Canning Paschim

Canning Paschim (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.

For other uses, see Canning (disambiguation).

Canning Paschim
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Canning Paschim
Location in West Bengal
Canning Paschim
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.3104°N 88.6579°E / 22.3104; 88.6579
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.138
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Electorate (year)177,379 (2011)

Overview

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

  • Canning I community development block
  • Narayanpur gram panchayat of Canning II community development block

Canning Paschim (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
1957CanningKhagendra Nath NaskarIndian National Congress[2]
Abdus ShukurIndian National Congress[2]
1962Khagendra Nath NaskarIndian National Congress[3]
1967A.C.HalderBangla Congress[4]
1969Narayan NaskarIndian National Congress[5]
1971Gobinda Chandra NaskarIndian National Congress[6]
1972Gobinda Chandra NaskarIndian National Congress[7]
1977Canning PaschimChittaranjan MirdhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Chittaranjan MirdhaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Gobinda Chandra NaskarIndian National Congress[10]
1991Bimal MistryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Bimal MistryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Gobinda Chandra NaskarAll India Trinamool Congress[13]
2006Dwijapada MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Shyamal MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Shyamal MondalAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Canning Paschim[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Shyamal Mondal 81,736 53.35 +3.06
CPI (M) Joydeb Purkait 62,122 40.55 -1.14
BJP Manojit Mondal 6,108 3.99
BSP Ajit Kumar Majumdar 3,236
Turnout 153,202 86.37
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 4.20
 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[17] 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,[14] Dwijapada Mondal of CPI(M) won the Canning Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating his nearest rival, Gobinda Chandra Naskar of AITC. In 2001,[13] Gobinda Chandra Naskar of AITC defeated Bimal Mistry of CPI(M). Bimal Mistry of CPI(M) defeated Bhaskar Sinha of INC in 1996[12] and 1991.[11] Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC defeated Chittaranjan Mirdha of CPI(M) in 1987.[10] Chittaranjan Mirdha of CPI(M) defeated Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[8][18]

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972

    Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969.[5] A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[4] Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962.[3] In 1957,[2] Canning (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had joint seats. Khagendra Nath Naskar and Abdus Shukur, both of INC, won. 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, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Canning Paschim. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    17. group="template reference">http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2021281.ece
    18. "105 - Canning West (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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