Canning Purba

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

For other uses, see Canning (disambiguation).

Canning Purba
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Canning Purba
Location in West Bengal
Canning Purba
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.3104°N 88.6579°E / 22.3104; 88.6579
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.139
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Electorate (year)172,949 (2011)

Overview

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

  • Deuli I, Deuli II, Kalikatala, Matherdighi, Sarengabad, Tambuldaha I and Tambuldaha II gram panchayats of Canning II community development block
  • Bodra, Chandaneswar I, Chandaneswar II, Durgapur, Sanksahar and Tardah gram panchayats of Bhangar I community development block

Canning Purba (Bidhan 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 PurbaAbdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2006Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2016Saokat MollaAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Canning Purba[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Abdur Razzak Molla 85,105 55.12 -2.44
INC Ibrahim Molla 63,992 41.44 +2.97
BJP Ghanasyam Mondal 3,503
SUCI(C) Eahia Akhand 2,074
SDPI Anisur Rahaman 1,179
BSP Mahim Chandra Sardar 874
Turnout 154,403 89.28
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing -5.41
 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

    Abdur Razzak Molla of CPI(M) has represented the Canning Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Amirul Islam of AITC in 2006,[14] Mujibar Rahman Kayal of INC in 2001,[13] Akram Laskar of INC in 1996,[12] Abdus Sattar Molla of INC in 1991,[11] Amar Nath Bandopadhyay of INC in 1987,[10] Ahammad Nuruzzaman of INC in 1982[9] and Osman Gani of INC in 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
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    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.
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