Canning Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
| Canning Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 139 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Canning Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 262,325 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Canning Purba (Bidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]
- Deuli I, Deuli II, Kalikatala, Matherdighi, Sarengabad, Tambuldaha I and Tambuldaha II gram panchayats of Canning II community development block
- Bodra, Chandaneswar I, Chandaneswar II, Durgapur, Sanksahar and Tardah gram panchayats of Bhangar I community development block
Canning Purba (Bidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Canning | ||
| 1957 | Khagendra Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Abdus Shukur | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1962 | Khagendra Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 1967 | A.C.Halder | Bangla Congress[4] |
| 1969 | Narayan Naskar | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1971 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1972 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress[7] |
| Canning Purba | ||
| 1977 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| 1982 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] |
| 1987 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1991 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] |
| 1996 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] |
| 2001 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] |
| 2006 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] |
| 2011 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] |
| 2016 | Saokat Molla | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Saokat Molla | Trinamool Congress |
Election Results
editLegislative Assembly Election 2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Saokat Molla | 122,301 | 52.54 | −7.02 | |
| ISF | Gaji Shahabuddin Siraji | 69,294 | 29.77 | ||
| BJP | Kalipada Naskar | 34,503 | 14.82 | +8.47 | |
| SUCI(C) | Rafik Akunje | 2,686 | 1.15 | −0.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,267 | 0.97 | −0.64 | |
| Independent | Ajay Haldar | 1,715 | 0.74 | ||
| Turnout | 232,766 | 97.20 | +10.50 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Election 2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Saokat Molla | 115,264 | 59.56 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ajijer Rahaman Molla | 60,230 | 31.12 | −24.00 | |
| BJP | Sudarshan Goswami | 12,293 | 6.35 | +4.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,193 | 1.61 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sujit Naskar | 2,548 | 1.32 | −0.02 | |
| Turnout | 193,528 | 87.70 | −1.58 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Election 2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Abdur Razzak Molla | 85,105 | 55.12 | −2.44 | |
| INC | Ibrahim Molla | 63,992 | 41.44 | +2.97 | |
| BJP | Ghanasyam Mondal | 3,503 | 2.27 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Eahia Akhand | 2,074 | 1.34 | ||
| SDPI | Anisur Rahaman | 1,179 | 0.76 | ||
| BSP | Mahim Chandra Sardar | 874 | 0.57 | ||
| Turnout | 154,403 | 89.28 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -5.41 | |||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
editAbdur Razzak Molla of CPI(M) has represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Amirul Islam of AITC in 2006,[14] Mujibar Rahman Kayal of INC in 2001,[13] Akram Laskar of INC in 1996,[12] Abdus Sattar Molla of INC in 1991,[11] Amar Nath Bandopadhyay of INC in 1987,[10] Ahammad Nuruzzaman of INC in 1982[9] and Osman Gani of INC in 1977.[8][17]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972
editGobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning Assembly constituency in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969.[5] A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[4] Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962.[3] In 1957,[2] Canning Assembly constituency had joint seats. Khagendra Nath Naskar and Abdus Shukur, both of INC, won. The seat did not exist prior to that.
References
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editCitations
edit- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Canning Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "106 - Canning East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.