Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Krishnanagar Uttar | |
|---|---|
| — Vidhan Sabha constituency — | |
 Krishnanagar Uttar
|
|
| Coordinates: 23°24′0″N 88°30′0″E / 23.40000°N 88.50000°ECoordinates: 23°24′0″N 88°30′0″E / 23.40000°N 88.50000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Constituency No | 83 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 12. Krishnanagar |
| Electorate (year) | 200,402 (2011) |
Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling Krishnagar) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Contents |
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 83 Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Krishnanagar municipality, and Bhandar Khola, Bhimpur, Asannagar, Dogachhi and Pora Gachha gram panchayats of Krishnanagar I community development block.[1]
Krishnanagr Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results[edit]
2011[edit]
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Krishnanagar Uttar [2][3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Trinamool Congress | Abani Mohan Joardar | 96,677 | 56.69 | +10.90# | |
| CPI(M) | Subinay Ghosh | 61,567 | 36.10 | -12.70 | |
| BJP | Ramen Biswas | 5,967 | 3.50 | ||
| Independent | Jagannath Guha | 2,980 | |||
| CPI(ML)(L) | Amal Tarafdar | 1,830 | |||
| BSP | Birendra Nath Mondal | 1,508 | |||
| Turnout | 170,529 | 85.09 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +23.60# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnanagar East. seat.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 13 |  11 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  8 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
1977-2006[edit]
Till 2006, Krishnanagar had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Krishnagar East and Krishnagar West.
Krishnagar East[edit]
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Subinay Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar East assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Ramendranath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shibdas Mukherjee, representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996 and 1991, defeated Radhanath Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, and Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1991. Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party in 1982. Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party defeated Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
Krishnagar West[edit]
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Asoke Banerjee of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar West assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Sunil Kumar Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Biswarup Mukherjee of Congress in 1996 and Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1991. Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Dutta of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and Mohadeb Bhattacharya of Janata Party in 1977.[6]
1967-1972[edit]
Krishnagar East[edit]
Kashi Kanta Maitra representing Congress won in 1972, contesting as an independent candidate won in 1971, and representing SSP won in 1969 and 1967.[7]
Krishnagar West[edit]
Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967.[7]
1951-1962 Krishnagar[edit]
Kashi Kanta Maitra of PSP won the Krishnagar seat in 1962. Jagannath Majumdar of Congress won in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951 Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay of Congress won the Krishnagar seat.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Krishnanagar Uttar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnanagar Uttar. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnanagar Uttar. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "75 - Krishnagar East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "76 - Krishnagar West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ a b c "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
