Basanti Assembly constituency
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| Constituency No. 128 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Basanti Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 260,618 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Basanti is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Overview
[edit]As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Basanti Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Phulmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali, Uttar Mokam Baria and Charavidya gram panchayats of Basanti community development block
- Atharbanki gram panchayat of Canning II community development block
Basanti Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Election Results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shyamal Mondal | 111,453 | 52.10 | +2.23 | |
| BJP | Ramesh Majhi | 60,811 | 28.43 | +22.72 | |
| RSP | Subhas Naskar | 36,688 | 17.15 | −23.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,907 | 0.89 | −1.58 | |
| Independent | Biswajit Mondal | 1,635 | 0.76 | ||
| Independent | Debabrata Mondal | 728 | 0.34 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Nimai Chandra Mondal | 688 | 0.32 | ||
| Turnout | 213,910 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Election 2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | 90,522 | 49.87 | ||
| RSP | Subhas Naskar | 73,915 | 40.72 | −8.35 | |
| BJP | Pankaj Roy | 10,373 | 5.71 | +1.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,487 | 2.47 | ||
| MPOI | Himanshu Kayal | 1,141 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent | Taranga Mondal | 1,069 | 0.59 | ||
| Turnout | 181,507 | 80.61 | −0.72 | ||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Election 2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Subhas Naskar | 72,772 | 49.07 | −17.27 | |
| INC | Arnab Roy | 66,636 | 44.87 | ||
| BJP | Amal Kanti Roy | 5,676 | 3.82 | ||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Samir Das | 3,333 | 2.24 | ||
| Turnout | 148,516 | 81.33 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
[edit]Subhas Naskar of RSP won the Basanti Assembly constituency from 1982 to 2006, defeating Amal Kanti Roy of BJP in 2006,[13] Jayanta Sarkar of AITC in 2001[12] and 1996,[11] Bipin Behari Sardar of INC in 1991[10] and 1987,[8] and Jnanendranath Majumdar of INC in 1982.[9] Kalipada Barman of RSP defeated Chittaranjan Naskar of INC in 1977.[7][16]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1962-1972
[edit]Panchanan Sinha of INC won in 1972[6] and 1971.[5] Ashok Chaudhuri of RSP won in 1969.[4] Shakila Khatun of INC won in 1967[3] and 1962.[2] The seat did not exist prior to that.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Basanti. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "101 - Basanti (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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