Nakashipara Assembly constituency

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

Nakashipara
Constituency No. 81 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Nakashipara Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
LS constituencyKrishnanagar
Established1951
Total electors247,691
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. 81 Nakashipara Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bethuadahari I and Bethuadahari II, Billwa Gram, Birpur I, Birpur II, Dharmada, Dogachhia, Majher Gram, Muragachha, Nakasipara and Patikabari gram panchayats of Nakashipara community development block, and Palit Begia and Rajarampur Ghoraikhetra gram panchayats of Kaliganj community development block.[1]

Nakashipara Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election
Year
Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Nakashipara Jagannath Majumdar Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Mahananda Haldar Indian National Congress[3]
S.M.Fazlur Rahman Indian National Congress[3]
1962 S.M.Fazlur Rahman Indian National Congress[4]
1967 M.C.Mondal Bangla Congress[5]
1969 Nil Kamal Sarkar Indian National Congress[6]
1971 Govindo Chandra Mondal Independent[7]
1972 Nil Kamal Sarkar Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Mir Fakir Mohammad Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982 Mir Fakir Mohammad Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987 Santosh Kumar Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Shaikh Khabiruddin Ahmed Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996 Shaikh Khabiruddin Ahmed Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001 Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress[14]
2006 Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress[15]
2011 Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016 Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress[17]
2021 Kallol Khan All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

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2021

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West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Nakashipara constituency[18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kallol Khan 104,812 50.01
BJP Santanu Dey 83,541 39.86
Independent Tanmay Ganguli 11,277 5.38
CPI(M) Sukla Saha Chakraborty 5,365 2.56
BSP Amal Chandra Sarkar 1,080 0.52
CPI(ML)L Krishnapada Pramanik 1,023 0.49
NOTA None of the above 1,146 0.55
Majority 21,271 10.15
Turnout 209,570 84.61
AITC hold Swing

2016

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In the 2016 election, KALLOL KHAN of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival TANMOY GANGULY of CPI(M)and elected as M.L.A for the fourth time.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Nakashipara constituency[16][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kallol Khan 79,644 48.91 +0.63#
CPI(M) Gayetri Sardar 63,170 38.79 −7.27
BJP Sushil Barman 12,227 6.94
Independent Anil Barai 2,993 1.84
Independent Pankaj Sarkar 2,795
CPI(ML)L Pradip Dutta Gupta 1,606
BSP Bablu Das 1,330
Turnout 162,846 87.03
AITC hold Swing +7.90#

Anil Barai, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[22]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2016

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In the year 2016 Kallol Khan of Trinamool Congress won the Nakashipara seat defeating his nearest rivals Tanmoy Ganguly of CPI(M) . In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Kallol Khan of Trinamool Congress won the Nakashipara seat defeating his nearest rivals S.M. Sadi of CPI(M) in 2006[15] and Shaikh Khabiruddin Ahmed of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shaikh Khabiruddin Ahmed of CPI(M) defeated Dhrubajyoti Ghosh of Congress in 1996,[13] and Kallol Khan representing Congress in 1991.[12] Santosh Kumar Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Kallol Khan of Congress in 1987.[11] Mir Fakir Mohammad of CPI(M) defeated Nil Kamal Sarkar of Congress in 1982[10] and S.M.Badaruddin of Congress in 1977.[9][23]

1951–1972

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Between 1967 and 1972 the Nakashipara seat was reserved for scheduled castes. Nil Kamal Sarkar of Congress won in 1972.[8] Govindo Chandra Mondal, Independent, won in 1971.[7] Nil Kamal Sarkar of Congress won in 1969.[6] M.C.Mondal of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[5] In 1962[4] S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won the Nakasipara open seat. In 1957[3] Nakashipara was a joint seat with one seat reserved for SC. Mahananda Haldar and S.M.Fazlur Rahman, both of Congress, won from Nakashipara. In independent India's first election in 1951, Jagannath Majumdar of Congress won the Nakshipara open seat.[2]

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. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, India, 2021, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Nakashipara. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  21. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Nakashipara. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. ^ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011
  23. ^ "71 - Nakashipara Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.