Khardaha Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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Khardaha Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (11 times) (61.1%)
- Trinamool Congress (4 times) (22.2%)
- Communist Party of India (1 time) (5.55%)
- Praja Socialist Party (1 time) (5.55%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)
| Khardaha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 109 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Khardaha Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 168,586 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 109 Khardaha Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Khardaha municipality, Ward Nos.15, 18 to 21 and 35 of Panihati municipality, and Bandipur, Bilkanda I, Bilkanda II and Patulia gram panchayats of Barrackpore II community development block.[1]
Khardaha Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Constituency did not exist | ||
| 1957 | Satkari Mitra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Gopal Banerjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Sisir Kumar Ghosh | ||
| 1977 | Kamal Sarkar | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Dr. Asim Dasgupta | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Dr. Amit Mitra | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Kajal Sinha | ||
| 2021^ | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | ||
| 2026 | Dr. Kalyan Chakraborti | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
- ^ by-election
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kalyan Chakraborti | 97,752 | 49.75 | +16.08 | |
| AITC | Devadeep Purohit | 73,266 | 37.28 | −11.76 | |
| CPI(M) | Debojyoti Das | 19,818 | 10.09 | −4.61 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,316 | 0.67 | −0.65 | |
| Majority | 24,486 | 12.47 | −2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 196,505 | 93.53 | +14.8 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Kajal Sinha[4] | 89,807 | 49.04 | ||
| BJP | Shilbhadra Dutta | 61,667 | 33.67 | ||
| CPI(M) | Debojyoti Das | 26,916 | 14.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,415 | 1.32 | ||
| Majority | 28,140 | 15.37 | |||
| Turnout | 183,147 | 78.73 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr. Amit Mitra | 83,680 | 49.65 | −6.84 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Asim Dasgupta | 62,488 | 37.07 | −1.75 | |
| BJP | Mahadeb Basak | 16,321 | 9.68 | +7.2 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,169 | 1.88 | ||
| BSP | Samar Das | 1,568 | 0.93 | −0.29 | |
| PDS | Paritosh Sengupta | 1,322 | 0.78 | −0.21 | |
| Majority | 21,200 | 12.58 | |||
| Turnout | 1,68,666 | 82.33 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Amit Kumar Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Asim Dasgupta of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr. Amit Kumar Mitra | 83,608 | 56.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | Dr. Asim Dasgupta | 57,454 | 38.82 | ||
| BJP | Anadi Kumar Biswas | 3,673 | 2.48 | ||
| BSP | Sampa Biswas | 1,813 | 1.22 | ||
| PDS | Jay Prakash Pandey | 1,470 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 26,154 | 17.67 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,050 | 87.26 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006
2006
In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Asim Dasgupta of CPI(M), won the Khardaha seat defeating his nearest rivals Mahadeb Basak of BJP in 2006,[10] Ranjit Kumar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[11] Chinmoy Chatterjee of Congress in 1996,[12] Sipta Bishnu of Congress in 1991[13] and Sudhir Banerjee of Congress in 1987.[14] Kamal Sarkar of CPI(M) had won this seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1982[15] and Harshadhari Bhattacharya of Congress in 1977.[16][17]
1972
Satkari Mitra of PSP won in 1957.[18] Gopal Banerjee of CPI won in 1962.[19] Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty of CPI(M) won in 1967,[20] 1969[21] and 1971.[22] Sisir Kumar Ghosh of CPI won in 1972.[23]
1952
The Khardaha constituency did not exist in 1952.