Suti I

Suti I (Bengali: সূতী I) is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Suti police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Ahiran.

Geography

Suti I is located at 24°30′36″N 88°01′44″E / 24.510°N 88.029°E / 24.510; 88.029

Suti I CD Block has an area of 138.84 km².

Gram panchayats

Gram panchayats in Suti I block/ panchayat samiti are: Ahiran, Bahutali , Bansabati , Harua , Nurpur and Sadikpur .

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Suti I CD Block had a total population of 179,908, of which 150,803 were rural and 29,105 were urban. There were 91,905 (51%) males and 88,803 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 31,398. Scheduled Castes numbered 25,860 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 261.

Census towns in Suti I CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Madna (6,312), Ramkantapur (6,347), Nayabahadurpur (9,239) and Fatellapur (7,207).

Large villages in Suti I CD Block were (2011 population figures in brackets): Kadoa (5,159), Bahutali (15,963), Sidhari (5,362), Hilora (7,667), Raturi (4,518), Bansabati (6,378), Gambhira (7,097), Harua (9,012), Gotha (4,486), Fatehpur (4,875), Fatullapur (4,291), Sadikpur (5,245), Ghorapakhiagangin (4,550), Ahiran (17,079), Alampur (4,206) and Ajagarpara (4,521).

Suti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Suti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 57 Suti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Suti II community development block and Bahutali, Harua and Sadikpur gram panchayats of Suti I community development block.

Suti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Emani Biswas of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jane Alam Mian of RSP.

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Jane Alam Mian of RSP won the Suti assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Md. Sohrab of Congress/ Independent. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Md. Sohrab of Congress defeated Shish Mohammad of RSP in 1996. Shish Mohammad of RSP defeated Chitta Mookherjee of BJP in 1991, Rand Md. Sohrab of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Md. Sohrab of Congress defeated Shish Mohammad of RSP in 1977.