Kakdwip Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Constituency
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Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
| Kakdwip | |
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| Constituency No. 131 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kakdwip Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 247,649 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kakdwip Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Kakdwip community development block
- Budhakhali and Narayanpur gram panchayats of Namkhana community development block
Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Maya Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Hansadhwaj Dhara | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Hrishikesh Maity | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Basudeb Sautya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Hrishikesh Maity | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Ashok Giri | ||
| 2001 | Manturam Pakhira | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Ashok Giri | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Manturam Pakhira | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Manturam Pakhira | 84,483 | 51.46 | +2.40 | |
| CPI(M) | Milan Bhattacharya | 73,980 | 45.07 | −4.57 | |
| BJP | Nirmal Kumar Das | 3,329 | 2.03 | ||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Kazi Nasiruddin Baidya | 1,225 | |||
| Independent | Himanshu Sekhar Patra | 1,142 | |||
| Turnout | 164,159 | 91.25 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 6.77 | |||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
In 2006,[4] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) won the Kakdwip Assembly constituency defeating Manturam Pakhira of AITC. Manturam Pakhira of AITC won in 2001[5] defeating Ashok Giri of CPI(M). In 1996,[6] Ashok Giri of CPI(M) defeated Manturam Pakhira of INC. Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating Gourishankar Bhattacharya of INC in 1991[7] and 1987,[8] and Basudev Sautya of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972
Basudeb Sautya of INC won in 1972.[12] Hrishikesh Maity of CPI(M) won in 1971.[13] Hansadhwaj Dhara of INC won in 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Maya Banejee of INC won in 1962[16] and 1957.[17] The seat did not exist prior to that.