Kakdwip Assembly constituency

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

Kakdwip
Constituency No. 131 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kakdwip Assembly Constituency
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS ConstituencyMathurapur
Established1957
Total electors247,649
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kakdwip Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957KakdwipMaya BanerjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1962Maya BanerjeeIndian National Congress[3]
1967Hansadhwaj DharaIndian National Congress[4]
1969Hansadhwaj DharaIndian National Congress[5]
1971Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1972Basudeb SautyaIndian National Congress[7]
1977Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Ashok GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress[13]
2006Ashok GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021
Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Manturam Pakhira 114,493 52.00
BJP Deepankar Jana 89,191 41.00
INC Indranil Rout 12,234 6.00
BSP Parbati Bhunia 1,630 1.00
SUCI Jhantu Maity 1,026 0.60
NOTA None of the above 1,023 0.60
Majority 25,302
TMC hold Swing

2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kakdwip[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Manturam Pakhira 84,483 51.46 +2.40
CPI(M) Milan Bhattacharya 73,980 45.07 -4.57
BJP Nirmal Kumar Das 3,329 2.03
People’s Democratic Conference of India Kazi Nasiruddin Baidya 1,225
Independent Himanshu Sekhar Patra 1,142
Turnout 164,159 91.25
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 6.77

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006,[14] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) won the Kakdwip Assembly constituency defeating Manturam Pakhira of AITC. Manturam Pakhira of AITC won in 2001[13] defeating Ashok Giri of CPI(M). In 1996,[12] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) defeated Manturam Pakhira of INC. Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating Gourishankar Bhattacharya of INC in 1991[11] and 1987,[10] and Basudev Sautya of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[8][17]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972

Basudeb Sautya of INC won in 1972.[7] Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1971.[6] Hansadhwaj Dhara of INC won in 1969[5] and 1967.[4] Maya Banejee of INC won in 1962[3] and 1957.[2] The seat did not exist prior to that.

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kakdwip. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    17. "126 - Kakdwip Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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