Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kulpi
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
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Coordinates: 22°04′53″N88°14′42″E / 22.0815°N 88.2449°E / 22.0815; 88.2449 Coordinates: 22°04′53″N88°14′42″E / 22.0815°N 88.2449°E / 22.0815; 88.2449
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
Constituency No.	133
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur (SC)
Electorate (year)	164,663 (2011)

Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: ^[1]

• Kulpi community development block

Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1952	Kulpi	Nalini Kanta Halder	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party [2]
		Pran Krishna Kumar	Bharatiya Jana Sangha [2]
1957		Hansdwhaj Dhara	Indian National Congress [3]
1962		Hrishikesh Halder	Independent politician [4]
1967		N.K.Halder	Indian National Congress [5]
1969		Murari Mohan Halder	Bangla Congress [6]
1971		Mukunda Ram Mondal	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1972		Santosh Kumar Mondal	Indian National Congress [8]
1977		Krishnadhan Halder	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
1982		Krishnadhan Halder	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1987		Krishnadhan Halder	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1991		Krishnadhan Halder	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1996		Sakuntala Paik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
2001		Jogaranjan Halder	All India Trinamool Congress [14]
2006		Sakuntala Paik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2011		Jogaranjan Halder	All India Trinamool Congress [16]
2016		Jogaranjan Halder	All India Trinamool Congress
2021		Jogaranjan Halder	All India Trinamool Congress [17]

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kulpi ^{[16] [18]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Jogaranjan Halder	76,693	53.75	+2.40
	CPI (M)	Sakuntala Paik	58,414	40.94	-4.89
	BJP	Swapan Halder	3,624	2.54
	People’s Democratic Conference of India	Syed Sadrul Anam	1,523
	BSP	Arup Kumar Halder	1,451
	Independent	Bidhan Naskar	978
Turnout			142,683	86.65
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	7.29

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006, ^[15] Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M) won the Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating her nearest rival Jogaranjan Halder of AITC. Jogaranjan Halder of AITC defeated Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M) in 2001. ^[14] Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M) defeated Kirtibas Sardar of INC in 1996, ^[13] Krishnadhan Halder of CPI(M) defeated Jogaranjan Halder of INC in 1991, ^[12] Kirtibas Sardar of INC in 1987, ^[11] and Santosh Kumar Mondal of INC in 1982 ^[10] and 1977. ^{[9] [19]}

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Santosh Kumar Mondal of INC won in 1972. ^[8] Mukunda Ram Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1971. ^[7] Murari Mohan Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1969. ^[6] N.K.Halder of INC won in 1967. ^[5] Hrishikesh Halder, Independent politician, won in 1962. ^[4] Hansadhwaj Dhara of INC won in 1957. ^[3] In 1952, Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had a joint seat. Nalini Kanta Halder of KMPP and Pran Krishna Kumar of BJS won in 1952. ^[2]

References

Citations

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16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
17. "West Bengal Assembly Election Candidate Jogaranjan Halder". NDTV . Retrieved 24 June 2021.
18. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kulpi. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
19. "124 - Kulpi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.