| Canning Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 138 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 257,552 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Canning Paschim is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Canning Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Canning I community development block
- Narayanpur gram panchayat of Canning II community development block
Canning Paschim Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Chittaranjan Mirdha | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Bimal Mistry | Communist Party of India | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Dwijapada Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| 2011 | Shyamal Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Paresh Ram Das | ||
| 2026 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Paresh Ram Das | 120,548 | 52.26 | ||
| BJP | Prasanta Bayen | 79883 | 34.63 | ||
| All India Secular Front | Prabir Mondal | 23908 | 10.36 | ||
| INC | Haran Chandra Mistry | 1058 | 0.46 | ||
| None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | 5289 | 2.29 | |||
| Majority | 40,665 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Paresh Ram Das | 111,059 | 51.00 | ||
| BJP | Arnab Roy | 75,816 | 35.00 | ||
| Independent | Meghnath Halder | 13,390 | 6.00 | ||
| INC | Pratap Mondal | 11,908 | 5.00 | ||
| None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | ~6,000 | 2.50 | |||
| Majority | 35,243 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shyamal Mondal | 81,736 | 53.35 | +3.06 | |
| CPI(M) | Joydeb Purkait | 62,122 | 40.55 | −1.14 | |
| BJP | Manojit Mondal | 6,108 | 3.99 | ||
| BSP | Ajit Kumar Majumdar | 3,236 | |||
| Turnout | 153,202 | 86.37 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 4.20 | |||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[edit | edit source]
In 2006,[4] Dwijapada Mondal of CPI(M) won the Canning Paschim Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival, Gobinda Chandra Naskar of AITC. In 2001,[5] Gobinda Chandra Naskar of AITC defeated Bimal Mistry of CPI(M). Bimal Mistry of CPI(M) defeated Bhaskar Sinha of INC in 1996[6] and 1991.[7] Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC defeated Chittaranjan Mirdha of CPI(M) in 1987.[8] Chittaranjan Mirdha of CPI(M) defeated Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972[edit | edit source]
Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning Assembly constituency in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969.[14] A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[15] Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962.[16] In 1957,[17] Canning Assembly constituency had joint seats. Khagendra Nath Naskar and Abdus Shukur, both of INC, won. The seat did not exist prior to that.
References[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Canning Paschim. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "105 - Canning West (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
