STATE ELECTION COMMISSION 18, Sarojini Naidu Sarani (Rawdon Street) – 700 017 Ph. No. 2280-5805; FAX- 2280-7373

No. 1807-SEC/1D-129/2012 Kolkata, the 3rd December, 2012

O R D E R

In exercise of the power conferred by Sections 16 and 17 of the West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003 (West Bengal Act XXI of 2003), read with rules 26 and 27 of the West Bengal Panchayat Elections Rules, 2006, West Bengal State Election Commission, hereby publish the draft Order for delimitation of Uttar Dinajpur Zilla Parishad constituencies and reservation of seats thereto. The Block(s) have been specified in column (1) of the Schedule below (hereinafter referred to as the said Schedule), the number of members to be elected to the Zilla Parishad specified in the corresponding entries in column (2), to divide the area of the Block into constituencies specified in the corresponding entries in column (3),to determine the constituency or constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC) or the Backward Classes (BC) specified in the corresponding entries in column (4) and the constituency or constituencies reserved for women specified in the corresponding entries in column (5) of the said schedule.

The draft will be taken up for consideration by the State Election Commissioner after fifteen days from this day and any objection or suggestion with respect thereto, which may be received by the Commission within the said period, shall be duly considered.

THE SCHEDULE

Uttar Dinajpur Zilla Parishad

Uttar Dinajpur District

Name of Number of Number, Name and area Constituenci- Constituen- Block members to of the Constituency es reserved cies be elected for ST/SC/BC reserved for to the Zilla persons women Parishad (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Chopra 3 Chopra/ ZP-1 SC Women Haptiagacch, Sonapur and Chopra grams Chopra/ ZP-2 Women Majhiali and Daspara grams

Chopra/ ZP-3 Women Ghirnigaon, Lakhipur and Chutiakhore grams

1 of 3 Islampur 3 Islampur/ ZP-4 Women Kamalgaon Sujali, Gobindapur, Ramganj-I and Ramganj-II grams Islampur / ZP-5 Agdimtikhunti, Matikunda-II, Matikunda-I and Islampur grams Islampur / ZP-6 BC Panditpota-I, Panditpota-II, Gunjaria, Gaisal-I and Gaisal-II grams

Goalpokher-I 3 Goalpokher-I/ ZP-7 Women Panjipara, Pokharia, Dharampur-I and Dharampur-II grams Goalpokher-I/ ZP-8 Jaingaon, Mahua, Khagore, Goalpokher and Lodhan grams Goalpokher-I / ZP-9 Women Goti, Sahapur-II, Sahapur-I, Goagaon-II and Goagaon-I grams Goalpokher-II 3 Goalpokher-II / ZP-10 BC Women Sahapur-II, Sahapur-I, Belon and Kanki grams

Goalpokher-II / ZP-11 Chakulia, Tarial and Bidyanandapur grams

Goalpokher-II / ZP-12 SC Nizampur-I, Nizampur-II, Surjapur-I and Surjapur-II grams 3 Karandighi/ ZP-13 ST Women -I, , Bazargaon-I and Bazargaon- II grams

Karandighi / ZP-14 BC Rasakhowa-I, Rasakhowa-II, Domohona and Karandighi-I grams

Karandighi / ZP-15 SC Women Karandighi-II, Lahutara-I, Lahutara-II, Altapur-I and Altapur-II grams

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Hemtabad / ZP-17 Women Hemtabad and Bangalbari grams

Kaliyaganj 3 Kaliyaganj/ ZP-18 SC Women Anantapur, Dhankail and grams Kaliyaganj/ ZP-19 SC Bhander, Mustafanagar and Malgaon grams Kaliyaganj/ ZP-20 Bochadanga and Baruna grams 3 Raiganj/ ZP-21 BC Women Bhatun, Rampur, Jagadishpur, Mahipur and Sitgram grams Raiganj/ ZP-22 Women Birghai, Bahin, Gouri and Maraikura grams Raiganj/ ZP-23 Baruna, Bindol, Serpur, Kamalabari-I and Kamalabari-II grams 3 Itahar/ ZP-24 Surun-I, Surun-II, , Gulandar-I and Gulandar-II grams Itahar/ ZP-25 SC Durlavpur, Patirajpur and Itahar grams Itahar/ ZP-26 BC Kapasia, Marnai, Jaihat and Chayghara grams

By order of the State Election Commissioner, West Bengal State Election Commission

(TAPAS RAY) Secretary West Bengal State Election Commission

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