Kalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Kalna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Kalna
Kalna (India)
Coordinates: 23°13′N88°22′E / 23.217°N 88.367°E / 23.217; 88.367 Coordinates: 23°13′N88°22′E / 23.217°N 88.367°E / 23.217; 88.367
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Constituency No. 264
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 38. Bardhaman Purba (SC)
Electorate (year)187,158 (2011)

Kalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 264 Kalna (SC) assembly constituency covers Kalna municipality, Kalna II community development block and Bagnapara, Hatkalna and Krishnadevpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block. Nandai, Kankuria, Begpur, Atghoria Simlan, Dhatrigram and Sultanpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block are part of Purbasthali Dakshin constituency. [1]

Kalna (SC) assembly segment was part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) prior to 2009. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2009. [1]

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left Front, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.” [2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951 KalnaBaidyanath Sanyal and Rash Behari Sen Indian National Congress [3]
1957 Hare Krishna Konar and Jamadar Majhi Communist Party of India [4]
1962 Hare Krishna KonarCommunist Party of India [5]
1967 Hare Krishna Konar Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6]
1969 Hare Krishna KonarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1971 Hare Krishna KonarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [8]
1972 Nurul Islam MollaIndian National Congress [9]
1977 Guruprasad Sinha RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1982 Anju KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1987 Anju KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1991 Anju KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1996 Anju KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
2001 Anju KarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2006 Anjali MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [16] [17]
2011 Biswajit Kundu All India Trinamool Congress [18]
2016 Biswajit KunduAll India Trinamool Congress [19] [20]
2021 Deboprasad Bag (Poltu)All India Trinamool Congress [21]

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Kalna [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Deboprosad Bag (Poltu)96,07345.98Decrease2.svg4.34
BJP Biswjit Kundu88,59542.40Increase2.svg33.32
CPI(M) Nirab Khan19,0059.10Decrease2.svg28.17
BSP Radheshyam Mondal2,0841.00Decrease2.svg0.02
SUCI(C) Kali Charan Sardar6870.33
NOTANone of the above2,5071.2
Turnout 208,951
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalna [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Biswajit Kundu97,43050.32
CPI(M) Sukul Chandra Sikdar72,16937.27
BJP Newton Majumdar17,5779.08
BSP Radheshyam Mondal1,9761.02
CPI(ML)L Pejush Kumar Sahana1,6120.83
NOTANone of the above2,8651.48
Majority
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kalna [22] [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Biswajit Kundu85,09649.98+11.01#
CPI(M) Sukul Chandra Sikdar72,45942.56-17.18
BJP Dilip Mondal6,0213.54
IndependentTapan Das2,053
CPI(ML)L Pijush Kumar Sahana1,647
PDS Shibu Halder1,557
BSP Radhesyam Mondal1,437
Turnout 170,27090.98
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +28.24#

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

1977–2006

Anjali Mondal of CPI(M) won the Kalna assembly seat in 2006, defeating her nearest rival Asis Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anju Kar of CPI(M) won the seat 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 defeating her nearest rivals, Sridhar Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Lakshman Kumar Roy of Congress in 1996, Dhirendranath Chaterjee of Congress in 1991 and 1987, and Sudhir Ghosh of Congress in 1982. Guruprasad Sinha Roy of CPI(M) won the seat in 1977 defeating Debendra Bejoy Ghosh of Janata Party in 1977. [25]

1951–1972

Nurul Islam Molla of Congress won the Kalna assembly seat in 1972. Hare Krishna Konar of CPI(M) won the seat in 1971, 1969, 1967 and 1962 (representing CPI). In 1957 and 1951, it was a double member seat. In 1957, it was won by Hare Krishna Konar and Jamadar Majhi, both representing CPI. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was won by Baidyanath Santal and Rasbehari, both Congress. [26]

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