Kulpi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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Kulpi Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
| Kulpi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 133 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Kulpi Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 220,060 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kulpi Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Kulpi community development block
Kulpi Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Nalini Kanta Halder | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| Pran Krishna Kumar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 1957 | Hansdwhaj Dhara | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Hrishikesh Halder | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | N.K. Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Murari Mohan Halder | Bangla Congress | |
| 1971 | Mukunda Ram Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Santosh Kumar Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Krishnadhan Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Shakuntala Paik | ||
| 2001 | Jogaranjan Halder | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Sakuntala Paik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | Jogaranjan Halder | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Barnali Dhara | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Barnali Dhara | 91,266 | 43.94 | ||
| BJP | Abani Naskar | 80,883 | 38.94 | ||
| ISF | Abdul Malek Molla | 30,052 | 14.47 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,378 | 0.66 | ||
| Majority | 10,383 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 207,706 | 95.85 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jogaranjan Halder | 96,577 | 50.01 | ||
| BJP | Pranab Kumar Mallik | 62,759 | 32.5 | ||
| ISF | Siraj Uddin Gazi | 29,961 | 15.51 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,685 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 33,818 | 17.51 | |||
| Turnout | 193,130 | 87.73 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jogaranjan Halder | 84,036 | 49.65 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rejaul Haque Khan | 72,581 | 42.88 | ||
| BJP | Nabendu Sundar Naskar | 8,434 | 4.98 | ||
| BSP | Arup Kumar Halder | 1,324 | 0.78 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,311 | 0.77 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Ranajit Singha | 1,077 | 0.64 | ||
| LJP | Sabir Hossen Chaprasi | 503 | 0.30 | ||
| Majority | 11,455 | 6.77 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,266 | 86.84 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jogaranjan Halder | 76,693 | 53.75 | ||
| CPI(M) | Shakuntala Paik | 58,414 | 40.94 | ||
| BJP | Swapan Halder | 3,624 | 2.54 | ||
| PDCI | Syed Sadrul Anam | 1,523 | 1.07 | ||
| BSP | Arup Kumar Halder | 1,451 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Bidhan Naskar | 978 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 18,279 | 12.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,42,683 | 86.61 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sakuntala Paik | 51,396 | 45.58 | ||
| AITC | Jagaranjan Haldar | 49,665 | 44.04 | ||
| INC | Krittibas Sardar | 8,012 | 7.10 | ||
| Independent | Joydev Jantuya | 2,148 | 1.91 | ||
| BSP | Nandadulal Mondal | 1,028 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 1,731 | 1.54 | |||
| Turnout | 112,768 | ||||
| Swing to CPI(M) from AITC | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jagaranjan Haldar | 51,045 | 49.03 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sakuntala Paik | 46,966 | 45.11 | ||
| SP | Kirttibas Sardar | 2,682 | 2.58 | ||
| BJP | Subhash Saha | 2,172 | 2.09 | ||
| Independent | Bhola Nath Mondal | 1,244 | 1.19 | ||
| Majority | 4,079 | 3.92 | |||
| Turnout | 104,113 | 73.01 | |||
| Swing to AITC from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sakuntala Paik | 53,779 | 49.47 | ||
| INC | Kirtibas Sarder | 51,566 | 47.43 | ||
| BJP | Subhas Saha | 1,769 | 1.63 | ||
| Independent | Bhola Nath Mondal | 875 | 0.80 | ||
| Independent | Dhananjay Haldar | 411 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Jogaranjan Halder | 315 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 2,213 | 2.04 | |||
| Turnout | 109,811 | 82.40 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Krishnadhan Halder | 44,295 | 48.66 | ||
| INC | Jogaranjan Halder | 40,669 | 44.67 | ||
| BJP | Lal Mohan Saha | 3,861 | 4.24 | ||
| Independent | Bhola Nath Mondal | 1,862 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Patra | 216 | 0.24 | ||
| Independent | Manas Kumar Khamaru | 133 | 0.15 | ||
| Majority | 3,626 | 3.99 | |||
| Turnout | 92,931 | 76.80 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Krishnadhan Halder | 39,002 | 51.93 | ||
| INC | Kirtibas Sardar | 31,377 | 41.77 | ||
| SUCI | Samir Sekhar Naiya | 2,649 | 3.53 | ||
| IUML | Sujit Roy | 1,781 | 2.37 | ||
| Independent | Haldar Panchanan | 301 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 7,625 | 10.16 | |||
| Turnout | 76,262 | 71.48 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1982
1977
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Santosh Kumar Mandal | 31,067 | 64.76 | ||
| SUCI | Sasanka Sekhar Naiya | 15,555 | 32.42 | ||
| INC(O) | Ramesh Haldar | 1,218 | 2.54 | ||
| Independent | Makhan Chandra Baidya | 135 | 0.28 | ||
| Majority | 15,512 | 32.34 | |||
| Turnout | 49,058 | 64.15 | |||
| Swing to INC from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mukunda Ram Mondal | 11,752 | 24.36 | ||
| INC(O) | Santosh Kumar Mondal | 9,800 | 20.31 | ||
| Bangla Congress | Murari Mohan Haldar | 9,758 | 20.23 | ||
| SUCI | Sasankasekhar Naiya | 8,559 | 17.74 | ||
| Independent | Kartick Mondal | 7,620 | 15.79 | ||
| Independent | Makhan Chandra Baidya | 755 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 1,952 | 4.05 | |||
| Turnout | 52,321 | 69.69 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from INC | Swing | ||||
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangla Congress | Murari Mohan Halder | 25,207 | 50.52 | ||
| INC | N. K. Halder | 22,742 | 45.58 | ||
| Independent | Nalini Kanta Halder | 1,950 | 3.91 | ||
| Majority | 2,465 | 4.94 | |||
| Turnout | 50,990 | 70.06 | |||
| Swing to Bangla Congress from INC | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. K. Haldar | 29,682 | 53.62 | ||
| Bangla Congress | P. Kumar | 25,679 | 46.38 | ||
| Majority | 4,003 | 7.24 | |||
| Turnout | 57,064 | 77.87 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hrishikesh Halder | 23,339 | 46.84 | ||
| INC | Hansadhwaj Dhara | 22,722 | 45.60 | ||
| SUCI | Nalini Kanta Pramanik | 2,900 | 5.82 | ||
| Independent | Sudha Sindhu Purkait | 343 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Amalendu Bandyopadhyay | 311 | 0.62 | ||
| Independent | Golam Rabbani Baidya | 216 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 617 | 1.24 | |||
| Turnout | 51,814 | 70.53 | |||
| Swing to Independent from INC | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hansadhwaj Dhara | 22,948 | 53.29 | ||
| PSP | Hrishikesh Haider | 18,403 | 42.74 | ||
| Independent | Makhan Chandra Baidya | 1,708 | 3.97 | ||
| Majority | 4,545 | 10.55 | |||
| Turnout | 43,059 | 67.07 | |||
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Nalini Kanta Halder | 23,270 | 21.95 | ||
| ABJS | Prankrishna Kumar | 16,101 | 15.19 | ||
| KMPP | Sushil Krishna Sarder | 14,191 | 13.39 | ||
| Independent | Ahammad Jalaluddin | 12,135 | 11.45 | ||
| INC | Hansadwaj Dhara | 10,171 | 9.60 | ||
| INC | Sudhangshu Bhushan Mandal | 10,168 | 9.59 | ||
| ABJS | Makhan Lal Paik | 10,023 | 9.46 | ||
| Independent | Sudhasindhu Purkait | 5,135 | 4.84 | ||
| Independent | Charu Chandra Das | 4,799 | 4.53 | ||
| Majority | 7,169 | 6.76 | |||
| Turnout | 105,993 | ||||
