Kanthi Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the

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, No. 213 Kanthi Uttar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Deshapran CD Block, Brajachauli, Debendra, Kanaidighi, Kumirda, Lauda and Marishda gram panchayats of

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and Bathuari gram panchayat of

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community development block. Kanthi Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 31

Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency) Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Contai Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Contai in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 31 K ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

2016

2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Chakradhar Maikap of

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won the Contai North assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Jyotirmoy Kar of

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jyotirmoy Kar of Trinamool Congress defeated Chakradhar Maikap of CPI(M) in 2001. Chakradhar Maikap of CPI(M) defeated Mukul Bikash Maiti of

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in 1996. Mukul Bikash Maity of Congress defeated Anil Kumar Manna of

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in 1991. Ram Sankar Kar of CPI(M) defeated Dwijendra Maiti of Congress in 1987. Mukul Bikash Maity of Congress defeated Anurup Panda of CPI(M) in 1982. Rashbehari Pal of

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defeated Sailaja Das of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Kamakshyanandan Das Mohapatra of CPI won in 1972. Anil Kumar Manna of PSP won in 1971. Subodh Gopal Guchhati of PSP won in 1969. L.Das of Congress won in 1967. Bejoy Krishna Maity of Congress won in

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. Natendra Nath Das of PSP won in

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. In independent India's first election in 1951 Sudhir Chandra Das of KMPP won the Contai North seat.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Purba Medinipur district Constituencies established in 1951 1951 establishments in West Bengal