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'''Santipur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Nadia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Santipur
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Santipur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Santipur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Swapan Kumar Das]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| preceded_by = [[Braja Kishore Goswami]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Nadia district|Nadia]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ranaghat]]
| constituency_no = 86
| established = 1951
| electors = 255,619
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

{{Pie chart
| caption = '''Most Successful Parties from Santipur Assembly'''
| value1 = 45
| value2 = 20
| value3 = 10
| value4 = 10
| value5 = 10
| value6 = 5
| label1 = [[Indian National Congress]] (9 times)
| label2 = [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]] (4 times)
| label3 = [[Independent politician]] (2 times)
| label4 = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (2 times)
| label5 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2 times)
| label6 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (1 time)
| color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| color2 = {{party color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
| color3 = {{party color|Independent politician}}
| color4 = {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|color5 = {{party color|Bhartiya Janata Party}}
| color6 = {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
}}

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 86 Santipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Shantipur]] municipality, and Babla, Baganchra, Belgoria I, Belgoria II Gayeshpur and Haripur [[gram panchayat]]s of the [[Santipur (community development block)|Shantipur]] [[Community Development Block in India|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>

Santipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 [[Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 1 October 2010 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India }}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
| Sashi Bhusan Khan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Haridas Dey
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Kanai Pal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| [[M. Mokshed Ali]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[Bimalananda Mukherjee]]
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| Asamanja De
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Bimalananda Mukherjee]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| rowspan="6"|[[Ajoy Dey]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
| 2014^
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Arindam Bhattacharya (politician)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Jagannath Sarkar (BJP politician)|Jagannath Sarkar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| 2021^
| [[Braja Kishore Goswami]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| Swapan Das
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

* ^ = by-election

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Santipur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Swapan Kumar Das]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=117,941|percentage=54.86|change={{increase}}31.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Brajakishor Goswami|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:72564}}|percentage=33.76|change={{decrease}}20.82}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Soumen Mahato|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes={{formatnum:11533}}|percentage=5.36|change={{decrease}}14.21}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Arindam Bhattacharya|party=Independent politician|votes={{formatnum:7216}}|percentage=3.36|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:930}}|percentage=0.43|change={{decrease}}0.49}}
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:45376}}|percentage=21.10|change={{decrease}}10.57}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:214973}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021 By-election===
{{Election box begin | title= By-election, 2021: [[Santipur]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-01|title=With more than 79% voter turnout, Gosaba records highest polling percentage|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/with-more-than-79-voter-turnout-gosaba-records-highest-polling-percentage-457545|work=Millennium Post|access-date=2021-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/ConstituencywiseS2586.htm?ac=86|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2021-11-02|archive-date=2021-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102190252/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/ConstituencywiseS2586.htm?ac=86|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/RoundwiseS2586.htm?ac=86|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2021-11-02|archive-date=2021-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102120141/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2021/RoundwiseS2586.htm?ac=86|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Form20 - 86 Santipur AC|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/UploadFiles/Byeelec_oct_2021/Form20_AC86.pdf|work=Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal|access-date=2021-11-13}}</ref> }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Braja Kishore Goswami]]
|votes = 112,087
|percentage = 54.89
|change = +12.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Niranjan Biswas
|votes = 47,412
|percentage = 23.22
|change = -26.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Soumen Mahato
|votes = 39,958
|percentage = 19.57
|change = +19.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Raju Pal
|votes = 2,877
|percentage = 1.41
|change = -3.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,880
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 64,675
|percentage = 31.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 204,469
|percentage = 80.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021 Assembly Election===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Santipur]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santipur Assembly Constituency Election Result|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/santipur-west-bengal-assembly-constituency|website=resultuniversity.com|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Jagannath Sarkar (BJP politician)|Jagannath Sarkar]]|votes=1,09,722|percentage=49.94|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Ajoy Dey]]|votes=93,844|percentage=42.72|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Riju Ghoshal|votes=9,848|percentage=4.48|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,385|percentage=1.09|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=15,878|percentage=7.28|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,20,238|percentage=86.16|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 elections, the 6-times [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Ajoy Dey was defeated by the West Bengal State Youth Congress, President, Arindam Bhattacharya, who secured 103,566 (52.25%) votes,<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 April 2021|title=শান্তিপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র ২০২১ : ভোটের প্রার্থী, অতীতের ফলাফল - একনজরে সব তথ্য|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021/santipur-assembly-seat-constituency-candidates-profile-of-bjp-jagannath-sarkar-tmc-ajoy-dey-congress-cpim-ritzu-ghosal-31618589516701.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507225102/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021/santipur-assembly-seat-constituency-candidates-profile-of-bjp-jagannath-sarkar-tmc-ajoy-dey-congress-cpim-ritzu-ghosal-31618589516701.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2021|work=Hindustan Times Bangla|language=bn|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> with a winning margin of 19,488 votes.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Santipur]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santipur Assembly Elections 2016 Latest News & Results|url=https://www.india.com/assembly-election-2016/west-bengal/santipur/|work=India.com|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Arindam Bhattacharya
|votes = 103,566
|percentage = 51.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Ajoy Dey
|votes = 84,078
|percentage = 42.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Swapan Kumar Dam
|votes = 7,495
|percentage = 3.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,488
|percentage = 9.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
2,00,178
|percentage = 88.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 General election===

Santipur Assembly constituency is part of [[Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Ranaghat went to the polls on 12 May 2014, in phase 5 of the [[2014 Indian general election in West Bengal|2014 general election in West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phase wise schedule|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/UploadFiles/Election/Parliament/2014/CEOWB_635298042808384198_phasewise_schedule.pdf|work=Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal|access-date=2021-11-15}}</ref> The result of Santipur in this election is given below.<ref>{{Cite web|title=13-RANAGHAT (SC)|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/UploadFiles/Election/Parliament/2014/Form20/Form20_partwise/PC13.pdf|work=Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal|access-date=2021-11-15}}</ref>

{{election table|sortable=no}}
! colspan="2" |'''Party'''
!'''Candidate'''
!'''Valid Votes'''
!'''Votes recorded on Postal Ballot papers'''
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|-
| {{party color cell|All India Trinamool Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Tapas Mandal]]
|69,651
| rowspan="7" |'''N/A'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| style="text-align:left;" |Archana Biswas
|52,403
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| style="text-align:left;" |Supravat Biswas
|31,070
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| style="text-align:left;" |Pratap Kanti Ray
|25,885
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Rejected Votes
|0
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |[[None of the above|NOTA]]
|2,122
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Tendered Votes
|0
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" |'''Majority'''
| colspan="2" |17,248
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" |'''[[Voter turnout|Turnout]]'''
| colspan="2" |186,767
|-
|}

===2014 By-election===
A by-election was held on 12 April 2014 following the resignation of the sitting MLA, Ajoy Dey who switched over to Trinamool Congress from Congress.
{{Election box begin | title= By-election, 2014: Santipur<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 June 2020|title=Santipur (West Bengal) Assembly Elections Results|url=https://www.elections.in/west-bengal/assembly-constituencies/santipur.html|website=www.elections.in|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 March 2016|title=শান্তিপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/zila/santipur-vidhan-sabha-constituency_138888.html|work=Zee 24 Ghanta|language=bn|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=7 November 2021|title=বামদের টিকে থাকতে হলে চাই নতুন দল|url=https://eisamay.com/editorial/post-editorial/west-bengal-bypolls-2021-detail-analysis-of-left-front-result-in-the-election/articleshow/87565106.cms|work=Ei Samay|language=bn|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Ajoy Dey
|votes = 71,973
|percentage = 38.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Anup Kumar Ghosh
|votes = 51,838
|percentage = 28.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kumares Chakraborty
|votes = 36,645
|percentage = 19.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sufal Sarkar
|votes = 24,324
|percentage = 13.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 20,135
|percentage = 10.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,87,088
|percentage = 86.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Ajoy Dey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Yar Mullick of RCPI.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Santipur]]<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><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=86| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191010/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=86| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Santipur| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AC Summary: Santipur 2011|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/32262|work=IndiaVotes|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Ajoy Dey
|votes = 98,902
|percentage = 57.77
|change = +10.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Communist Party of India
|candidate = Yar Mullick
|votes = 60,744
|percentage = 35.48
|change = -11.18#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kanoj Biswas
|votes = 11,543
|percentage = 6.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 38,158
|percentage = 22.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,71,255
|percentage = 89.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = +21.27
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on CPI(M)'s vote percentage in 2006.</small>

===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]],<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> 2001,<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> 1996<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> and 1991<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> state assembly elections, Ajoy Dey of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] won the Santipur seat, defeating his nearest rivals Sanatanu Chakrabarti of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]], Badal Basak, Independent, Bimalananda Mukherjee of RCPI (R), and Asim Ghosh of [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India|RCPI]] in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1987,<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> 1982<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> and 1977,<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> Bimalananda Mukherjee, RCPI/Independent candidate defeated Ajay Dey, Asamanja De (both of Congress) and Jnanendra Nath Pramanik of [[Janata Party]] in the respective years.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp78.htm |title =78 - Santipur Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 5 October 2010}}</ref>

===1951–1972===
Asamanja De of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref> [[Bimalananda Mukherjee]] of RCPI won in 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref> [[M. Mokshed Ali]] of RCPI won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref> K.Pal of CPI(M) won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref> Kanai Pal, Independent, won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref> Haridas Dey of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]], Sashi Bhusan Khan of Congress won the Santipur seat.<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 August 2014}}</ref>

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