Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Khardaha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khardaha
Location in West Bengal
Khardaha
Khardaha (India)
Coordinates: 22°43′0″N 88°23′0″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.109
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency16. Dum Dum
Electorate (year)168,586 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 109 Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Khardaha municipality, Ward Nos.15, 18 to 21 and 35 of Panihati municipality, and Bandipur, Bilkanda I, Bilkanda II and Patulia gram panchayats of Barrackpore II community development block.[1]

Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957KhardahaSatkari MitraPraja Socialist Party[2]
1962Gopal BanerjeeCommunist Party of India[3]
1967Sadhan Kumar ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1969Sadhan Kumar ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1971Sadhan Kumar ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1972Sisir Kumar GhoshCommunist Party of India[7]
1977Kamal SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Kamal SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Dr. Asim DasguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991Dr. Asim DasguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Dr. Asim DasguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Dr. Asim DasguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2006Dr. Asim DasguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Amit MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Amit MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

1952

The Khardaha constituency did not exist in 1952.

1957–1972

Satkari Mitra of PSP won in 1957.[2] Gopal Banerjee of CPI won in 1962.[3] Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty of CPI(M) won in 1967,[4] 1969[5] and 1971.[6] Sisir Kumar Ghosh of CPI won in 1972.[7]

1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Asim Dasgupta of CPI(M), won the Khardaha seat defeating his nearest rivals Mahadeb Basak of BJP in 2006,[14] Ranjit Kumar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[13] Chinmoy Chatterjee of Congress in 1996,[12] Sipta Bishnu of Congress in 1991[11] and Sudhir Banerjee of Congress in 1987.[10] Kamal Sarkar of CPI(M) had won this seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1982[9] and Harshadhari Bhattacharya of Congress in 1977.[8][17]

2011

In the 2011 elections, Amit Kumar Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Asim Dasgupta of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Khardaha constituency[15][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Amit Kumar Mitra 83,608 56.49
CPI (M) Dr. Asim Dasgupta 57,454 38.82
BJP Anadi Kumar Biswas 3,673 2.48
BSP Sampa Biswas 1,813
PDS Jay Prakash Pandey 1,470
Turnout 148,018 87.8
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing

Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Uttar 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 28 23
Congress 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 16
Forward Bloc 0 3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 1
Communist Party of India 1 1

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)

2016
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Khardaha constituency[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Amit Mitra 83,680 49.65 –6.84
CPI (M) Dr. Asim Dasgupta 62,488 37.07 –1.75
BJP Mahadeb Basak 16,321 9.68 +7.2
NOTA — 3,169 1.88
BSP Samar Das 1,568 0.93 –0.29
PDS Paritosh Sengupta 1,322 0.78 –0.21
Turnout 168,556 85%
Majority 83,688 49.65 –6.84

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  17. "134 - Khardah Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  18. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Khardah. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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