Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Krishnanagar Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 225,118 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhat Jungla, Chak Dilnagar, Daypara, Dignagar and Ruipukur gram panchayats of Krishnanagar I community development block, and Krishnanagar II community development block.[1]
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Krishnanagar East and West were earlier part of Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Krishnanagar Dakshin
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ujjal Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Sadhan Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sadhan Ghosh | 102,862 | 52.19 | +10.06 | |
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 75,061 | 38.09 | −8.79 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Labani Jangi | 9,468 | 4.8 | ||
| INC | Abdur Rahim Shaikh | 3,219 | 1.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,119 | 0.57 | −0.54 | |
| Majority | 27,801 | 14.1 | +9.35 | ||
| Turnout | 197,084 | 93.54 | +6.61 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
2016
In the 2016 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Meghlal Sheikh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 80,711 | 46.30 |  0.08 | |
| CPI(M) | Meghlal Sheikh | 67,897 | 38.90 | 0.31 | |
| BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 22,850 | |||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,538 | |||
| BSP | Sudeb Sarkar | 1,842 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Anchharul Haque Biswas | 1,226 | |||
| Turnout | 177,064 | 87.75 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rama Biswas of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 71,392 | 46.38 | +9.49# | |
| CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 60,364 | 39.21 | −9.59 | |
| BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 14,398 | 9.35 | ||
| Independent | Amal Majumdar | 3,347 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Anchharul Hoque Bishwas | 3,200 | |||
| BSP | Mukunda Lal Sarkar | 1,230 | |||
| Turnout | 153,931 | 88.47 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +10.08# | |||
Amal Majumdar, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[7]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnagar West seat.