Krishnaganj Assembly constituency

Krishnaganj
Constituency No. 88 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
LS constituencyRanaghat
Established1977
Total electors273,728
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Krishnaganj is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 88 Krishnaganj Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Krishnaganj community development block, and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II gram panchayats of Hanskhali community development block.[1]

Krishnaganj Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1977 Krishnaganj Jnanendranath Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
1982 Jnanendranath Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1983 Jnanedranath Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1987 Nayan Chandra Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1991 Sushil Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1996 Sushil Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
2001 Sushil Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
2006 Binay Krishna Biswas Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
2011 Sushil Biswas All India Trinamool Congress[10]
2015 Satyajit Biswas All India Trinamool Congress[11]
2016
2019 Ashis Kumar Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 Ashis Kumar Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

Assembly elections, 2021: Krishnaganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashis Kumar Biswas 117,668 50.73 −2.52
AITC Dr Tapos Mandal 96,391 41.56 +2.27
CPI(M) Jhunu Boidya 10,913 4.71
BSP Dipali Biswas 1,801 0.78
Majority 21,277
Turnout 2,31,938
Registered electors 2,72,279
BJP hold Swing

2019 By election

In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the murder of the sitting TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas.

Bye-elections, 2019: Krishnaganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashis Kumar Biswas 1,17,716 53.25 +44.94
AITC Pramatha Ranjan Bose 86,850 39.29 −14.43
CPI(M) Mrinal Biswas (Mini) 11,646 5.27 −27.86
INC Bijay Biswas 3,109 1.41 −0.45
NOTA None of the above 1,747 0.79 −0.05
Majority 30,866 13.96
Turnout 2,21,235 83.70
Registered electors 2,64,311
BJP gain from AITC Swing +29.69

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Krishnaganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satyajit Biswas 1,14,626 53.72 +1.55
CPI(M) Mrinal Biswas 70,698 33.13 −7.73
BJP Sujit Kumar Biswas 17,741 8.31 +5.22
INC Nitya Gopal Mondal 4,175 1.96 N/A
BSP Rajnath Sarkar 2,197 1.03 −0.85
New Democratic Party of India Biplab Kumar Golder 1,245 0.58
SUCI(C) Apurba Biswas 915 0.43
NOTA None of the above 1,795 0.84
Majority 43,928 20.59
Turnout 2,13,392 84.76
Registered electors 2,51,773
AITC hold Swing

2015 By election

In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the death of the sitting TMC MLA Sushil Biswas on 21 October 2014. [12]

West Bengal assembly by-elections, 2015: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Satyajit Biswas 95,469 48.45 −3.72
BJP Dr. Manabendra Ray 58,436 29.53 +26.44
CPI(M) Dr. Apurba Kumar Biswas 37,620 19.01 −21.85
INC Nitya Gopal Mondal 4,817 2.43 N/A
Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party Biplab Kumar Golder 1,503 0.75
NOTA None of the above 1,826 0.92
Majority 37,033 18.92 +7.61
Turnout 197,845
AITC hold Swing

2011 General election

In the 2011 election, Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Barun Biswas of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency[10][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sushil Biswas 96,550 52.17 +2.99#
CPI(M) Barun Biswas 75,616 40.86 −5.93
BJP Bipul Chandra Sen 5,718 3.09
BSP Rajnath Sarkar 3,485 1.88
Independent Nisith Roy 2,165
Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party Biplab Kumar Golder 1,541
Majority 20,934 11.31
Turnout 185,075 87.99
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +8.92#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[9] Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) won the 88 Krishnaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sushil Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Bidhan Chandra Poddar of Trinamool Congress/Congress in 2001,[8] 1996[7] and 1991.[6] Nayan Chandra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Biswas of Congress in 1987.[5] Jnanendranath Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress in 1982[3] and Amulya Kumar Biswas of Janata Party in 1977.[2][14] Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 88 Krishnaganj (SC). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  12. ^ "TMC wins Krishanganj, takes massive lead in Bongaon LS seat; blow to BJP". ABP Live. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  13. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Krishnaganj. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  14. ^ "74 - Krishnaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.