| Krishnanagar Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 225,118 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Sadhan Ghosh | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhat Jungla, Chak Dilnagar, Daypara, Dignagar and Ruipukur gram panchayats of Krishnanagar I community development block, and Krishnanagar II community development block.[1]
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Krishnanagar East and West were earlier part of Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Krishnanagar Dakshin[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ujjal Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Sadhan Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sadhan Ghosh | 1,02,862 | 52.19 | ||
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 75,061 | 38.09 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Laboni Jangi | 9,468 | 4.8 | ||
| INC | Abdur Rahim Shaikh | 3,219 | 1.63 | ||
| BSP | Susanta Kumar Mondal | 717 | 0.36 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Prabir Dey | 250 | 0.13 | ||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 1,119 | 0.57 | ||
| Majority | 27,801 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,97,084 | ||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 91,738 | 47.40 |  1.10
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| BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 82,433 | 42.60 | 29.50
| |
| CPI(M) | Sumit Biswas | 15,606 | 8.10 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2165 | |||
| BSP | Swapan Kumar Sarkar | 1,217 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Santu Bhattacharya | 868 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
In the 2016 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Meghlal Sheikh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 80,711 | 46.30 |  0.08
| |
| CPI(M) | Meghlal Sheikh | 67,897 | 38.90 | 0.31
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| BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 22,850 | |||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,538 | |||
| BSP | Sudeb Sarkar | 1,842 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Anchharul Haque Biswas | 1,226 | |||
| Turnout | 177,064 | 87.75 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
In the 2011 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rama Biswas of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 71,392 | 46.38 | +9.49# | |
| CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 60,364 | 39.21 | −9.59 | |
| BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 14,398 | 9.35 | ||
| Independent | Amal Majumdar | 3,347 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Anchharul Hoque Bishwas | 3,200 | |||
| BSP | Mukunda Lal Sarkar | 1,230 | |||
| Turnout | 153,931 | 88.47 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | +10.08# | |||
Amal Majumdar, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[7]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnagar West seat.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Krishnanagar Dakshin. One India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Krishnanagar Dakshin. One India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnanagar Dakshin. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray on April 23, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011