Canning Paschim Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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Canning Paschim is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Canning Paschim | |
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| Constituency No. 138 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Canning Paschim Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 257,552 |
| 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, Canning Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Canning I community development block
- Narayanpur gram panchayat of Canning II community development block
Canning Paschim Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Chittaranjan Mirdha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Bimal Mistry | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Dwijapada Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Shyamal Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Paresh Ram Das | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Paresh Ram Das | ||||
| BJP | Prashantha Bayen | ||||
| ISF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Paresh Ram Das | 111,059 | 51.00 | ||
| BJP | Arnab Roy | 75,816 | 35.00 | ||
| Independent | Meghnath Halder | 13,390 | 6.00 | ||
| INC | Pratap Mondal | 11,908 | 5.00 | ||
| None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | ~6,000 | 2.50 | |||
| Majority | 35,243 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
In 2006,[4] Dwijapada Mondal of CPI(M) won the Canning Paschim Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival, Gobinda Chandra Naskar of AITC. In 2001,[5] Gobinda Chandra Naskar of AITC defeated Bimal Mistry of CPI(M). Bimal Mistry of CPI(M) defeated Bhaskar Sinha of INC in 1996[6] and 1991.[7] Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC defeated Chittaranjan Mirdha of CPI(M) in 1987.[8] Chittaranjan Mirdha of CPI(M) defeated Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972
Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning Assembly constituency in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969.[14] A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[15] Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962.[16] In 1957,[17] Canning Assembly constituency had joint seats. Khagendra Nath Naskar and Abdus Shukur, both of INC, won. The seat did not exist prior to that.