Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in

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Overview

As per orders of the

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, No. 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhat Jungla, Chak Dilnagar, Daypara, Dignagar and Ruipukur gram panchayats of

Krishnanagar I Krishnanagar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Bhaluka, a constituent panchayat in this block, is located at . ...

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, and

Krishnanagar II Krishnanagar II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Dhubulia is located at . Krishnanagar II CD Block is bounded ...

community development block. Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 12

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. Krishnanagar East and West were earlier part of

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

2016

In the 2016 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Meghlal Sheikh of CPI(M).

2011

In the 2011 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rama Biswas of CPI(M). Amal Majumdar, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.''The Rebel Candidates in the Fray on April 23'', The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011 .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnagar West seat.

1977-2006

Till 2006, Krishnanagar had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Krishnagar East and Krishnagar West.

Krishnagar East

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Subinay Ghosh of

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won the Krishnagar East assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Ramendranath Sarkar of

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shibdas Mukherjee, representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and

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in 1996 and 1991, defeated Radhanath Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, and Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1991. Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress in 1987. Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Kashikanta Maitra of

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in 1982. Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party defeated Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1977.

Krishnagar West

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Asoke Banerjee of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar West assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Sunil Kumar Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Biswarup Mukherjee of Congress in 1996 and Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1991. Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Dutta of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and Mohadeb Bhattacharya of Janata Party in 1977.

1967-1972

Krishnagar East

Kashi Kanta Maitra representing Congress won in 1972, contesting as an independent candidate won in 1971, and representing SSP won in 1969 and 1967.

Krishnagar West

Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967.

1951-1962 Krishnagar

During the period there was a single seat for Krishnanagar. Kashi Kanta Maitra of PSP won the Krishnagar seat in

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. Jagannath Majumdar of Congress won in

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. In independent India's first election in 1951 Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay of Congress won the Krishnagar seat.

References

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