Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Kultali
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Kultali
Location in West Bengal
Kultali
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.0866°N 88.5937°E / 22.0866; 88.5937
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.129
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Electorate (year)187,930 (2011)

Overview

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

Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967KultaliProbodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[2]
1969Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[3]
1971Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[4]
1972Arabinda NaskarIndian National Congress[5]
1977Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[6]
1982Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[7]
1987Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[8]
1991Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[9]
1996Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[10]
2001Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[11]
2006Joy Krishna HalderSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[12]
2011Ramsankar HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2016Ramsankar HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2016
Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Kultali[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Ramsankar Halder 73,932 37.37 -11.23
AITC Gopal Majhi 62,212 31.44 +31.44
SUCI(C) Joy Krishna Halder 48,058 24.29 -21.44
BJP Bikram Naskar 10,376 5.24
NOTA None of the above 1,552 0.78 +0.78
Turnout 1,97,859 85.96 -3.04
CPI (M) hold Swing

Note- In 2016 election Congress supported the CPI(M) candidate.

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kultali[13][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Ramsankar Halder 81,297 48.60 +1.31
SUCI(C) Joy Krishna Halder 76,484 45.73 -2.13
INC Sujit Patwari 3,277
Independent Sanjoy Mondal 2,177
BJP Nilkanta Mondal 2,159
BSP Khusilal Halder 948
Independent Shaktinath Halder 922
Turnout 167,264 89
CPI (M) gain from SUCI(C) Swing 3.44
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

 Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result
Party Seats contested Seats won Seat change Vote share Swing
Trinamool Congress 226 184 154 38.93%
Indian National Congress 66[16] 42 21 9.09%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 213 40 136 30.08%
All India Forward Bloc 34 11 12 4.80%
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 23 7 13 2.96%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 3 3 3 0.72%
Communist Party of India 14 2 6 1.84
Samajwadi Party 5 1 1 0.74%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (C) 30 1 1 0.44%
Democratic Socialist Party 2 1 1 0.35%
Independents 2 4 3.13%
Bharatiya Janata Party 289 0 4.06%
 
Trinamool and allies 227 192
Left Front 62 168
Total294
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

    In 2006,[12] Joy Krishna Halder of SUCI(C) won the Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating his nearest rival Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M). Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M) in 2001[11] and 1996,[10] Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991,[9] Arabinda Naskar of INC in 1987[8] and 1982,[7] and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party in 1977.[6][17]

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1967-1972

    Arabinda Naskar of INC won in 1972.[5] Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won in 1971,[4] 1969[3] and 1967.[2] The seat did not exist prior to that.

    References
    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, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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    5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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    7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kultali. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kultali. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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