Khejuri

Khejuri is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.OverviewAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 215 Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Khejuri I and Khejuri II community development blocks, and Garbari I and Garbari II gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur II community development block.Khejuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).Results20111977-2006In the 2006 state assembly elections, Swadesh Patra of WBSP won the Khejuri assembly seat (SC) defeating his nearest rival Dr. Partha Pratim Das of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi-cornered, but only winners and runners are mentioned here. Sunirmal Paik of WBSP defeated Ram Chandra Mandal of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Ram Chandra Mandal representing CPI(M) defeated Sunirmal Paik representing Congress in 1996. Sunirmal Paik representing CPI(M) defeated Santiram Das of Congress in 1991. Sunirmal Paik, Independent, defeated Susanta Mandal of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Sunirmal Paik of Janata Party defeated Sunil Sit of CPI(M) in 1977.