Canning Purba Assembly constituency

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Canning Purba
Constituency No. 139 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyJaynagar
Established1957
Total electors262,325
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLASaokat Molla
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Canning Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Overview[edit]

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

  • Deuli I, Deuli II, Kalikatala, Matherdighi, Sarengabad, Tambuldaha I and Tambuldaha II gram panchayats of Canning II community development block
  • Bodra, Chandaneswar I, Chandaneswar II, Durgapur, Sanksahar and Tardah gram panchayats of Bhangar I community development block

Canning Purba (Bidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1957 Canning Khagendra Nath Naskar Indian National Congress[2]
Abdus Shukur Indian National Congress[2]
1962 Khagendra Nath Naskar Indian National Congress[3]
1967 A.C.Halder Bangla Congress[4]
1969 Narayan Naskar Indian National Congress[5]
1971 Gobinda Chandra Naskar Indian National Congress[6]
1972 Gobinda Chandra Naskar Indian National Congress[7]
1977 Canning Purba Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2006 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011 Abdur Razzak Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2016 Saokat Molla All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Saokat Molla All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results[edit]

Legislative Assembly Election 2021[edit]

Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Canning Purba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Saokat Molla 122,301 52.54 -7.02
[[Indian Secular Front|Template:Indian Secular Front/meta/shortname]] Gaji Shahabuddin Siraji 69,294 29.77
BJP Kalipada Naskar 34,503 14.82 +8.47
SUCI(C) Rafik Akunje 2,686 1.15 -0.17
NOTA None of the above 2,267 0.97 -0.64
Independent Ajay Haldar 1,715 0.74
Turnout 232,766 97.20 +10.50
AITC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2016[edit]

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Canning Purba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Saokat Molla 115,264 59.56
CPI (M) Ajijer Rahaman Molla 60,230 31.12 -24.00
BJP Sudarshan Goswami 12,293 6.35 +4.08
NOTA None of the above 3,193 1.61
SUCI(C) Sujit Naskar 2,548 1.32 -0.02
Turnout 193,528 87.70 -1.58
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2011[edit]

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Canning Purba[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Abdur Razzak Molla 85,105 55.12 -2.44
INC Ibrahim Molla 63,992 41.44 +2.97
BJP Ghanasyam Mondal 3,503 2.27
SUCI(C) Eahia Akhand 2,074 1.34
SDPI Anisur Rahaman 1,179 0.76
BSP Mahim Chandra Sardar 874 0.57
Turnout 154,403 89.28
CPI (M) hold Swing -5.41

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[edit]

Abdur Razzak Molla of CPI(M) has represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Amirul Islam of AITC in 2006,[14] Mujibar Rahman Kayal of INC in 2001,[13] Akram Laskar of INC in 1996,[12] Abdus Sattar Molla of INC in 1991,[11] Amar Nath Bandopadhyay of INC in 1987,[10] Ahammad Nuruzzaman of INC in 1982[9] and Osman Gani of INC in 1977.[8][17]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972[edit]

Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning Assembly constituency in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969.[5] A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[4] Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962.[3] In 1957,[2] 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]

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Canning Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  17. ↑ "106 - Canning East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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