Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Kakdwip
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
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Kakdwip is located in West Bengal
Kakdwip
Kakdwip
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 21°52′45″N 88°11′29″E / 21.8791446°N 88.1912992°E / 21.8791446; 88.1912992Coordinates: 21°52′45″N 88°11′29″E / 21.8791446°N 88.1912992°E / 21.8791446; 88.1912992
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.131
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)
Electorate (year)179,904 (2011)

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

Overview[]

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

  • Kakdwip community development block
  • Budhakhali and Narayanpur gram panchayats of Namkhana community development block

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

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1957 Kakdwip Indian National Congress[2]
1962 Indian National Congress[3]
1967 Indian National Congress[4]
1969 Indian National Congress[5]
1971 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1972 Indian National Congress[7]
1977 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001 Manturam Pakhira All India Trinamool Congress[13]
2006 Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011 Manturam Pakhira All India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016 Manturam Pakhira All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[]

Legislative Assembly Election 2011[]

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

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[]

In 2006,[14] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) won the Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha 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. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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