Canning Purba Assembly constituency

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

For other uses, see Canning (disambiguation).

Canning Purba
Constituency No. 139 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Canning Purba Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyJaynagar
Established1957
Total electors262,325
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As 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
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957CanningKhagendra Nath NaskarIndian National Congress[2]
Abdus ShukurIndian National Congress[2]
1962Khagendra Nath NaskarIndian National Congress[3]
1967A.C.HalderBangla Congress[4]
1969Narayan NaskarIndian National Congress[5]
1971Gobinda Chandra NaskarIndian National Congress[6]
1972Gobinda Chandra NaskarIndian National Congress[7]
1977Canning PurbaAbdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2006Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Abdur Razzak MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2016Saokat MollaAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Saokat MollaAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2021
Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Canning Purba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC 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
TMC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2016
Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Canning Purba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC 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
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Canning Purba[15][16]
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

Abdur 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

Gobinda 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

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Canning Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    17. "106 - Canning East Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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