Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Krishnaganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Krishnaganj
Location in West Bengal
Krishnaganj
Krishnaganj (India)
Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.39056°N 88.74194°E / 23.39056; 88.74194Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.39056°N 88.74194°E / 23.39056; 88.74194
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Constituency No 88
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 13. Ranaghat (SC)
Electorate (year) 210,344 (2011)

Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 88 Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Krishnaganj community development block, and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II gram panchayats of Hanskhali community development block.[1]

Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1977KrishnaganjJnanendranath BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
1982Jnanendranath BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1983Jnanedranath BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1987Nayan Chandra SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1991Sushil BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1996Sushil BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
2001Sushil BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
2006Binay Krishna BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
2011Sushil BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[10]
2015Satyajit BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[11]

Election results

2015 By election

In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the death of the sitting TMC MLA Sushil Biswas on 21 October 2014. [12]

West Bengal assembly by-elections, 2015: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Satyajit Biswas 95,469
BJP Dr. Manabendra Ray 58,436
CPI(M) Dr. Apurba Kumar Biswas 37,620
INC Nitya Gopal Mondal 4,817
Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party Biplab Kumar Golder 1,503
None of the above 1,826
Turnout 197,845
Trinamool Congress hold Swing

2011 General election

In the 2011 election, Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Barun Biswas of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency[10][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Sushil Biswas 96,550 52.17 +2.99#
CPI(M) Barun Biswas 75,616 40.86 -5.93
BJP Bipul Chandra Sen 5,718 3.09
BSP Rajnath Sarkar 3,485 1.88
Independent Nisith Roy 2,165
Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party Biplab Kumar Golder 1,541
Turnout 185,075 87.99
Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing +8.92#

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

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Nadia district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 13 Increase11
Indian National Congress 1 Increase0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease8
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease1

Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[9] Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) won the 88 Krishnaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sushil Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Bidhan Chandra Poddar of Trinamool Congress/Congress in 2001,[8] 1996[7] and 1991.[6] Nayan Chandra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Biswas of Congress in 1987.[5] Jnanendranath Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress in 1982[3] and Amulya Kumar Biswas of Janata Party in 1977.[2][14] Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1983, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 88 Krishnaganj (SC). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "TMC wins Krishanganj, takes massive lead in Bongaon LS seat; blow to BJP". ABP Live. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnaganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "74 - Krishnaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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