Saltora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Saltora 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. 247 Saltora is composed of the following: Saltora and Mejia community development blocks; Banasuria, Barashal, Lachhmanpur and Latiaboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block.
Saltora is part of No. 36 Bankura.

Election results

2011

In the 2011 elections, Swapan Bauri of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sashthi Charan Bauri of CPI.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006, for the now defunct Gangajalghati constituency.

1962

In the 1962 state assembly elections, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy won the Saltora assembly seat.