Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency

Krishnanagar Dakshin
Constituency No. 85 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Lok Sabha constituency	Krishnanagar
Established	1951
Total electors	225,118
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ujjal Biswas
Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

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

Overview

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

Krishnanagar Dakshin

Year	Name	Party
2011	Ujjal Biswas		All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Krishnanagar Dakshin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC
	BJP
	LF
	INC
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency ^[3]

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

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 ^[4]

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

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 ^{[5] [6]}

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. ^[7]

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

References

1. "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. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Krishnanagar Dakshin. One India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Krishnanagar Dakshin. One India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
5. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnanagar Dakshin. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
7. The Rebel Candidates in the Fray on April 23, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011