33

Total 5079 2898 No. 1873 358 53 314 205 38 3 54

% 64.63 12.35 1.83 10.84 7.07 1.31 0.10 1.86

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 728 No. 509 106 9 35 30 8 2 29

% 69.92 14.56 1.24 4.81 4.12 1.10 0.27 3.98

PS 272 207 No. 157 20 3 14 6 0 0 7

% 75.85 9.66 1.45 6.76 2.90 0.00 0.00 3.38

ZP 24 14 No. 10 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

% 71.43 7.14 0.00 14.29 0.00 7.14 0.00 0.00

Total 1655 949 No. 676 127 12 51 36 9 2 36

% 71.23 13.38 1.26 5.37 3.79 0.95 0.21 3.79

Siliguri

GP 360 214 No. 126 47 10 11 10 1 2 7

% 58.88 21.96 4.67 5.14 4.67 0.47 0.93 3.27

PS 64 30 No. 20 5 3 2 0 0 0 0

% 66.67 16.67 10.00 6.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

MP 7 4 No. 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

% 75.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 431 248 No. 149 52 13 13 11 1 2 7

% 60.08 20.97 5.24 5.24 4.44 0.40 0.81 2.82

State

GP 41809 24901 No. 14932 3997 563 1588 1554 313 72 1882

% 59.97 16.05 2.26 6.38 6.24 1.26 0.29 7.56

PS 8855 4964 No. 3014 801 133 346 410 85 12 163

% 60.72 16.14 2.68 6.97 8.26 1.71 0.24 3.28

ZP/

MP 755 371

No. 224 60 13 31 35 3 0 5

% 60.38 16.17 3.50 8.36 9.43 0.81 0.00 1.35

Total 51419 30236 No. 18170 4858 709 1965 1999 401 84 2050

% 60.09 16.07 2.34 6.50 6.61 1.33 0.28 6.78

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Here we see that 60 percent of the Panchayat members have stated that husband or wife is the

main earner of their family. 16 percent has stated that father is the main earner of their family.

For 6.61 percent members, brother or sister is the main earner of their family. For 6.5 percent

members, son or daughter is the main earner of their family.

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Chapter 12 : Family Involvement with Politics for the Panchayat Members and

Functionaries

In this chapter we want to throw some light on the family involvement with politics for the

Panchayat members and functionaries. That is, our aim is to find out whether the family is a

political family or not. Firstly we present the scenario of association of any family member of the

Panchayat member with active politics. This is shown in table 26 below.

Table 26: Whether Any Family Member of the Elected Member is/was associated with Active

Politics District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2142 No. 760 1382

% 35.48 64.52

PS 496 484 No. 194 290

% 40.08 59.92

ZP 43 42 No. 21 21

% 50.00 50.00

Total 2718 2668 No. 975 1693

% 36.54 63.46

Birbhum

GP 1905 1736 No. 764 972

% 44.01 55.99

PS 425 367 No. 175 192

% 47.68 52.32

ZP 35 29 No. 19 10

% 65.52 34.48

Total 2365 2132 No. 958 1174

% 44.93 55.07

Burdwan

GP 3600 3309 No. 1242 2067

% 37.53 62.47

PS 749 664 No. 291 373

% 43.83 56.17

ZP 67 56 No. 37 19

% 66.07 33.93

Total 4416 4029 No. 1570 2459

% 38.97 61.03

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1259 No. 700 559

% 55.60 44.40

PS 353 230 No. 134 96

% 58.26 41.74

ZP 29 27 No. 23 4

% 85.19 14.81

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Cooch Behar Total 2050 1516 No. 857 659

% 56.53 43.47

Dakshin Dinajpur

GP 839 749 No. 385 364

% 51.40 48.60

PS 180 141 No. 89 52

% 63.12 36.88

ZP 17 13 No. 9 4

% 69.23 30.77

Total 1036 903 No. 483 420

% 53.49 46.51

Hooghly

GP 2798 2489 No. 1116 1373

% 44.84 55.16

PS 587 406 No. 178 228

% 43.84 56.16

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 3432 2895 No. 1294 1601

% 44.70 55.30

Howrah

GP 2141 1948 No. 921 1027

% 47.28 52.72

PS 439 380 No. 205 175

% 53.95 46.05

ZP 36 29 No. 24 5

% 82.76 17.24

Total 2616 2357 No. 1150 1207

% 48.79 51.21

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1842 No. 757 1085

% 41.10 58.90

PS 396 366 No. 186 180

% 50.82 49.18

ZP 34 30 No. 24 6

% 80.00 20.00

Total 2406 2238 No. 967 1271

% 43.21 56.79

Malda

GP 1889 1560 No. 849 711

% 54.42 45.58

PS 408 301 No. 175 126

% 58.14 41.86

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0

% - -

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Malda Total 2331 1861 No. 1024 837

% 55.02 44.98

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3188 No. 1698 1490

% 53.26 46.74

PS 717 690 No. 350 340

% 50.72 49.28

ZP 63 63 No. 42 21

% 66.67 33.33

Total 4246 3941 No. 2090 1851

% 53.03 46.97

Nadia

GP 2687 2494 No. 1169 1325

% 46.87 53.13

PS 533 466 No. 214 252

% 45.92 54.08

ZP 45 39 No. 23 16

% 58.97 41.03

Total 3265 2999 No. 1406 1593

% 46.88 53.12

North 24-Parganas

GP 2905 2574 No. 1279 1295

% 49.69 50.31

PS 575 506 No. 279 227

% 55.14 44.86

ZP 51 47 No. 27 20

% 57.45 42.55

Total 3531 3127 No. 1585 1542

% 50.69 49.31

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 2972 No. 1271 1701

% 42.77 57.23

PS 750 549 No. 264 285

% 48.09 51.91

ZP 62 53 No. 21 32

% 39.62 60.38

Total 4121 3574 No. 1556 2018

% 43.54 56.46

Purba Medinipur

GP 2863 2843 No. 1312 1531

% 46.15 53.85

PS 628 610 No. 306 304

% 50.16 49.84

ZP 53 45 No. 34 11

% 75.56 24.44

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Purba Medinipur Total 3544 3498 No. 1652 1846

% 47.23 52.77

Purulia

GP 1736 1532 No. 662 870

% 43.21 56.79

PS 406 342 No. 174 168

% 50.88 49.12

ZP 35 30 No. 22 8

% 73.33 26.67

Total 2177 1904 No. 858 1046

% 45.06 54.94

South 24-Parganas

GP 4129 3568 No. 1790 1778

% 50.17 49.83

PS 877 765 No. 474 291

% 61.96 38.04

ZP 73 65 No. 46 19

% 70.77 29.23

Total 5079 4398 No. 2310 2088

% 52.52 47.48

Uttar Dinajpur

GP 1359 1286 No. 676 610

% 52.57 47.43

PS 272 257 No. 142 115

% 55.25 44.75

ZP 24 24 No. 15 9

% 62.50 37.50

Total 1655 1567 No. 833 734

% 53.16 46.84

Siliguri

GP 360 292 No. 106 186

% 36.30 63.70

PS 64 47 No. 23 24

% 48.94 51.06

MP 7 5 No. 1 4

% 20.00 80.00

Total 431 344 No. 130 214

% 37.79 62.21

State

GP 41809 37783 No. 17457 20326

% 46.20 53.80

PS 8855 7571 No. 3853 3718

% 50.89 49.11

ZP/MP 755 597 No. 388 209

% 64.99 35.01

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

State Total 51419 45951 No. 21698 24253

% 47.22 52.78

Here we see a nearly even situation. 47 percent Panchayat members state that they belong to a

political family while the rest does not.

Let us now visualize which family member of the Panchayat members are/were associated with

active politics. This is shown in table 27 below.

Table 27: Which Family Member of the Elected Member is/was associated with Active Politics District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band

Wife Father Moth-

er

Son/

Dau-

ghter

Broth-

er /

Sister

Father/

Mother-

in-law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 700 No. 285 64 162 7 16 88 31 47

% 40.71 9.14 23.14 1.00 2.29 12.57 4.43 6.71

PS 496 203 No. 64 32 59 5 6 20 10 7

% 31.53 15.76 29.06 2.46 2.96 9.85 4.93 3.45

ZP 43 22 No. 7 2 6 0 3 3 1 0

% 31.82 9.09 27.27 0.00 13.64 13.64 4.55 0.00

Total 2718 925 No. 356 98 227 12 25 111 42 54

% 38.49 10.59 24.54 1.30 2.70 12.00 4.54 5.84

Birbhum

GP 1905 718 No. 278 60 198 9 25 84 36 28

% 38.72 8.36 27.58 1.25 3.48 11.70 5.01 3.90

PS 425 165 No. 57 11 43 3 3 30 7 11

% 34.55 6.67 26.06 1.82 1.82 18.18 4.24 6.67

ZP 35 20 No. 7 1 7 0 0 2 2 1

% 35.00 5.00 35.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 5.00

Total 2365 903 No. 342 72 248 12 28 116 45 40

% 37.87 7.97 27.46 1.33 3.10 12.85 4.98 4.43

Burdwan

GP 3600 1141 No. 432 80 335 13 22 147 56 56

% 37.86 7.01 29.36 1.14 1.93 12.88 4.91 4.91

PS 749 270 No. 91 19 72 6 10 37 23 12

% 33.70 7.04 26.67 2.22 3.70 13.70 8.52 4.44

ZP 67 35 No. 13 1 9 0 3 5 3 1

% 37.14 2.86 25.71 0.00 8.57 14.29 8.57 2.86

Total 4416 1446 No. 536 100 416 19 35 189 82 69

% 37.07 6.92 28.77 1.31 2.42 13.07 5.67 4.77

Cooch

Behar

GP 1668 647 No. 283 78 124 13 23 72 27 27

% 43.74 12.06 19.17 2.01 3.55 11.13 4.17 4.17

PS 353 113 No. 49 18 27 1 2 10 6 0

% 43.36 15.93 23.89 0.88 1.77 8.85 5.31 0.00

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band

Wife Father Moth-

er

Son/

Dau-

ghter

Broth-

er /

Sister

Father/

Mother-

in-law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Cooch

Behar

ZP 29 21 No. 8 2 7 0 2 1 1 0

% 38.10 9.52 33.33 0.00 9.52 4.76 4.76 0.00

Total 2050 781 No. 340 98 158 14 27 83 34 27

% 43.53 12.55 20.23 1.79 3.46 10.63 4.35 3.46

Dakshin

Dinajpur

GP 839 366 No. 144 25 106 6 13 39 18 15

% 39.34 6.83 28.96 1.64 3.55 10.66 4.92 4.10

PS 180 80 No. 27 2 31 0 7 8 3 2

% 33.75 2.50 38.75 0.00 8.75 10.00 3.75 2.50

ZP 17 11 No. 2 2 5 0 0 2 0 0

% 18.18 18.18 45.45 0.00 0.00 18.18 0.00 0.00

Total 1036 457 No. 173 29 142 6 20 49 21 17

% 37.86 6.35 31.07 1.31 4.38 10.72 4.60 3.72

Hooghly

GP 2798 1031 No. 374 68 267 15 30 150 47 80

% 36.28 6.60 25.90 1.45 2.91 14.55 4.56 7.76

PS 587 168 No. 56 15 39 3 7 30 10 8

% 33.33 8.93 23.21 1.79 4.17 17.86 5.95 4.76

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - -

Total 3432 1199 No. 430 83 306 18 37 180 57 88

% 35.86 6.92 25.52 1.50 3.09 15.01 4.75 7.34

Howrah

GP 2141 839 No. 289 49 233 14 23 131 45 55

% 34.45 5.84 27.77 1.67 2.74 15.61 5.36 6.56

PS 439 190 No. 68 8 69 6 4 25 5 5

% 35.79 4.21 36.32 3.16 2.11 13.16 2.63 2.63

ZP 36 20 No. 4 1 8 0 1 3 1 2

% 20.00 5.00 40.00 0.00 5.00 15.00 5.00 10.00

Total 2616 1049 No. 361 58 310 20 28 159 51 62

% 34.41 5.53 29.55 1.91 2.67 15.16 4.86 5.91

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 741 No. 307 85 185 9 21 79 27 28

% 41.43 11.47 24.97 1.21 2.83 10.66 3.64 3.78

PS 396 182 No. 61 17 67 0 4 18 9 6

% 33.52 9.34 36.81 0.00 2.20 9.89 4.95 3.30

ZP 34 24 No. 8 4 8 0 0 3 1 0

% 33.33 16.67 33.33 0.00 0.00 12.50 4.17 0.00

Total 2406 947 No. 376 106 260 9 25 100 37 34

% 39.70 11.19 27.46 0.95 2.64 10.56 3.91 3.59

Malda

GP 1889 805 No. 318 80 214 16 21 90 43 23

% 39.50 9.94 26.58 1.99 2.61 11.18 5.34 2.86

PS 408 191 No. 76 20 35 4 8 21 18 9

% 39.79 10.47 18.32 2.09 4.19 10.99 9.42 4.71

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band

Wife Father Moth-

er

Son/

Dau-

ghter

Broth-

er /

Sister

Father/

Mother-

in-law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Malda

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% - - - - - - - -

Total 2331 996 No. 394 100 249 20 29 111 61 32

% 39.56 10.04 25.00 2.01 2.91 11.14 6.12 3.21

Murshida-

bad

GP 3466 1494 No. 617 118 361 14 40 211 72 61

% 41.30 7.90 24.16 0.94 2.68 14.12 4.82 4.08

PS 717 323 No. 126 23 91 6 11 37 15 14

% 39.01 7.12 28.17 1.86 3.41 11.46 4.64 4.33

ZP 63 38 No. 16 2 13 0 0 6 1 0

% 42.11 5.26 34.21 0.00 0.00 15.79 2.63 0.00

Total 4246 1855 No. 759 143 465 20 51 254 88 75

% 40.92 7.71 25.07 1.08 2.75 13.69 4.74 4.04

Nadia

GP 2687 1136 No. 435 140 236 14 32 127 49 103

% 38.29 12.32 20.77 1.23 2.82 11.18 4.31 9.07

PS 533 207 No. 69 17 57 5 11 34 7 7

% 33.33 8.21 27.54 2.42 5.31 16.43 3.38 3.38

ZP 45 22 No. 8 1 4 1 1 4 1 2

% 36.36 4.55 18.18 4.55 4.55 18.18 4.55 9.09

Total 3265 1365 No. 512 158 297 20 44 165 57 112

% 37.51 11.58 21.76 1.47 3.22 12.09 4.18 8.21

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 1155 No. 479 124 241 12 33 163 46 57

% 41.47 10.74 20.87 1.04 2.86 14.11 3.98 4.94

PS 575 258 No. 93 21 67 4 8 34 17 14

% 36.05 8.14 25.97 1.55 3.10 13.18 6.59 5.43

ZP 51 27 No. 10 2 7 0 3 4 0 1

% 37.04 7.41 25.93 0.00 11.11 14.81 0.00 3.70

Total 3531 1440 No. 582 147 315 16 44 201 63 72

% 40.42 10.21 21.88 1.11 3.06 13.96 4.38 5.00

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 1112 No. 422 60 299 26 35 134 71 65

% 37.95 5.40 26.89 2.34 3.15 12.05 6.38 5.85

PS 750 236 No. 80 16 76 4 5 35 5 15

% 33.90 6.78 32.20 1.69 2.12 14.83 2.12 6.36

ZP 62 19 No. 4 0 9 0 2 2 0 2

% 21.05 0.00 47.37 0.00 10.53 10.53 0.00 10.53

Total 4121 1367 No. 506 76 384 30 42 171 76 82

% 37.02 5.56 28.09 2.19 3.07 12.51 5.56 6.00

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 1316 No. 465 104 276 11 41 141 55 223

% 35.33 7.90 20.97 0.84 3.12 10.71 4.18 16.95

PS 628 295 No. 85 30 65 7 20 48 19 21

% 28.81 10.17 22.03 2.37 6.78 16.27 6.44 7.12

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band

Wife Father Moth-

er

Son/

Dau-

ghter

Broth-

er /

Sister

Father/

Mother-

in-law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

Purba

Medinipur

ZP 53 32 No. 9 3 13 0 2 3 2 0

% 28.13 9.38 40.63 0.00 6.25 9.38 6.25 0.00

Total 3544 1643 No. 559 137 354 18 63 192 76 244

% 34.02 8.34 21.55 1.10 3.83 11.69 4.63 14.85

Purulia

GP 1736 634 No. 247 67 151 13 22 60 33 41

% 38.96 10.57 23.82 2.05 3.47 9.46 5.21 6.47

PS 406 158 No. 55 16 50 4 6 19 7 1

% 34.81 10.13 31.65 2.53 3.80 12.03 4.43 0.63

ZP 35 21 No. 5 4 4 0 1 2 2 3

% 23.81 19.05 19.05 0.00 4.76 9.52 9.52 14.29

Total 2177 813 No. 307 87 205 17 29 81 42 45

% 37.76 10.70 25.22 2.09 3.57 9.96 5.17 5.54

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 1708 No. 627 259 376 18 48 202 84 94

% 36.71 15.16 22.01 1.05 2.81 11.83 4.92 5.50

PS 877 449 No. 147 54 111 1 14 53 49 20

% 32.74 12.03 24.72 0.22 3.12 11.80 10.91 4.45

ZP 73 42 No. 12 8 6 0 1 12 0 3

% 28.57 19.05 14.29 0.00 2.38 28.57 0.00 7.14

Total 5079 2199 No. 786 321 493 19 63 267 133 117

% 35.74 14.60 22.42 0.86 2.86 12.14 6.05 5.32

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 602 No. 268 56 115 5 21 74 17 46

% 44.52 9.30 19.10 0.83 3.49 12.29 2.82 7.64

PS 272 133 No. 43 15 29 1 6 19 7 13

% 32.33 11.28 21.80 0.75 4.51 14.29 5.26 9.77

ZP 24 15 No. 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0

% 33.33 33.33 6.67 0.00 0.00 13.33 13.33 0.00

Total 1655 750 No. 316 76 145 6 27 95 26 59

% 42.13 10.13 19.33 0.80 3.60 12.67 3.47 7.87

Siliguri

GP 360 102 No. 32 12 28 4 2 10 8 6

% 31.37 11.76 27.45 3.92 1.96 9.80 7.84 5.88

PS 64 22 No. 5 2 6 2 0 5 2 0

% 22.73 9.09 27.27 9.09 0.00 22.73 9.09 0.00

MP 7 1 No. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

% 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 431 125 No. 37 14 35 6 2 15 10 6

% 29.60 11.20 28.00 4.80 1.60 12.00 8.00 4.80

State

GP 41809 16247 No. 6302 1529 3907 219 468 2002 765 1055

% 38.79 9.41 24.05 1.35 2.88 12.32 4.71 6.49

PS 8855 3643 No. 1252 336 994 62 132 483 219 165

% 34.37 9.22 27.29 1.70 3.62 13.26 6.01 4.53

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Hus-

band

Wife Father Moth-

er

Son/

Dau-

ghter

Broth-

er /

Sister

Father/

Mother-

in-law

Oth-

ers Total

No.

Information

Available

State

ZP/

MP 755 370

No. 118 38 108 1 19 54 17 15

% 31.89 10.27 29.19 0.27 5.14 14.59 4.59 4.05

Total 51419 20260 No. 7672 1903 5009 282 619 2539 1001 1235

% 37.87 9.39 24.72 1.39 3.06 12.53 4.94 6.10

From the table it is seen that husband is/was associated with active politics for nearly 38 percent

Panchayat members. For another 24.72 percent Panchayat members it is the father who has/had

active involvement with politics.

Let us now see the situation for Panchayat functionaries presented in table 28.

Table 28: Whether Any Family Member of the Panchayat Functionaries is/was associated with

Active Politics Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Information

Available

Type Yes No

GP

Pradhan 3239 2942 No. 1623 1319

% 55.17 44.83

Upa-Pradhan 3239 2950 No. 1525 1425

% 51.69 48.31

Sanchalak 12956 8625 No. 3997 4628

% 46.34 53.66

PS

Sabhapati 333 288 No. 158 130

% 54.86 45.14

Sahakari Sabhapati 333 287 No. 151 136

% 52.61 47.39

Karmadhyaksha 2997 1826 No. 935 891

% 51.20 48.80

ZP/MP

Sabhadhipati 18 13 No. 11 2

% 84.62 15.38

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 16

No. 9 7

% 56.25 43.75

Karmadhyaksha 158 82 No. 47 35

% 57.32 42.68

In the table we find that for all types of functionaries except Sanchalaks more than 50 percent

has/had a family member involved with active politics. Which family member of the Panchayat

functionaries is/was associated with active politics has been described in table 29 in next page.

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Table 29: Which Family Member of the Panchayat Functionaries is/was associated with Active

Politics Tier Functionaries Total

No.

Infor-

mation

Available

Type Hus-

band

Wife Father Moth-

er

Son/

Dau-

ghter

Broth-

er /

Sister

Father/

Mother-

in-law

Oth-

ers

GP

Pradhan 3239 1485 No. 600 139 355 21 41 166 78 85

% 40.40 9.36 23.91 1.41 2.76 11.18 5.25 5.72

Upa-Pradhan 3239 1393 No. 525 139 350 13 35 186 60 85

% 37.69 9.98 25.13 0.93 2.51 13.35 4.31 6.10

Sanchalak 12956 3716 No. 1369 336 927 49 112 477 172 274

% 36.84 9.04 24.95 1.32 3.01 12.84 4.63 7.37

PS

Sabhapati 333 147 No. 49 9 44 4 7 22 9 3

% 33.33 6.12 29.93 2.72 4.76 14.97 6.12 2.04

Sahakari

Sabhapati 333 144

No. 47 12 44 1 5 19 10 6

% 32.64 8.33 30.56 0.69 3.47 13.19 6.94 4.17

Karmadhyaksha 2997 871 No. 232 85 274 10 41 146 45 38

% 26.64 9.76 31.46 1.15 4.71 16.76 5.17 4.36

ZP/

MP

Sabhadhipati 18 12 No. 1 2 3 0 0 6 0 0

% 8.33 16.67 25.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 0.00 0.00

Sahakari

Sabhadhipati 18 9

No. 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0

% 22.22 22.22 44.44 0.00 11.11 0.00 0.00 0.00

Karmadhyaksha 158 43 No. 9 5 10 0 4 11 3 1

% 20.93 11.63 23.26 0.00 9.30 25.58 6.98 2.33

Here we see that for majority of Pradhans, Upa-Pradhans, Sanchalaks, Sabhapatis and Sahakari

Sabhapatis husband is/was associated with active politics. For majority if PS Karmadhyakshas, it

is/was the father. For majority of Sabhadhipatis and ZP Karmadhyakshas, it is/was the brother or

sister. For majority of Sahakari Sabhadhipatis, father is/was associated with active politics.

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Chapter 13 : Previous Membership Status of the Panchayat Members

Here we present the picture that whether the currently elected members were also previously

elected or not. The distribution between previously elected members and first time elected

members is shown in table 30 below.

Table 30: Distribution between Previously Elected and First Time Elected Members District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Previously

Elected

Members

First Time

Elected

Members Total No.

Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2178 No. 349 1829

% 16.02 83.98

PS 496 496 No. 153 343

% 30.85 69.15

ZP 43 43 No. 23 20

% 53.49 46.51

Total 2718 2717 No. 525 2192

% 19.32 80.68

Birbhum

GP 1905 1816 No. 373 1443

% 20.54 79.46

PS 425 360 No. 107 253

% 29.72 70.28

ZP 35 34 No. 18 16

% 52.94 47.06

Total 2365 2210 No. 498 1712

% 22.53 77.47

Burdwan

GP 3600 3565 No. 721 2844

% 20.22 79.78

PS 749 723 No. 314 409

% 43.43 56.57

ZP 67 62 No. 44 18

% 70.97 29.03

Total 4416 4350 No. 1079 3271

% 24.80 75.20

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1309 No. 394 915

% 30.10 69.90

PS 353 245 No. 106 139

% 43.27 56.73

ZP 29 29 No. 20 9

% 68.97 31.03

Total 2050 1583 No. 520 1063

% 32.85 67.15

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Previously

Elected

Members

First Time

Elected

Members Total No.

Information

Available

Dakshin Dinajpur

GP 839 773 No. 156 617

% 20.18 79.82

PS 180 148 No. 47 101

% 31.76 68.24

ZP 17 16 No. 10 6

% 62.50 37.50

Total 1036 937 No. 213 724

% 22.73 77.27

Hooghly

GP 2798 2562 No. 795 1767

% 31.03 68.97

PS 587 429 No. 216 213

% 50.35 49.65

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 3432 2991 No. 1011 1980

% 33.80 66.20

Howrah

GP 2141 2015 No. 684 1331

% 33.95 66.05

PS 439 401 No. 177 224

% 44.14 55.86

ZP 36 29 No. 22 7

% 75.86 24.14

Total 2616 2445 No. 883 1562

% 36.11 63.89

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1893 No. 449 1444

% 23.72 76.28

PS 396 369 No. 135 234

% 36.59 63.41

ZP 34 30 No. 17 13

% 56.67 43.33

Total 2406 2292 No. 601 1691

% 26.22 73.78

Malda

GP 1889 1679 No. 343 1336

% 20.43 79.57

PS 408 368 No. 103 265

% 27.99 72.01

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 2331 2047 No. 446 1601

% 21.79 78.21

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Previously

Elected

Members

First Time

Elected

Members Total No.

Information

Available

Murshidabad

GP 3466 3249 No. 868 2381

% 26.72 73.28

PS 717 700 No. 248 452

% 35.43 64.57

ZP 63 63 No. 32 31

% 50.79 49.21

Total 4246 4012 No. 1148 2864

% 28.61 71.39

Nadia

GP 2687 2525 No. 768 1757

% 30.42 69.58

PS 533 482 No. 204 278

% 42.32 57.68

ZP 45 40 No. 24 16

% 60.00 40.00

Total 3265 3047 No. 996 2051

% 32.69 67.31

North 24-Parganas

GP 2905 2685 No. 877 1808

% 32.66 67.34

PS 575 517 No. 221 296

% 42.75 57.25

ZP 51 49 No. 31 18

% 63.27 36.73

Total 3531 3251 No. 1129 2122

% 34.73 65.27

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 3064 No. 751 2313

% 24.51 75.49

PS 750 578 No. 239 339

% 41.35 58.65

ZP 62 59 No. 42 17

% 71.19 28.81

Total 4121 3701 No. 1032 2669

% 27.88 72.12

Purba Medinipur

GP 2863 2835 No. 985 1850

% 34.74 65.26

PS 628 614 No. 278 336

% 45.28 54.72

ZP 53 52 No. 31 21

% 59.62 40.38

Total 3544 3501 No. 1294 2207

% 36.96 63.04

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Previously

Elected

Members

First Time

Elected

Members Total No.

Information

Available

Purulia

GP 1736 1587 No. 329 1258

% 20.73 79.27

PS 406 352 No. 112 240

% 31.82 68.18

ZP 35 34 No. 21 13

% 61.76 38.24

Total 2177 1973 No. 462 1511

% 23.42 76.58

South 24-Parganas

GP 4129 3706 No. 1142 2564

% 30.81 69.19

PS 877 759 No. 267 492

% 35.18 64.82

ZP 73 70 No. 37 33

% 52.86 47.14

Total 5079 4535 No. 1446 3089

% 31.89 68.11

Uttar Dinajpur

GP 1359 1286 No. 346 940

% 26.91 73.09

PS 272 230 No. 64 166

% 27.83 72.17

ZP 24 23 No. 14 9

% 60.87 39.13

Total 1655 1539 No. 424 1115

% 27.55 72.45

Siliguri

GP 360 303 No. 71 232

% 23.43 76.57

PS 64 48 No. 16 32

% 33.33 66.67

MP 7 6 No. 5 1

% 83.33 16.67

Total 431 357 No. 92 265

% 25.77 74.23

State

GP 41809 39030 No. 10401 28629

% 26.65 73.35

PS 8855 7819 No. 3007 4812

% 38.46 61.54

ZP/MP 755 639 No. 391 248

% 61.19 38.81

Total 51419 47488 No. 13799 33689

% 29.06 70.94

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Here we find that 29 percent of the Panchayat members were elected previously while 71 percent

are first time elected members. Quite naturally the percentage of previously elected members

goes up as we move up the tiers.

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Chapter 14 : Inclusion of the Panchayat Members in Self-Help Group

Here we present the picture of inclusion of Panchayat members in self-help group. The

distribution between inclusion and non-inclusion in self-help group is shown in table 31 below.

Table 31: Whether the Elected Members are included in Self-Help Group (SHG) District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2179 No. 352 1827

% 16.15 83.85

PS 496 495 No. 78 417

% 15.76 84.24

ZP 43 43 No. 10 33

% 23.26 76.74

Total 2718 2717 No. 440 2277

% 16.19 83.81

Birbhum

GP 1905 1682 No. 456 1226

% 27.11 72.89

PS 425 341 No. 82 259

% 24.05 75.95

ZP 35 28 No. 6 22

% 21.43 78.57

Total 2365 2051 No. 544 1507

% 26.52 73.48

Burdwan

GP 3600 3465 No. 673 2792

% 19.42 80.58

PS 749 669 No. 164 505

% 24.51 75.49

ZP 67 49 No. 11 38

% 22.45 77.55

Total 4416 4183 No. 848 3335

% 20.27 79.73

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1281 No. 269 1012

% 21.00 79.00

PS 353 237 No. 40 197

% 16.88 83.12

ZP 29 22 No. 7 15

% 31.82 68.18

Total 2050 1540 No. 316 1224

% 20.52 79.48

Dakshin Dinajpur GP 839 710 No. 231 479

% 32.54 67.46

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Dakshin Dinajpur

PS 180 121 No. 33 88

% 27.27 72.73

ZP 17 13 No. 3 10

% 23.08 76.92

Total 1036 844 No. 267 577

% 31.64 68.36

Hooghly

GP 2798 2200 No. 356 1844

% 16.18 83.82

PS 587 351 No. 64 287

% 18.23 81.77

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 3432 2551 No. 420 2131

% 16.46 83.54

Howrah

GP 2141 1855 No. 279 1576

% 15.04 84.96

PS 439 359 No. 57 302

% 15.88 84.12

ZP 36 27 No. 3 24

% 11.11 88.89

Total 2616 2241 No. 339 1902

% 15.13 84.87

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1324 No. 347 977

% 26.21 73.79

PS 396 346 No. 86 260

% 24.86 75.14

ZP 34 23 No. 5 18

% 21.74 78.26

Total 2406 1693 No. 438 1255

% 25.87 74.13

Malda

GP 1889 1568 No. 319 1249

% 20.34 79.66

PS 408 322 No. 63 259

% 19.57 80.43

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0

% 0 0

Total 2331 1890 No. 382 1508

% 20.21 79.79

Murshidabad GP 3466 2866 No. 452 2414

% 15.77 84.23

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Murshidabad

PS 717 614 No. 70 544

% 11.40 88.60

ZP 63 52 No. 3 49

% 5.77 94.23

Total 4246 3532 No. 525 3007

% 14.86 85.14

Nadia

GP 2687 2447 No. 465 1982

% 19.00 81.00

PS 533 399 No. 89 310

% 22.31 77.69

ZP 45 37 No. 15 22

% 40.54 59.46

Total 3265 2883 No. 569 2314

% 19.74 80.26

North 24-Parganas

GP 2905 2395 No. 339 2056

% 14.15 85.85

PS 575 436 No. 62 374

% 14.22 85.78

ZP 51 33 No. 7 26

% 21.21 78.79

Total 3531 2864 No. 408 2456

% 14.25 85.75

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 2351 No. 552 1799

% 23.48 76.52

PS 750 410 No. 105 305

% 25.61 74.39

ZP 62 36 No. 8 28

% 22.22 77.78

Total 4121 2797 No. 665 2132

% 23.78 76.22

Purba Medinipur

GP 2863 2852 No. 321 2531

% 11.26 88.74

PS 628 617 No. 83 534

% 13.45 86.55

ZP 53 53 No. 11 42

% 20.75 79.25

Total 3544 3522 No. 415 3107

% 11.78 88.22

Purulia GP 1736 1409 No. 398 1011

% 28.25 71.75

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Purulia

PS 406 292 No. 75 217

% 25.68 74.32

ZP 35 24 No. 7 17

% 29.17 70.83

Total 2177 1725 No. 480 1245

% 27.83 72.17

South 24-Parganas

GP 4129 3113 No. 523 2590

% 16.80 83.20

PS 877 594 No. 97 497

% 16.33 83.67

ZP 73 57 No. 6 51

% 10.53 89.47

Total 5079 3764 No. 626 3138

% 16.63 83.37

Uttar Dinajpur

GP 1359 1214 No. 188 1026

% 15.49 84.51

PS 272 260 No. 29 231

% 11.15 88.85

ZP 24 24 No. 4 20

% 16.67 83.33

Total 1655 1498 No. 221 1277

% 14.75 85.25

Siliguri

GP 360 279 No. 41 238

% 14.70 85.30

PS 64 45 No. 7 38

% 15.56 84.44

MP 7 3 No. 1 2

% 33.33 66.67

Total 431 327 No. 49 278

% 14.98 85.02

State

GP 41809 35190 No. 6561 28629

% 18.64 81.36

PS 8855 6908 No. 1284 5624

% 18.59 81.41

ZP/MP 755 524 No. 107 417

% 20.42 79.58

Total 51419 42622 No. 7952 34670

% 18.66 81.34

From the above table it is seen that 18.66 percent members are included in self-help group. The

percentage is highest at Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad level.

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Let us now see the inclusion period in self-help group for the elected members. We have

distributed the periods in four categories and presented the information among them. Average

years of inclusion have also been calculated. These are presented in table 32 below.

Table 32: Distribution of the Elected Members among the Groups of Inclusion Period in SHG

and Average Years of Inclusion in SHG District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Inclusion Period Average

Years of

Inclusion Total

No.

Information

Available Type

5 Years

or Less

6-10

Years

11-15

Years

More than

15 Years

Bankura

GP 2179 352 No. 327 21 4 0

3.12 % 92.90 5.97 1.14 0.00

PS 496 78 No. 67 9 1 1

3.90 % 85.90 11.54 1.28 1.28

ZP 43 9 No. 8 1 0 0

3.00 % 88.89 11.11 0.00 0.00

Total 2718 439 No. 402 31 5 1

3.26 % 91.57 7.06 1.14 0.23

Birbhum

GP 1905 350 No. 327 20 1 2

3.00 % 93.43 5.71 0.29 0.57

PS 425 58 No. 51 4 1 2

3.78 % 87.93 6.90 1.72 3.45

ZP 35 5 No. 5 0 0 0

3.40 % 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2365 413 No. 383 24 2 4

3.12 % 92.74 5.81 0.48 0.97

Burdwan

GP 3600 493 No. 446 45 1 1

3.27 % 90.47 9.13 0.20 0.20

PS 749 125 No. 109 14 1 1

3.65 % 87.20 11.20 0.80 0.80

ZP 67 8 No. 7 1 0 0

4.00 % 87.50 12.50 0.00 0.00

Total 4416 626 No. 562 60 2 2

3.36 % 89.78 9.58 0.32 0.32

Cooch

Behar

GP 1668 221 No. 183 34 2 2

3.98 % 82.81 15.38 0.90 0.90

PS 353 32 No. 30 1 1 0

3.50 % 93.75 3.13 3.13 0.00

ZP 29 7 No. 6 1 0 0

3.71 % 85.71 14.29 0.00 0.00

Total 2050 260 No. 219 36 3 2

3.92 % 84.23 13.85 1.15 0.77

Dakshin

Dinajpur GP 839 199

No. 175 20 2 2 3.42

% 87.94 10.05 1.01 1.01

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Inclusion Period Average

Years of

Inclusion Total

No.

Information

Available Type

5 Years

or Less

6-10

Years

11-15

Years

More than

15 Years

Dakshin

Dinajpur

PS 180 32 No. 26 6 0 0

3.81 % 81.25 18.75 0.00 0.00

ZP 17 3 No. 2 0 1 0

7.00 % 66.67 0.00 33.33 0.00

Total 1036 234 No. 203 26 3 2

3.52 % 86.75 11.11 1.28 0.85

Hooghly

GP 2798 291 No. 244 35 5 7

4.27 % 83.85 12.03 1.72 2.41

PS 587 40 No. 29 9 1 1

5.20 % 72.50 22.50 2.50 2.50

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0 0 0

DNA % - - - -

Total 3432 331 No. 273 44 6 8

4.38 % 82.48 13.29 1.81 2.42

Howrah

GP 2141 225 No. 194 20 7 4

3.93 % 86.22 8.89 3.11 1.78

PS 439 52 No. 46 2 3 1

4.06 % 88.46 3.85 5.77 1.92

ZP 36 3 No. 2 0 0 1

7.67 % 66.67 0.00 0.00 33.33

Total 2616 280 No. 242 22 10 6

4.00 % 86.43 7.86 3.57 2.14

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 358 No. 323 30 4 1

3.28 % 90.22 8.38 1.12 0.28

PS 396 71 No. 63 6 0 2

3.82 % 88.73 8.45 0.00 2.82

ZP 34 3 No. 2 1 0 0

3.33 % 66.67 33.33 0.00 0.00

Total 2406 432 No. 388 37 4 3

3.37 % 89.81 8.56 0.93 0.69

Malda

GP 1889 186 No. 164 16 3 3

3.84 % 88.17 8.60 1.61 1.61

PS 408 43 No. 33 7 3 0

4.58 % 76.74 16.28 6.98 0.00

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0 0 0

DNA % - - - -

Total 2331 229 No. 197 23 6 3

3.98 % 86.03 10.04 2.62 1.31

Murshida-

bad GP 3466 291

No. 268 20 2 1 2.89

% 92.10 6.87 0.69 0.34

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Inclusion Period Average

Years of

Inclusion Total

No.

Information

Available Type

5 Years

or Less

6-10

Years

11-15

Years

More than

15 Years

Murshida-

bad

PS 717 43 No. 41 2 0 0

2.49 % 95.35 4.65 0.00 0.00

ZP 63 3 No. 3 0 0 0

3.00 % 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 4246 337 No. 312 22 2 1

2.84 % 92.58 6.53 0.59 0.30

Nadia

GP 2687 389 No. 355 23 6 5

3.51 % 91.26 5.91 1.54 1.29

PS 533 72 No. 63 8 0 1

3.51 % 87.50 11.11 0.00 1.39

ZP 45 14 No. 14 0 0 0

3.29 % 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 3265 475 No. 432 31 6 6

3.50 % 90.95 6.53 1.26 1.26

North 24-

Parganas

GP 2905 229 No. 201 25 2 1

3.77 % 87.77 10.92 0.87 0.44

PS 575 44 No. 38 4 1 1

4.64 % 86.36 9.09 2.27 2.27

ZP 51 9 No. 5 3 1 0

7.11 % 55.56 33.33 11.11 0.00

Total 3531 282 No. 244 32 4 2

4.01 % 86.52 11.35 1.42 0.71

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 385 No. 305 71 5 4

4.58 % 79.22 18.44 1.30 1.04

PS 750 95 No. 74 17 3 1

5.15 % 77.89 17.89 3.16 1.05

ZP 62 12 No. 7 2 2 1

8.17 % 58.33 16.67 16.67 8.33

Total 4121 492 No. 386 90 10 6

4.77 % 78.46 18.29 2.03 1.22

Purba

Medinipur

GP 2863 304 No. 243 58 2 1

4.18 % 79.93 19.08 0.66 0.33

PS 628 73 No. 53 19 1 0

4.44 % 72.60 26.03 1.37 0.00

ZP 53 9 No. 7 2 0 0

5.33 % 77.78 22.22 0.00 0.00

Total 3544 386 No. 303 79 3 1

4.26 % 78.50 20.47 0.78 0.26

Purulia GP 1736 312 No. 303 5 3 1

1.70 % 97.12 1.60 0.96 0.32

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Inclusion Period Average

Years of

Inclusion Total

No.

Information

Available Type

5 Years

or Less

6-10

Years

11-15

Years

More than

15 Years

Purulia

PS 406 55 No. 54 1 0 0

1.24 % 98.18 1.82 0.00 0.00

ZP 35 5 No. 5 0 0 0

4.40 % 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total 2177 372 No. 362 6 3 1

1.67 % 97.31 1.61 0.81 0.27

South 24-

Parganas

GP 4129 412 No. 325 56 13 18

5.05 % 78.88 13.59 3.16 4.37

PS 877 97 No. 78 12 5 2

4.77 % 80.41 12.37 5.15 2.06

ZP 73 6 No. 3 2 0 1

9.50 % 50.00 33.33 0.00 16.67

Total 5079 515 No. 406 70 18 21

5.05 % 78.83 13.59 3.50 4.08

Uttar

Dinajpur

GP 1359 123 No. 114 8 1 0

3.22 % 92.68 6.50 0.81 0.00

PS 272 26 No. 24 2 0 0

3.62 % 92.31 7.69 0.00 0.00

ZP 24 3 No. 2 0 0 1

8.33 % 66.67 0.00 0.00 33.33

Total 1655 152 No. 140 10 1 1

3.39 % 92.11 6.58 0.66 0.66

Siliguri

GP 360 33 No. 26 6 1 0

4.15 % 78.79 18.18 3.03 0.00

PS 64 6 No. 4 1 0 1

6.33 % 66.67 16.67 0.00 16.67

MP 7 0 No. 0 0 0 0

DNA % - - - -

Total 431 39 No. 30 7 1 1

4.49 % 76.92 17.95 2.56 2.56

State

GP 41809 5153 No. 4523 513 64 53

3.61 % 87.77 9.96 1.24 1.03

PS 8855 1042 No. 883 124 21 14

3.97 % 84.74 11.90 2.02 1.34

ZP/

MP 755 99

No. 78 13 4 4 5.30

% 78.79 13.13 4.04 4.04

Total 51419 6294 No. 5484 650 89 71

3.69 % 87.13 10.33 1.41 1.13

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From the table presented in the previous pages we find that average period of being SHG

member are 3.61 years, 3.97 years and 5.30 years for Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and

Zilla/Mahakuma Parishad respectively making the average 3.69 years. The average period,

taking all the three tiers into account, is maximum for South 24-Parganas where a member is in

the SHG for 5.05 years.

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Chapter 15 : Status of Receiving earlier Training by the Panchayat Members

This is our concluding chapter. Here we want to see that whether the members have received any

training on Panchayat functioning before. This is shown in table 33 below.

Table 33: Whether the Elected Members have received any Training (on Panchayat) before District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Bankura

GP 2179 2179 No. 167 2012

% 7.66 92.34

PS 496 495 No. 97 398

% 19.60 80.40

ZP 43 43 No. 11 32

% 25.58 74.42

Total 2718 2717 No. 275 2442

% 10.12 89.88

Birbhum

GP 1905 1607 No. 314 1293

% 19.54 80.46

PS 425 307 No. 84 223

% 27.36 72.64

ZP 35 26 No. 13 13

% 50.00 50.00

Total 2365 1940 No. 411 1529

% 21.19 78.81

Burdwan

GP 3600 3475 No. 497 2978

% 14.30 85.70

PS 749 654 No. 214 440

% 32.72 67.28

ZP 67 45 No. 28 17

% 62.22 37.78

Total 4416 4174 No. 739 3435

% 17.70 82.30

Cooch Behar

GP 1668 1237 No. 269 968

% 21.75 78.25

PS 353 231 No. 83 148

% 35.93 64.07

ZP 29 24 No. 18 6

% 75.00 25.00

Total 2050 1492 No. 370 1122

% 24.80 75.20

Dakshin Dinajpur GP 839 684 No. 114 570

% 16.67 83.33

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Dakshin Dinajpur

PS 180 127 No. 45 82

% 35.43 64.57

ZP 17 15 No. 8 7

% 53.33 46.67

Total 1036 826 No. 167 659

% 20.22 79.78

Hooghly

GP 2798 2218 No. 581 1637

% 26.19 73.81

PS 587 363 No. 151 212

% 41.60 58.40

ZP 47 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 3432 2581 No. 732 1849

% 28.36 71.64

Howrah

GP 2141 1834 No. 527 1307

% 28.74 71.26

PS 439 368 No. 138 230

% 37.50 62.50

ZP 36 26 No. 15 11

% 57.69 42.31

Total 2616 2228 No. 680 1548

% 30.52 69.48

Jalpaiguri

GP 1976 1612 No. 321 1291

% 19.91 80.09

PS 396 337 No. 115 222

% 34.12 65.88

ZP 34 24 No. 16 8

% 66.67 33.33

Total 2406 1973 No. 452 1521

% 22.91 77.09

Malda

GP 1889 1517 No. 258 1259

% 17.01 82.99

PS 408 327 No. 86 241

% 26.30 73.70

ZP 34 0 No. 0 0

% - -

Total 2331 1844 No. 344 1500

% 18.66 81.34

Murshidabad GP 3466 2631 No. 549 2082

% 20.87 79.13

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Murshidabad

PS 717 557 No. 152 405

% 27.29 72.71

ZP 63 43 No. 22 21

% 51.16 48.84

Total 4246 3231 No. 723 2508

% 22.38 77.62

Nadia

GP 2687 2369 No. 509 1860

% 21.49 78.51

PS 533 347 No. 127 220

% 36.60 63.40

ZP 45 42 No. 25 17

% 59.52 40.48

Total 3265 2758 No. 661 2097

% 23.97 76.03

North 24-Parganas

GP 2905 2359 No. 543 1816

% 23.02 76.98

PS 575 435 No. 146 289

% 33.56 66.44

ZP 51 40 No. 24 16

% 60.00 40.00

Total 3531 2834 No. 713 2121

% 25.16 74.84

Paschim

Medinipur

GP 3309 2538 No. 617 1921

% 24.31 75.69

PS 750 461 No. 182 279

% 39.48 60.52

ZP 62 43 No. 31 12

% 72.09 27.91

Total 4121 3042 No. 830 2212

% 27.28 72.72

Purba Medinipur

GP 2863 2849 No. 710 2139

% 24.92 75.08

PS 628 614 No. 221 393

% 35.99 64.01

ZP 53 53 No. 27 26

% 50.94 49.06

Total 3544 3516 No. 958 2558

% 27.25 72.75

Purulia GP 1736 1359 No. 234 1125

% 17.22 82.78

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District /

Mahakuma

Parishad

Tier Members Type Yes No

Total No. Information

Available

Purulia

PS 406 296 No. 83 213

% 28.04 71.96

ZP 35 27 No. 17 10

% 62.96 37.04

Total 2177 1682 No. 334 1348

% 19.86 80.14

South 24-Parganas

GP 4129 3102 No. 773 2329

% 24.92 75.08

PS 877 608 No. 182 426

% 29.93 70.07

ZP 73 61 No. 24 37

% 39.34 60.66

Total 5079 3771 No. 979 2792

% 25.96 74.04

Uttar Dinajpur

GP 1359 1198 No. 214 984

% 17.86 82.14

PS 272 258 No. 38 220

% 14.73 85.27

ZP 24 24 No. 10 14

% 41.67 58.33

Total 1655 1480 No. 262 1218

% 17.70 82.30

Siliguri

GP 360 255 No. 41 214

% 16.08 83.92

PS 64 43 No. 10 33

% 23.26 76.74

MP 7 3 No. 3 0

% 100.00 0.00

Total 431 301 No. 54 247

% 17.94 82.06

State

GP 41809 35023 No. 7238 27785

% 20.67 79.33

PS 8855 6828 No. 2154 4674

% 31.55 68.45

ZP/MP 755 539 No. 292 247

% 54.17 45.83

Total 51419 42390 No. 9684 32706

% 22.85 77.15

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Here we find that nearly 23 percent of the Panchayat members have received training on

Panchayat functioning before. Quite naturally the percentages go up as we move up the

Panchayat tier because in the higher tiers there are higher percentages of previously elected

members.

Clarification

(A) Information regarding parties holding office of Pradhans, Upa-Pradhans, Sabhapatis,

Sahakari Sabhapatis, Sabhadhipatis and Sahakari Sabhadhipatis (Table 2, 3 and 4) has

primarily been collected from the list of participants in the initial training programmes

for these office-bearers. For those Panchayats whose office-bearers did not participate

in the training programme information has been collected by contacting directly the

concerned Panchayat over phone. These informations along with seats won by various

political parties in Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zilla/Mahakuma Parishads

(Table 2, 3 and 4) relates to a timeframe just after the Panchayat General Election in

2008 and 2009 (for Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad area). Since then political dimensions

have changed in some Panchayats. These changed political scenarios have not been

captured in Table 2, 3 and 4 of this book.

(B) In some part of this report one may find that the data presented here is not exactly the

same with Chapter 2.3 : Status of Elected Members of the Annual Administrative

Report 2008-2009 of this Department. This is due to the following factors:

(i) Presentation in Annual Administrative Report did not contain the information

regarding the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad area, election of which was held in

2009. This SMP part has been newly added in this book and that is why the

figures have changed.

(ii) After publication of Annual Administrative Report 2008-2009 some additional

profiles have been received from the members and that has been incorporated in

the analysis for this book and this has also led to changes in figures.

(iii) Some anomalies were identified and sent back to districts for correction. That

corrected figures have been received and incorporated in the analysis of this

book and that also has caused changes in figures.

However, the information presented here is final. Utmost care has been taken to provide

correct information. But even after that some miniscule errors may prevail in the

analysis of this huge database.

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Abbreviations

Agri. : Agriculture

AIFB : All India Forward Bloc

AITC : All India Trinamool Congress

BJP : Bharatiya Janata Party

BSP : Bahujan Samaj Party

CPI : Communist Party of India CPI(M) : Communist Party of India (Marxist)

CPI(ML) : Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation

DNA : Data Not Available

DSP : Democratic Socialist Party

GP : Gram Panchayat

INC : Indian National Congress

IND : Independent

Info. : Information

JDP : Jharkhand Disham Party

JD(U) : Janata Dal (United)

JFB : Janabadi Forward Bloc

JKP : Jharkhand Party

JKP(A) : Jharkhand Party (Aditya)

JKP(IND): Jharkhand party supported Independent

JKP(N) : Jharkhand Party (Naren)

JMM : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

KC : Kishan Congress

KPP : Kamtapuri People’s Party

MKP : Majdur Kranti Parishad

MKP(IND): Majdur Kranti Parishad supported Independent

MP : Mahakuma Parishad

NCP : Nationalist Congress Party

No. : Number

OBC : Other Backward Classes

OTH : Others

PBRML : Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League

PBSP : Paschim Banga Samajbadi Party

PDCI : People’s Democratic Conference of India

PDS : Party of Democratic Socialism

PS : Panchayat Samiti

RCPI : Revolutionary Communist Party of India

RJD : Rashtriya Janata Dal

RSP : Revolutionary Socialist Party

SC : Scheduled Caste

SJP : Samajbadi Jana Parishad

SMP : Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad

SP : Samajwadi Party

ST : Scheduled Tribe

SUCI : Socialist Unity Centre of India

UCPI : United Communist Party of India

WBSP : West Bengal Socialist Party

ZP : Zilla Parishad