Kultali Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Kultali Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
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| Constituency No. 129 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kultali Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 265,540 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kultali Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Kultali community development block
- Baishata, Chuprijhara, Manirtat and Nalgora gram panchayats of Jaynagar II community development block
Kultali Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | 146,435 | 57.75 |  6.18 | |
| BJP | Madhabi Mahalder | 87,159 | 34.38 | 3.56 | |
| CPI(M) | Ram Sankar Halder | 13,361 | 5.27 |  3.53 | |
| SUCI(C) | Shankar Naskar | 3,253 | 1.28 | 5.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,470 | 0.58 | 0.12 | |
| INC | Rupa Haldar | 331 | 0.13 |  | |
| Majority | 59,276 | 23.37 | 2.62 | ||
| Turnout | 2,53,551 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | 117,238 | 51.57 | 20.13 | |
| BJP | Mintu Halder | 70,061 | 30.82 | 25.58 | |
| CPI(M) | Ram Sankar Halder | 20,010 | 8.80 | 28.57 | |
| SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder | 15,306 | 6.73 | 17.56 | |
| BSP | Kanan Bala Mondal | 1,432 | 0.63 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,048 | 0.46 | 0.32 | |
| Majority | 47,177 | 20.75 | 14.82 | ||
| Turnout | 2,27,351 | 85.61 | 0.35 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ram Sankar Halder | 73,932 | 37.37 | 11.23 | |
| AITC | Gopal Majhi | 62,212 | 31.44 | | |
| SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder | 48,058 | 24.29 | 21.44 | |
| BJP | Bikram Naskar | 10,376 | 5.24 | 3.95 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,552 | 0.78 | | |
| Majority | 11,720 | 5.93 | 3.06 | ||
| Turnout | 1,97,859 | 85.96 | 3.03 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ram Sankar Halder | 81,297 | 48.60 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder | 76,484 | 45.73 | ||
| INC | Sujit Patwari | 3,277 | 1.96 | ||
| Independent | Sanjoy Mondal | 2,177 | 1.30 | ||
| BJP | Nilkantha Mondal | 2,159 | 1.29 | ||
| BSP | Khusilal Halder | 948 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Shaktinath Halder | 922 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 4,813 | 2.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,264 | 88.99 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
In 2006,[2] Joy Krishna Halder of SUCI(C) won the Kultali Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M). Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M) in 2001[3] and 1996,[4] Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991,[5] Arabinda Naskar of INC in 1987[6] and 1982,[7] and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party in 1977.[8][9]
1967-1972
Arabinda Naskar of INC won in 1972.[10] Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won in 1971,[11] 1969[12] and 1967.[13] The seat did not exist prior to that.