Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kulpi | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Kulpi Kulpi Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 22°05′00″N 88°14′00″E / 22.08333°N 88.23333°ECoordinates: 22°05′00″N 88°14′00″E / 22.08333°N 88.23333°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
Constituency No | 133 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
Electorate (year) | 164,663 (2011) |
Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Kulpi seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but is an open seat from 2011.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 133 Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kulpi community development block.[1]
Kulpi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1951 | Kulpi | Nalini Kanta Halder | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[2] |
Pran Krishna Kumar | Bharatiya Jana Sangha[2] | ||
1957 | Hansdwhaj Dhara | Indian National Congress[3] | |
1962 | Hrishikesh Halder | Independent[4] | |
1967 | N.K.Haldar | Indian National Congress[5] | |
1969 | Murari Mohan Halderl | Bangla Congress[6] | |
1971 | Mukunda Ram Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
1972 | Santosh Kumar Mondal | Indian National Congress[8] | |
1977 | Krishnadhan Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
1982 | Krishnadhan Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
1987 | Krishnadhan Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
1991 | Krishnadhan Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
1996 | Sakuntala Paik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
2001 | Jogaranjan Haldar | All India Trinamool Congress[14] | |
2006 | Sakuntala Paik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
2011 | Jogaranjan Haldar | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
2011
In 2011 Jogaranjan Haldar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Trinamool Congress | Jogaranjan Haldar | 76,693 | 53.75 | +2.40# | |
CPI(M) | Sakuntala Paik | 58,414 | 40.94 | -4.89 | |
BJP | Swapan Halder | 3,624 | 2.54 | ||
People’s Democratic Conference of India | Syed Sadrul Anam | 1,523 | |||
BSP | Arup Kumar Halder | 1,451 | |||
Independent | Bidhan Naskar | 978 | |||
Turnout | 142,683 | 86.65 | |||
Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 7.29# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
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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)
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M) won the 124 Kulpi (SC) assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Jagaranjan Haldar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jagaranjan Haldar of Trinamool Congress defeated Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Sakuntala Paik of CPI(M) defeated Kirtibas Sarder of Congress in 1996,[13]Krishnadhan Halder of CPI(M) defeated Jogranjan Halder of Congress in 1991,[12]Kirtibas Sarder of Congress in 1987,[11] and Santosh Kumar Mondal of Congress in 1982[10]and 1977.[9][18]
1951-1972
Santosh Kumar Mondal of Congress won in 1972.[8]Mukunda Ram Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7]Murari Mohan Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[6]N.K.Haldar of Congress won in 1967.[5]Hrishikesh Halder, Independent, won in 1962.[4] Hansadhwaj Dhara of Congress won in 1957.[3]In independent India’s first election in 1951 Kulpi had a joint seat. Nalini Kanta Halder of KMPP and Pran Krishna Kumar of Bharatiya Jana Sangh won the Kulpi seat.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "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". Kulpi. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "124 - Kulpi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.