Khardaha Assembly constituency
| Khardaha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 109 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Khardaha Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 168,586 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Khardaha Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (11 times) (61.1%)
- Trinamool Congress (4 times) (22.2%)
- Communist Party of India (1 time) (5.55%)
- Praja Socialist Party (1 time) (5.55%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 109 Khardaha Assembly 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 Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Constituency did not exist | ||
| 1957 | Satkari Mitra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Gopal Banerjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Sisir Kumar Ghosh | ||
| 1977 | Kamal Sarkar | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Dr. Asim Dasgupta | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Dr. Amit Mitra | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Kajal Sinha | ||
| 2021^ | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | ||
| 2026 | Dr. Kalyan Chakraborti | Bharatiya Janata Party |
- ^ by-election
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kalyan Chakraborti | 97,752 | 49.75 | +16.08 | |
| AITC | Devadeep Purohit | 73,266 | 37.28 | −11.76 | |
| CPI(M) | Debojyoti Das | 19,818 | 10.09 | −4.61 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,316 | 0.67 | −0.65 | |
| Majority | 24,486 | 12.47 | −2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 196,505 | 93.53 | +14.8 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing |
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Kajal Sinha[4] | 89,807 | 49.04 | ||
| BJP | Shilbhadra Dutta | 61,667 | 33.67 | ||
| CPI(M) | Debojyoti Das | 26,916 | 14.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,415 | 1.32 | ||
| Majority | 28,140 | 15.37 | |||
| Turnout | 183,147 | 78.73 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 114,086 | 73.59 | +24.55 | |
| BJP | Joy Saha | 20,254 | 13.07 | −20.6 | |
| CPI(M) | Debajyoti Das | 16,110 | 10.39 | −4.31 | |
| Majority | 93,832 | 60.52 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,069 | 66.73 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing |
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr. 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 | None of the above | 3,169 | 1.88 | ||
| BSP | Samar Das | 1,568 | 0.93 | −0.29 | |
| PDS | Paritosh Sengupta | 1,322 | 0.78 | −0.21 | |
| Majority | 21,200 | 12.58 | |||
| Turnout | 1,68,666 | 82.33 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing |
2011
[edit]In the 2011 elections, Amit Kumar Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Asim Dasgupta of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr. 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 | 1.22 | ||
| PDS | Jay Prakash Pandey | 1,470 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 26,154 | 17.67 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,050 | 87.26 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing |
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006
2006
[edit]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,[10] Ranjit Kumar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[11] Chinmoy Chatterjee of Congress in 1996,[12] Sipta Bishnu of Congress in 1991[13] and Sudhir Banerjee of Congress in 1987.[14] Kamal Sarkar of CPI(M) had won this seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1982[15] and Harshadhari Bhattacharya of Congress in 1977.[16][17]
1972
[edit]Satkari Mitra of PSP won in 1957.[18] Gopal Banerjee of CPI won in 1962.[19] Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty of CPI(M) won in 1967,[20] 1969[21] and 1971.[22] Sisir Kumar Ghosh of CPI won in 1972.[23]
1952
[edit]The Khardaha constituency did not exist in 1952.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Covid-19 positive TMC candidate Kajal Sinha dies at Kolkata hospital". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Form20 - 109 Khardaha AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "134 - Khardah Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.


