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Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency

Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Krishnanagar Dakshin
Constituency No. 85 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
LS constituencyKrishnanagar
Established1951
Total electors225,118
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhat Jungla, Chak Dilnagar, Daypara, Dignagar and Ruipukur gram panchayats of Krishnanagar I community development block, and Krishnanagar II community development block.[1]

Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Krishnanagar East and West were earlier part of Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Krishnagar Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress[3]
1957 Jagannath Majumdar Indian National Congress[4]
1962 Kashi Kanta Maitra Praja Socialist Party[5]
1967 Krishnagar East Kashi Kanta Maitra Samyukta Socialist Party[6]
Krishnagar West Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1969 Krishnagar East Kashi Kanta Maitra Samyukta Socialist Party[7]
Krishnagar West Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971 Krishnagar East Kashi Kanta Maitra Independent[8]
Krishnagar West Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1972 Krishnagar East Kashi Kanta Maitra Indian National Congress[9]
Krishnagar West Shibdas Mukherjee Indian National Congress[9]
1977 Krishnagar East Kashi Kanta Maitra Janata Party[10]
Krishnagar West Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982 Krishnagar East Sadhan Chattopadhyay Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Krishnagar West Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Krishnagar East Sadhan Chattopadhyay Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1987 Krishnagar West Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991 Krishnagar East Shibdas Mukherjee Indian National Congress[13]
Krishnagar West Sunil Kumar Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996 Krishnagar East Shibdas Mukherjee Indian National Congress[14]
Krishnagar West Sunil Kumar Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001 Krishnagar East Shibdas Mukherjee All India Trinamool Congress[15]
Krishnagar West Sunil Kumar Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006 Krishnagar East Subinay Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
Krishnagar West Asoke Banerjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2011 Krishnanagar Dakshin Ujjal Biswas All India Trinamool Congress[17]

Election results

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2021

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West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ujjal Biswas 91,738 47.40  1.10
BJP Mahadev Sarkar 82,433 42.60  29.50
CPI(M) Sumit Biswas 15,606 8.10
None of the Above None of the Above
BSP Swapan Kumar Sarkar 1,217
CPI(ML)L Santu Bhattacharya 868
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2016

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In the 2016 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Meghlal Sheikh of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ujjal Biswas 80,711 46.30  0.08
CPI(M) Meghlal Sheikh 67,897 38.90  0.31
BJP Mahadev Sarkar 22,850
None of the Above None of the Above 2,538
BSP Sudeb Sarkar 1,842
CPI(ML)L Anchharul Haque Biswas 1,226
Turnout 177,064 87.75
AITC hold Swing

2011

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In the 2011 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rama Biswas of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency[17][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ujjal Biswas 71,392 46.38 +9.49#
CPI(M) Rama Biswas 60,364 39.21 −9.59
BJP Mahadev Sarkar 14,398 9.35
Independent Amal Majumdar 3,347
CPI(ML)L Anchharul Hoque Bishwas 3,200
BSP Mukunda Lal Sarkar 1,230
Turnout 153,931 88.47
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +10.08#

Amal Majumdar, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[21]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnagar West seat.

1977-2006

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Till 2006, Krishnanagar had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Krishnagar East and Krishnagar West.

Krishnagar East

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In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Subinay Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar East assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Ramendranath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shibdas Mukherjee, representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996 and 1991, defeated Radhanath Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001[15] and 1996,[14] and Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1991.[13] Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress in 1987.[12] Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party in 1982.[11] Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party defeated Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1977.[10][22]

Krishnagar West

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In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Asoke Banerjee of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar West assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Sunil Kumar Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[15] Biswarup Mukherjee of Congress in 1996[14] and Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1991.[13] Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Dutta of Congress in 1987[12] and 1982,[11] and Mohadeb Bhattacharya of Janata Party in 1977.[10][23]

1967-1972

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Krishnagar East

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Kashi Kanta Maitra representing Congress won in 1972,[9] contesting as an independent candidate won in 1971,[8] and representing SSP won in 1969[7] and 1967.[6]

Krishnagar West

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Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972.[9] Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971,[8] 1969[7] and 1967.[6]

1951-1962 Krishnagar

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During the period there was a single seat for Krishnanagar. Kashi Kanta Maitra of PSP won the Krishnagar seat in 1962.[5] Jagannath Majumdar of Congress won in 1957.[4] In independent India's first election in 1951 Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay of Congress won the Krishnagar seat.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  16. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  17. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Krishnanagar Dakshin. One India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  19. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Krishnanagar Dakshin. One India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  20. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnanagar Dakshin. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray on April 23, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011
  22. ^ "75 - Krishnagar East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  23. ^ "76 - Krishnagar West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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