Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency

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Krishnanagar Dakshin
Constituency No. 85 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Lok Sabha constituency Krishnanagar
Established1951
Total electors225,118
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
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.

Contents

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

Krishnagar

YearNameParty
1951 Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress
1957 Jagannath Majumdar
1962 Kashi Kanta Maitra Praja Socialist Party

Krishnagar East

YearNameParty
1967 Kashi Kanta Maitra Samyukta Socialist Party
1969
1971 Independent politician
1972 Indian National Congress
1977 Janata Party
1982 Sadhan Chattopadhyay Communist Party of India
1987
1991 Shibdas Mukherjee Indian National Congress
1996
2001 All India Trinamool Congress
2006 Subinay Ghosh Communist Party of India

Krishnagar West

YearNameParty
1967 Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1969
1971
1972 Shibdas Mukherjee Indian National Congress
1977 Amritendu Mukherjee Communist Party of India
1982
1987
1991 Sunil Kumar Ghosh
1996
2001
2006 Asoke Banerjee

Krishnanagar Dakshin

YearNameParty
2011 Ujjal Biswas All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Ujjal Biswas 91,73847.40Increase2.svg1.10
BJP Mahadev Sarkar82,43342.60Increase2.svg29.50
CPI(M) Sumit Biswas15,6068.10
None of the Above None of the Above
BSP Swapan Kumar Sarkar1,217
CPI(ML)L Santu Bhattacharya868
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Ujjal Biswas 80,71146.30Decrease2.svg0.08
CPI(M) Meghlal Sheikh67,89738.90Decrease2.svg0.31
BJP Mahadev Sarkar22,850
None of the Above None of the Above2,538
BSP Sudeb Sarkar1,842
CPI(ML)L Anchharul Haque Biswas1,226
Turnout 177,06487.75
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Ujjal Biswas 71,39246.38+9.49#
CPI(M) Rama Biswas60,36439.21−9.59
BJP Mahadev Sarkar14,3989.35
IndependentAmal Majumdar3,347
CPI(ML)L Anchharul Hoque Bishwas3,200
BSP Mukunda Lal Sarkar1,230
Turnout 153,93188.47
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.

1977-2006

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

Krishnagar East

In the 2006 state assembly elections, [8] 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 [9] and 1996, [10] and Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1991. [11] 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. [13] Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party defeated Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1977. [14] [15]

Krishnagar West

In the 2006 state assembly elections, [8] 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, [9] Biswarup Mukherjee of Congress in 1996 [10] and Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1991. [11] Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Dutta of Congress in 1987 [12] and 1982, [13] and Mohadeb Bhattacharya of Janata Party in 1977. [14] [16]

1967-1972

Krishnagar East

Kashi Kanta Maitra representing Congress won in 1972, [17] contesting as an independent candidate won in 1971, [18] and representing SSP won in 1969 [19] and 1967. [20]

Krishnagar West

Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. [17] Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971, [18] 1969 [19] and 1967. [20]

1951-1962 Krishnagar

During the period there was a single seat for Krishnanagar. Kashi Kanta Maitra of PSP won the Krishnagar seat in 1962. [21] Jagannath Majumdar of Congress won in 1957. [22] In independent India's first election in 1951 Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay of Congress won the Krishnagar seat. [23]

References

  1. 1 2 "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
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "75 - Krishnagar East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "76 - Krishnagar West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  17. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  18. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  19. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  20. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  22. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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