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|name = Krishnaganj 
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|settlement_type =Vidhan Sabha constituency 
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|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Nadia district|Nadia]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No]]
|subdivision_name3 = 88
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|13. Ranaghat (SC)]]
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'''Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Nadia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The seat is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]]. [[Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] ceases to exist from 2011.

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 88 Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: [[Krishnaganj (Community development block)|Krishnaganj]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Hanskhali (Community development block)|Hanskhali]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-08-21 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 13 [[Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable"ìÍĦĤĠčw
|-
! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation
|-
|1977||Krishnaganj||Jnanendranath Biswas ||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1982||||Jnanendranath Biswas||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1983||||Jnanedranath Biswas ||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1983>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1983, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002259/https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf | archive-date = 13 September 2018 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
|1987||||Nayan Chandra Sarkar||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1991||||[[Sushil Biswas]]||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1996||||Sushil Biswas||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Sushil Biswas||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||||Binay Krishna Biswas||Communist Party of India (Marxist)<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||||Sushil Biswas||[[All India Trinamool Congress]]<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2015|||| rowspan="2" |[[Satyajit Biswas]]|| rowspan="2" |All India Trinamool Congress<ref name=vidhansabha2015By>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ByeElec2015/WBKrishnaganjAC.pdf| title =Form 21E Return of Elections| work= 88 Krishnaganj (SC)|publisher= Election Commission of India| access-date = 18 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|
|-
|2019||||[[Ashis Kumar Biswas]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|}

==Election results==
===2019 By election===
In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the murder of the sitting TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas.

{{Election box begin | title=Bye-elections, 2019: Krishnaganj}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Ashis Kumar Biswas]]
|votes = 1,17,716
|percentage = 53.25
|change = +44.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Pramatha Ranjan Bose
|votes = 86,850
|percentage = 39.29
|change = -14.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mrinal Biswas (Mini)
|votes = 11,646
|percentage = 5.27
|change = -27.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bijay Biswas
|votes = 3,109
|percentage = 1.41
|change = -0.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,747
|percentage = 0.79
|change = -0.05
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,866
|percentage = 13.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,21,235
|percentage = 83.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,64,311
}}
{{Election box gain with party link |
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing = +29.69
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Krishnaganj}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Satyajit Biswas]]
|votes = 1,14,626
|percentage = 53.72
|change = +1.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mrinal Biswas
|votes = 70,698
|percentage = 33.13
|change = -7.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sujit Kumar Biswas
|votes = 17,741
|percentage = 8.31
|change = +5.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Nitya Gopal Mondal
|votes = 4,175
|percentage = 1.96
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Rajnath Sarkar
|votes = 2,197
|percentage = 1.03
|change = -0.85
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = New Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Biplab Kumar Golder
|votes = 1,245
|percentage = 0.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Apurba Biswas
|votes = 915
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,795
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 43,928
|percentage = 20.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,13,392
|percentage = 84.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,51,773
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/tmc-wins-krishanganj-takes-massive-lead-in-bongaon-ls-seat-145606|title=TMC wins Krishanganj, takes massive lead in Bongaon LS seat; blow to BJP|publisher=ABP Live|access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly by-elections, 2015: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2015By/>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Satyajit Biswas]]
|votes = 95,469
|percentage = 48.45
|change = -3.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. Manabendra Ray
|votes = 58,436
|percentage = 29.53
|change = +26.44
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Dr. Apurba Kumar Biswas
|votes = 37,620
|percentage = 19.01
|change = -21.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Nitya Gopal Mondal
|votes = 4,817
|percentage = 2.43
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party
|candidate = Biplab Kumar Golder
|votes = 1,503
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,826
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,033
|percentage = 18.92
|change = +7.61
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 197,845
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011 General election===
In the 2011 election, Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Barun Biswas of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=88|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Krishnaganj| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sushil Biswas
|votes = 96,550
|percentage = 52.17
|change = +2.99#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Barun Biswas
|votes = 75,616
|percentage = 40.86
|change = -5.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bipul Chandra Sen
|votes = 5,718
|percentage = 3.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Rajnath Sarkar
|votes = 3,485
|percentage = 1.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nisith Roy
|votes = 2,165
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party
|candidate = Biplab Kumar Golder
|votes = 1,541
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,934
|percentage = 11.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 185,075
|percentage = 87.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = +8.92#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>
{{Nadia 2011 election summary}}

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> Binay Krishna Biswas of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 88 Krishnaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sushil Biswas of [[All India Trinamool Congress|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/[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 2001,<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> 1996<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> and 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> Nayan Chandra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Biswas of Congress in 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> Jnanendranath Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> and Amulya Kumar Biswas of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp74.htm |title =74 - Krishnaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref> Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nadia topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Nadia district]]

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