Sonarpur Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Sonarpur Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Sonarpur Dakshin
Location in West Bengal
Sonarpur Dakshin
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.4491°N 88.3915°E / 22.4491; 88.3915
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.147
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Electorate (year)202,334 (2011)

Overview

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

  • Ward No. 8 to Ward No. 24 of Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality
  • Kalikapur I, Kalikapur II, Langalberia, Polghat, Protapnagar and Sonarpur II gram panchayats of Sonarpur community development block

Sonarpur Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 22 Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1962SonarpurKhagendra Kumar Roy ChoudhuryCommunist Party of India[2]
1967Gangadhar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1969Gangadhar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1971Gangadhar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1972Kansari HalderCommunist Party of India[6]
1977Gangadhar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1982Gangadhar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1987Bhadreswar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1991Bhadreswar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1996Bhadreswar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
2001Nimai Chandra MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[12]
2006Shyamal NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2011Sonarpur DakshinJiban MukhopadhyayAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
2016Jiban MukhopadhyayAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Sonarpur Dakshin[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jiban Mukhopadhyay 100,243 59.37
CPI Tarit Chakraborty 62,469 37.00
BJP Hasi Singha Roy 2,926 1.73
Independent Manoj Kumar Barman 1,687
BSP Subrata Halder 1,081
Independent Prasanta Majumdar 713
RJP Jyoshikanta Joddar 372
Peoples Party of India (Secular) Paul Sanpui 325
Turnout 168,842 83.45
AITC win (new seat)
 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[16] 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[13] Shyamal Naskar of CPI(M) won the Sonarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) defeating his nearest rival Nirmal Chandra Mondal of AITC. In 2001,[12] Nirmal Chandra Mondal of AITC defeated Abha Mondal of CPI(M). Bhadreswar Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Nirmal Chandra Mondal of INC in 1996[11] and 1991,[10] and Sovaranjan Sardar of INC in 1987.[9] Gangadhar Naskar of CPI(M) defeated Ramkanta Mondal of ICS in 1982[8] and Gourhari Sardar of INC in 1977.[7][17]

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1962-1972

    Kansari Halder of CPI won in 1972.[6] Gangadhar Naskar of CPI(M) won in 1971,[5] 1969,[4] and 1967.[3] Khagendra Kumar Roy Choudhury of CPI won in 1962.[2]

    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, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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    9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    11. "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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    13. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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    15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sonarpur Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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