Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly constituency

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Sonarpur Dakshin
Constituency No. 147 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Established1962
Total electors288,107
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

  • Ward Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 of Rajpur Sonarpur municipality
  • Kalikapur-I, Kalikapur-II, Langalberia, Poleghat, Pratapnagar and Sonarpur-II gram panchayats of Sonarpur community development block

Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly constituency is a part of No. 22 Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name Party
Sonarpur
1962 Khagendra Kumar Roy Choudhury Communist Party of India
1967 Gangadhar Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1969
1971
1972 Kansari Halder Communist Party of India
1977 Gangadhar Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987 Bhadreswar Mondal
1991
1996
2001 Nimai Chandra Mondal All India Trinamool Congress
2006 Shyamal Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Sonarpur Dakshin
2011 Jiban Mukhopadhyay All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Arundhuti Maitra

Election results

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2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sonarpur Dakshin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Arundhuti Maitra 109,222 46.92
BJP Anjana Basu 83,041 35.67
CPI Shubham Banerjee 31,778 13.65
NOTA None of the above 2,550 1.1
BSP Bimal Krishna Mondal 1,110 0.48
SUCI(C) Dibakar Halder 441 0.19
RRP Trayee Pradhan 372 0.16
Rest of the candidates ~5,000 2.50
Majority 26,181
Turnout 232,807
AITC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2016

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Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Sonarpur Dakshin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jiban Mukhopadhyay 97,455 47.80 −11.57
CPI Tarit Chakraborty 82,426 40.43 +3.43
BJP Manoranjan Joddar 15,735 7.72 +5.99
BSP Ashitavra Mondal 1,649 0.81
AITC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2011

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Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Sonarpur Dakshin[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jiban Mukhopadhyay 100,243 59.37
CPI Tarit Chakraborty 62,469 37.00
BJP Hasi Singha Roy 2,926 1.73
Independent Manoj Kumar Barman 1,687
BSP Subrata Halder 1,081
Independent Prasanta Majumdar 713
RJP Jyoshikanta Joddar 372
Peoples Party of India (Secular) Paul Sanpui 325
Turnout 168,842 83.45
AITC win (new seat)

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

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In 2006[5] Shyamal Naskar of CPI(M) won the Sonarpur Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Nirmal Chandra Mondal of AITC. In 2001,[6] Nirmal Chandra Mondal of AITC defeated Abha Mondal of CPI(M). Bhadreswar Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Nirmal Chandra Mondal of INC in 1996[7] and 1991,[8] and Sovaranjan Sardar of INC in 1987.[9] Gangadhar Naskar of CPI(M) defeated Ramkanta Mondal of ICS in 1982[10] and Gourhari Sardar of INC in 1977.[11][12]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1962-1972

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Kansari Halder of CPI won in 1972.[13] Gangadhar Naskar of CPI(M) won in 1971,[14] 1969,[15] and 1967.[16] Khagendra Kumar Roy Choudhury of CPI won in 1962.[17]

References

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sonarpur Dakshin. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. ^ "109 - Sonarpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.