Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Dhaniakhali
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhaniakhali is located in West Bengal
Dhaniakhali
Dhaniakhali
Location in West Bengal
Dhaniakhali is located in India
Dhaniakhali
Dhaniakhali
Dhaniakhali (India)
Coordinates: 22°58′00″N 88°07′00″E / 22.96667°N 88.11667°E / 22.96667; 88.11667Coordinates: 22°58′00″N 88°07′00″E / 22.96667°N 88.11667°E / 22.96667; 88.11667
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Constituency No.197
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency28. Hooghly
Electorate (year)222,502 (2011)

Dhaniakhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling: Dhonekhali) is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 197 Dhaniakhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Belmuri, Bhastara, Dashghara I, Dashghara II, Dhaniakhali I, Dhaniakhali II, Gurap, Gurbari I, Gurbari II, Khajurdaha Milki, Mandra, Somaspur I and Somaspur II gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block, and Babnan, Dadpur, Makalpur and Satithan gram panchayats of Polba-Dadpur community development block.[1]

Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 28 Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Dhaniakhali Dhirendra Narayan Mukherjee Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Radha Nath Das Indian National Congress[3]
D.N.Mukherjee Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Birendra Chaudhury Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[5]
1969 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[6]
1971 Kashi Nath Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972 Kashi Nath Patra Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[9]
1982 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[10]
1987 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[11]
1991 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[12]
1996 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[13]
2001 Kripa Sindhu Saha All India Forward Bloc[14]
2006 Ajit Patra All India Forward Bloc[15]
2011 Dhanekhali Ashima Patra All India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results[edit]

2021[edit]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Dhanekhali (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Asima Patra 124,776 53.36 -4.18
BJP Tusar Kumar Majumdar 94,617 40.46 +32.96
INC Anirban Saha 9,033 3.86
CPI(ML)L Sajal Kumar De 3,230 1.20 +0.39
NOTA None of the above 2,182 0.93 -0.77
Turnout 233,838 88.96 +1.82
Majority 30,159 12.90 -14.03
Registered electors 262,855
AITC hold Swing

2016[edit]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Dhanekhali (SC) constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Asima Patra 125,298 57.54 +6.36
AIFB Pradip Majumdar 66,654 30.61 -12.28
BJP Sasthi Duley 16,338 7.5 +5.29
NOTA None of the above 3,709 1.7
Independent Ashis Halder 2,558 1.17
CPI(ML)L Sajal Kumar De 1,754 0.81 -1.37
JDP Pallab Bag 1,439 0.66 -0.89
Turnout 217,750 87.14 -1.14
Majority 58,644 26.93
Registered electors 2,49,887
AITC hold Swing 18.64#

2011[edit]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Dhanekhali (SC) constituency[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Asima Patra 100,529 51.18 +14.53#
AIFB Srabani Sarkar 84,252 42.89 -20.46
BJP Kripa Sindhu Roy 4,334 2.21
CPI(ML)L Tarun Bauldas 4,276 2.18
JDP Amit Mandal 3,042 1.55
Turnout 196,433 88.28
AITC gain from AIFB Swing 34.99#

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

1977-2006[edit]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Ajit Patra of Forward Bloc won the Dhaniakhali assembly seat defeating Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kripa Sindu Saha of Forward Bloc defeated Asima Patra representing Trinamool Congress in 2001[14] and Congress in 1996[13] and 1991,[12] and Kashinath Patra of Congress in 1987,[11] 1982 [10] and 1977.[9][19]

1951-1972[edit]

Kashi Nath Patra of Congress won in 1972.[8] Kashi Nath Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Kripa Sindhu Saha of Forward Bloc won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Birendra Chaudhury of Congress won in 1962.[4] In 1957[3] Dhaniakhali was a double seat. It was won by Radha Nath Das and D.N.Mukherjee, both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951[2] the Dhaniakhali seat was won by Dhirendra Narayan Mukherjee of Congress.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Dhanekhali. Empowering India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dhanekhali. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  19. ↑ "191 - Dhaniakhali (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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