Indas (community development block)

Indas (community development block) (also spelled Indus) is an administrative division in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Indas police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Indas.

Geography

Indas is located at 23°09′00″N 87°37′00″E / 23.15°N 87.616667°E / 23.15; 87.616667.

Indas community development block has an area of 255.10  km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats of Indas block/ panchayat samiti are: Akui I, Akui II, Amrul, Dighalgram, Indus I, Indus II, Karisunda, Mangalpur, Rol and Sahaspur.

Demographics

As per 2001 census, Indas block had a total population of 152,829, out of which 78,324 were males and 74,505 were females. Indas block registered a population growth of 15.48 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 15.15 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.

References

Indas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Indas (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (spelled by the Election Commission as Indus) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 257 Indas (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Indas community development block; Balsi I, Balsi II, Biur Betur, Jamkuri and Kushdwip gram panchayats of Patrasayer community development block; and Laugram, Madanmohanpur gram panchayats of Kotulpur community development block.

Indas (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

2011

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

Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Mahadeb Patra of CPI(M) won the Indas assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Basudeb Digar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nanda Dulal Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Purnima Lohar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Naba Kumar Rajak of Congress in 1996 and Sanatan Santra of Congress in 1991. Badan Bora of CPI(M) defeated Piru Chandra Pandit of Congress in 1987, Gour Chandra Lohar of Congress in 1982 and Nabadurga of Janata Party in 1977.