On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal. There were 33 two-member constituencies and 109 constituencies single-member constituencies. It was formed in January 1977, the founding parties being the Communist Party of India (Marxist), All India Forward Bloc, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, the Marxist Forward Bloc, the Revolutionary Communist Party of India and the Biplabi Bangla Congress. The incumbent MLA from the seat was RJD's Rajballabh Prasad. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. Atri was among the 71 seats that was contested in round one of the assembly elections. 24 May 2019. A third alliance was the United Democratic People's Front, consisting of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Hindu Mahasabha and the Revolutionary Communist Party of India.[2]. Know the Importance, Puja Vidhi & Samagri to Seek Blessings from the Sun God & Chhathi Maiyya, Scientists Develop Novel Method to Preserve Vaccines Without Refrigeration, Dhanteras 2020 Special Dot Rangoli Designs: Easy 3-Dot, 5-Dot and 7-Dot Diwali Rangoli Patterns to Adorn Your Homes This Deepavali, Choti Diwali 2020 Messages in Hindi: WhatsApp Stickers, Naraka Chaturdashi HD Images, Happy Diwali Wishes and Facebook Greetings to Celebrate the Festival of Lights, Happy Diwali 2020 Rangoli Designs: From Lakshmi Feet & Colourful Peacock to Floral Chowk & Swastik, Easy Rangoli Pattern Pics and Tutorials You Can Try for Deepavali, PUBG Mobile India Game to Return? The United Left Front was an electoral alliance in West Bengal, India, formed in December 1966, ahead of the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. The Left Front won a landslide victory. From the Mahagathbandhan, the Chanpatia seat was allotted to the Congress, which had last won the seat in 1972. The then BJP candidate, Mrinal Shekhar, who emerged as the runner-up is now contesting on the LJP ticket. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata (Calcutta)-the Capital of the state. The front won 74 seats out of 252. Koteswara Rao. The Assembly of West Bengal creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The front comprised of the Jana Sangh, the Hindu Mahasabha, the Revolutionary Communist… …   Wikipedia, India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal. The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 were part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.