Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Kakdwip
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Kakdwip
Location in West Bengal
Kakdwip
Location in India
Coordinates: 21.8760°N 88.1853°E / 21.8760; 88.1853
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.131
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur (SC)
Electorate (year)179,904 (2011)

Overview

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

Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957KakdwipMaya BanerjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1962Maya BanerjeeIndian National Congress[3]
1967Hansadhwaj DharaIndian National Congress[4]
1969Hansadhwaj DharaIndian National Congress[5]
1971Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1972Basudeb SautyaIndian National Congress[7]
1977Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991Hrishikesh MaityCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Ashok GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress[13]
2006Ashok GiriCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Manturam PakhiraAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kakdwip[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 84,483 51.46 +2.40
CPI (M) Milan Bhattacharya 73,980 45.07 -4.57
BJP Nirmal Kumar Das 3,329 2.03
People’s Democratic Conference of India Kazi Nasiruddin Baidya 1,225
Independent Himanshu Sekhar Patra 1,142
Turnout 164,159 91.25
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 6.77
 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] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) won the Kakdwip (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating Manturam Pakhira of AITC. Manturam Pakhira of AITC won in 2001[13] defeating Ashok Giri of CPI(M). In 1996,[12] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) defeated Manturam Pakhira of INC. Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating Gourishankar Bhattacharya of INC in 1991[11] and 1987,[10] and Basudev Sautya of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[8][18]

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972

    Basudeb Sautya of INC won in 1972.[7] Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1971.[6] Hansadhwaj Dhara of INC won in 1969[5] and 1967.[4] Maya Banejee of INC won in 1962[3] and 1957.[2] 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 19 October 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kakdwip. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    17. group="template reference">http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2021281.ece
    18. "126 - Kakdwip Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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