Kalna Assembly constituency

Kalna
Constituency No. 264 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kalna Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
LS constituencyBardhaman Purba
Established1951
Total electors187,158
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Deboprosad Bag
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Kalna is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 264 Kalna (SC) assembly constituency covers Kalna municipality, Kalna II community development block and Bagnapara, Hatkalna and Krishnadevpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block.[1]

Kalna (SC) assembly segment was part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) prior to 2009. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2009.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Kalna Baidyanath Sanyal and Rash Behari Sen Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Hare Krishna Konar and Jamadar Majhi Communist Party of India[3]
1962 Hare Krishna Konar Communist Party of India[4]
1967 Hare Krishna Konar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969 Hare Krishna Konar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971 Hare Krishna Konar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972 Nurul Islam Molla Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Guruprasad Sinha Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982 Anju Kar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987 Anju Kar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Anju Kar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996 Anju Kar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001 Anju Kar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006 Anjali Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15][16]
2011 Biswajit Kundu All India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016 Biswajit Kundu All India Trinamool Congress[18][19]
2021 Deboprasad Bag (Poltu) All India Trinamool Congress[20]

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Kalna[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Deboprosad Bag (Poltu) 96,073 45.98 Decrease4.34
BJP Biswjit Kundu 88,595 42.40 Increase33.32
CPI(M) Nirab Khan 19,005 9.10 Decrease28.17
BSP Radheshyam Mondal 2,084 1.00 Decrease0.02
SUCI(C) Kali Charan Sardar 687 0.33
NOTA None of the above 2,507 1.2
Turnout 208,951
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalna[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Biswajit Kundu 97,430 50.32
CPI(M) Sukul Chandra Sikdar 72,169 37.27
BJP Newton Majumdar 17,577 9.08
BSP Radheshyam Mondal 1,976 1.02
CPI(ML)L Pejush Kumar Sahana 1,612 0.83
NOTA None of the above 2,865 1.48
Majority
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kalna[21][22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Biswajit Kundu 85,096 49.98 +11.01#
CPI(M) Sukul Chandra Sikdar 72,459 42.56 -17.18
BJP Dilip Mondal 6,021 3.54
Independent Tapan Das 2,053
CPI(ML)L Pijush Kumar Sahana 1,647
PDS Shibu Halder 1,557
BSP Radhesyam Mondal 1,437
Turnout 170,270 90.98
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +28.24#

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

1977–2006

Anjali Mondal of CPI(M) won the Kalna assembly seat in 2006, defeating her nearest rival Asis Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anju Kar of CPI(M) won the seat 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 defeating her nearest rivals, Sridhar Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Lakshman Kumar Roy of Congress in 1996, Dhirendranath Chaterjee of Congress in 1991 and 1987, and Sudhir Ghosh of Congress in 1982. Guruprasad Sinha Roy of CPI(M) won the seat in 1977 defeating Debendra Bejoy Ghosh of Janata Party in 1977.[24]

1951–1972

Nurul Islam Molla of Congress won the Kalna assembly seat in 1972. Hare Krishna Konar of CPI(M) won the seat in 1971, 1969, 1967 and 1962 (representing CPI). In 1957 and 1951, it was a double member seat. In 1957, it was won by Hare Krishna Konar and Jamadar Majhi, both representing CPI. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was won by Baidyanath Santal and Rasbehari, both Congress.[25]

References

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  10. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 347. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 354. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 363. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 372. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 362. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  21. ^ "Kalna". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  22. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kalna. Empowering India. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  23. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Kalna. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  24. ^ "276 – Kalna Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  25. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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