Daspur I (community development block)

Daspur I (community development block) is an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Daspur police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Daspur.

Geography

Daspur is located at 22°36′18″N 87°43′19″E / 22.605°N 87.722°E / 22.605; 87.722.

Daspur I community development block has an area of 166.58  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Daspur I block/ panchayat samiti are: Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II, Nij-Narajole, Panchberia, Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Daspur I block had a total population of 175,331, out of which 86,872 were males and 88,459 were females. Daspur I block registered a population growth of 10.60 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent.

References

Daspur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Daspur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 230 Daspur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Daspur II community development block, and Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II and Panchberia gram panchayats of Daspur I community development block.

Daspur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).It was earlier part of Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

By-election 2012

In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Ajit Bhunia. Mamata Bhunia of AITC defeated her nearest rival Samar Mukherjee of CPI(M) by 18,928 votes.

2011

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

Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006