Khanakul Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Khanakul Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Khanakul | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 202 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Khanakul Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 219,368 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 202 Khanakul Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Khanakul II community development block, and Ghoshpur, Khanakul I, Khanakul II, Kishorpur I, Kishorpur II, Pole II, Thakuranichak I, and Thakuranichak II gram panchayats of Khanakul I community development block.[1]
Khanakul Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanakul | |||
| 1957[a] | Panchanan Digpati | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Prafulla Chandra Sen[3] | |||
| 1962 | Krishna Pada Pandit[4] | ||
| 1967 | Madan Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1969[6] | |||
| 1971[7] | |||
| 1972 | Basudeb Hajra | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Panchanan Digpati | Janata Party[9] | |
| 1982 | Sachindra Nath Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987[11] | |||
| 1991[12] | |||
| 1996 | Banshi Badan Maitra[13] | ||
| 2001[14] | |||
| 2006[15] | |||
| 2011 | Iqbal Ahmed | Trinamool Congress[16] | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Susanta Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Susanta Ghosh | 126,729 | 53.44 |  4.17 | |
| AITC | Palash Roy | 92,246 | 38.9 |  4.46 | |
| ISF | Sheikh Saddam Hossain | 8,021 | 3.38 | 0.63 | |
| Independent | Bikash Chandra Dolui | 1,936 | 0.82 |  | |
| INC | Pradip Kumar Kar | 1,933 | 0.82 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,695 | 0.71 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | 34,483 | 14.54 | 8.63 | ||
| Turnout | 237,135 | 88.26 | 9.64 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Susanta Ghosh | 107,403 | 49.27 | 40.33 | |
| AITC | Munshi Nazbul Karim | 94,519 | 43.36 | 10.68 | |
| ISF | Faisal Khan | 8,732 | 4.01 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,278 | 1.5 | 0.34 | |
| Majority | 12,884 | 5.91 | 16.08 | ||
| Turnout | 217,991 | 78.62 | 0.27 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Iqbal Ahmed | 106,878 | 54.04 | 1.52 | |
| CPI(M) | Islam Ali Khan | 63,391 | 32.05 | 8.39 | |
| BJP | Bikash Chandra Dolui | 17,686 | 8.94 | 4.95 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,638 | 1.84 | | |
| Independent | Chandan Mondal | 2,451 | 1.24 | | |
| Independent | Sanjib Karmakar | 2,305 | 1.17 | | |
| Independent | Subhasis Dutta | 1,431 | 0.72 | | |
| Majority | 43,487 | 21.99 | 6.87 | ||
| Turnout | 1,97,780 | 78.89 | 5.14 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
1957-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Banshi Badan Maitra of CPI(M) won the Khanakul assembly seat (SC) defeating Kalyan Maji of Trinamool Congress in 2006,[15] Tarapada Dolui of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14] and Basudeb Hajra of Congress in 1996.[13] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sachindra Nath Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Banshari Mohan Sardar of Congress in 1991,[12] Basudeb Hajra of Congress in 1987[11] and 1982.[10] Panchanan Digpati of Janata Party defeated Sachindra Nath Hazra of CPI(M) in 1977.[9][19]
1952-1972
Basudeb Hajra of Congress won in 1972.[8] Madan Saha of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Krishna Pada Pandit of Congress won in 1962.[4] Panchanan Digpati and Prafulla Chandra Sen, both of Congress, won the dual seat at Khanakul in 1957.[2]
Notes
- Khanakul had dual seat in 1957.