Basanti Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Basanti is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Basanti | |
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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 |
| Lok Sabha 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 |
Overview
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, Charabidya, Foolmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali and Uttar Mokamberia gram panchayats of Basanti community development block
- Atharobanki 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
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Shakila Khatun | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ashok Chaudhury | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Panchanan Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Kalipada Burman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1982 | Subhas Naskar | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Shyamal Mondal | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nilima Bishal Mistry | ||||
| BJP | Bikhash Sardar | ||||
| ISF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| 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
| 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
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
Subhas Naskar of RSP won the Basanti Assembly constituency from 1982 to 2006, defeating Amal Kanti Roy of BJP in 2006,[4] Jayanta Sarkar of AITC in 2001[5] and 1996,[6] Bipin Behari Sardar of INC in 1991[7] and 1987,[8] and Jnanendranath Majumdar of INC in 1982.[9] Kalipada Barman of RSP defeated Chittaranjan Naskar of INC in 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1962-1972
Panchanan Sinha of INC won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Ashok Chaudhuri of RSP won in 1969.[14] Shakila Khatun of INC won in 1967[15] and 1962.[16] The seat did not exist prior to that.