Kakdwip Assembly constituency

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Kakdwip
Constituency No. 131 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Kakdwip Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituency Mathurapur
Established1957
Total electors247,649
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kakdwip Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [1]

Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1957 Maya Banerjee Indian National Congress
1962
1967 Hansadhwaj Dhara
1969
1971 Hrishikesh Maity Communist Party of India
1972 Basudeb Sautya Indian National Congress
1977 Hrishikesh Maity Communist Party of India
1982
1987
1991
1996 Ashok Giri
2001 Manturam Pakhira All India Trinamool Congress
2006 Ashok Giri Communist Party of India
2011 Manturam Pakhira All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021

Election results

2021

Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Kakdwip
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 114,49352.00
BJP Deepankar Jana89,19141.00
INC Indranil Rout12,2346.00
BSP Parbati Bhunia1,6301.00
SUCI Jhantu Maity1,0260.60
NOTA None of the above1,0230.60
Majority 25,302
AITC hold Swing

2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kakdwip [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 84,48351.46+2.40
CPI(M) Milan Bhattacharya 73,98045.07−4.57
BJP Nirmal Kumar Das 3,3292.03
People’s Democratic Conference of India Kazi Nasiruddin Baidya 1,225
Independent Himanshu Sekhar Patra 1,142
Turnout 164,15991.25
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 6.77

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006, [4] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) won the Kakdwip Assembly constituency defeating Manturam Pakhira of AITC. Manturam Pakhira of AITC won in 2001 [5] defeating Ashok Giri of CPI(M). In 1996, [6] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) defeated Manturam Pakhira of INC. Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating Gourishankar Bhattacharya of INC in 1991 [7] and 1987, [8] and Basudev Sautya of INC in 1982 [9] and 1977. [10] [11]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972

Basudeb Sautya of INC won in 1972. [12] Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1971. [13] Hansadhwaj Dhara of INC won in 1969 [14] and 1967. [15] Maya Banejee of INC won in 1962 [16] and 1957. [17] The seat did not exist prior to that.

References

Notes

    Citations

    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kakdwip. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    4. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    11. "126 - Kakdwip Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    16. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    17. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.