Keshiary is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 223 Keshiary Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Keshiari community development block, and Alikosha, Angua, Anikola, Dantan I, Dantan II, Monoharpur, Salikotha and Tararui gram panchayats of Dantan I community development block.
Keshiary Assembly constituency is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly YearNameParty1967Budhan Chandra Tudu1969197119721977Khudiram Singh 1982Maheswar Murmu198719911996200120062011Biram Mandi2016Paresh Murmu20212026 Bhadra Hemram
Election results 2026
2021
2016
2011
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006 Maheswar Murmu of CPI(M) won the Keshiary assembly seat (ST) six times in a row from 1982 to 2006, defeating Shyam Charan Mandi of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gouri Tudu of Congress in 1996, Rekha Kishu of Congress in 1991, Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Khudiram Singh of CPI(M) defeated Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress in 1977.
1972 Budhan Chandra Tudu of Congress won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Keshiary seat did not exist.
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