Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal
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Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in West Bengal state in eastern India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 12 Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency are in Nadia district.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesTehatta
Palashipara
Kaliganj
Nakashipara
Chapra
Krishnanagar Uttar
Krishnanagar Dakshin
Palashipara
Kaliganj
Nakashipara
Chapra
Krishnanagar Uttar
Krishnanagar Dakshin
| Krishnanagar WB-12 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Assembly constituencies | Tehatta Palashipara Kaliganj Nakashipara Chapra Krishnanagar Uttar Krishnanagar Dakshin |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 17,55,631 (2024)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 12 Krishnanagar comprises the following segments from 2009:[2]
| # | Name | District | Member | 2026 Winner | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Tehatta | Nadia | Subrata Kabiraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 79 | Palashipara | Rukbanur Rahman | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress | |||
| 80 | Kaliganj | Alifa Ahmed | |||||
| 81 | Nakashipara | Santanu Dey | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| 82 | Chapra | Jeber Sekh | Trinamool Congress | ||||
| 83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | Tarak Nath Chatterjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 85 | Krishnanagar Dakshin | Sadhan Ghosh | |||||
In 2004, Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Palashipara (assembly constituency no. 70), Nakshipara (assembly constituency no. 71), Kaliganj (assembly constituency no. 72), Chapra (assembly constituency no. 73), Krishnaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 74), Krishnanagar East (assembly constituency no. 75), Krishnanagar West (assembly constituency no. 76)[4][5]
Members of Lok Sabha
Election results
General election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mahua Moitra | 628,789 | 44.10 |  0.90 | |
| BJP | Amrita Roy | 5,72,084 | 40.13 | 0.24 | |
| CPI(M) | S. M. Saadi | 1,80,201 | 12.64 |  3.84 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,811 | 0.48 | ||
| Majority | 56,705 | 3.97 | 0.66 | ||
| Turnout | 14,25,712 | 80.65 | 3.10 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mahua Moitra | 614,872 | 45.00 | 10.14 | |
| BJP | Kalyan Chaubey | 551,654 | 40.37 | 13.99 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Santanu Jha | 120,222 | 8.80 | 20.63 | |
| INC | Intaz Ali Shah | 38,305 | 2.80 | 3.19 | |
| Majority | 63,218 | 4.63 | 1.08 | ||
| Turnout | 13,66,601 | 83.75 | 0.75 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | 10.14 |
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General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Paul | 438,789 | 35.14 | −7.29 | |
| CPI(M) | Santanu Jha | 3,67,534 | 29.43 | −5.60 | |
| BJP | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 3,29,873 | 26.38 | +9.62 | |
| INC | Razia Ahmed | 74,789 | 5.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,642 | 0.61 | −−− | |
| Majority | 71,255 | 5.71 | −1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 12,47,914[22] | 84.50 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Paul | 443,679 | 42.43 | ||
| CPI(M) | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 366,293 | 35.03 | ||
| BJP | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 175,283 | 16.76 | ||
| AUDF | Md. Niamatullah Mollick | 19,313 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Subimal Sengupta | 14,480 | |||
| BSP | Debabrata Majumder | 10,733 | |||
| IUML | Shahjahan Mallik | 6,592 | |||
| SP | Jayasri Chakrabarty | 5,002 | |||
| NCP | Sk. Daulat Hossain | 4,336 | |||
| Majority | 77,386 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,45,711 | 85.50 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General elections 1967-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Voters | Voter turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1967 | 343,935 | 74.00 | Haridas Chattopadhyay | 47.52 | Independent | C.P.Mukherjee | 37.48 | Congress[7] |
| 1971 | 312,342 | 62.05 | Renupada Das | 36.96 | CPI(M) | Ila Pal Chaudhuri | 25.55 | Congress[8] |
| 1977 | 331,370 | 61.96 | Renupada Das | 61.86 | CPI(M) | Shibsankar Bandopadhyay | 33.43 | Congress[9] |
| 1980 | 515,990 | 79.71 | Renupada Das | 50.81 | CPI(M) | Sankar Das Banerji | 36.74 | Congress[10] |
| 1984 | 611,950 | 83.74 | Renupada Das | 49.25 | CPI(M) | Sankar Das Banerji | 48.45 | Congress[11] |
| 1989 | 761,990 | 82.69 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 46.31 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 44.14 | Congress[12] |
| 1991 | 764,560 | 82.34 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 43.33 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 35.37 | Congress[13] |
| 1996 | 911,620 | 85.2 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 45.94 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 41.56 | Congress[14] |
| 1998 | 897,930 | 84.07 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 42.03 | CPI(M) | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 37.44 | BJP[16] |
| 1999 | 845,490 | 77.96 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 43.82 | BJP | Dilip Chakraborty | 41.16 | CPI(M)[15] |
| 2004 | 930,290 | 83.25 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 42.73 | CPI(M) | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 40.54 | BJP[17] |