Kanksa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kanksa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Results

Ankure Saresh of CPI (M) won the Kanksa (SC) assembly seat in 2006, 2001, and 1996 defeating his nearest rivals, Lakshi Narayan Saha of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and Himangshu Mondal of Congress in 2001 and 1996. In 1991 and 1987, Krishna Chandra Halder of CPI (M) defeated Manik Lal Bouri and Samir Kumar Saha, both of Congress in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Lakshi Narayan Saha of CPI (M) defeated Shib Narayan Saha and Samir Kumar Saha in the respective years.[1]

Kanksa assembly constituency was part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Impact of delimitation

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Kanksa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to be an assembly constituency from 2011. Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi gram panchayats of Kanksa community development block are part of 276 Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati and Bidbehar gram panchayats of Kanksa CD Block are part of Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[2]

References

  1. ^ "266 – Kanksa (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp266.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-29. 
  2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal
Current
Constituencies

A Alipurduars • Amdanga • Amta • Arambag • Asansol Dakshin • Asansol Uttar • Ashoknagar • Ausgram B Baduria • Bagda • Baghmundi • Bagnan • Baharampur • Baisnabnagar • Balagarh • Balarampur • Bally • Ballygunge • Balurghat • Bandwan • Bangaon Dakshin • Bangaon Uttar • Bankura • Barabani • Baranagar • Bardhaman Dakshin • Bardhaman Uttar • Barjora • Barrackpore • Barasat • Baruipur Paschim • Baruipur Purba • Basanti • Basirhat Dakshin • Basirhat Uttar • Behala Paschim • Behala Purba • Beldanga • Beleghata • Bhabanipur • Bhagabangola • Bhagabanpur • Bhangar • Bharatpur • Bhatar • Bhatpara • Bidhannagar • Bijpur • Binpur • Bishnupur, Bankura • Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas • Bolpur • Budge Budge • Burwan C Canning Paschim • Canning Purba • Chakdaha • Champdani • Chanchal  • Chandannagar • Chandipur • Chanditala • Chandrakona • Chakulia • Chapra • Chhatna • Chopra • Chowrangee  • Chunchura • Cooch Behar Dakshin  • Cooch Behar Uttar D Dabgram-Phulbari • Dantan • Darjeeling • Daspur • Debra • Deganga • Dhanekhali • Dhupguri • Diamond Harbour • Dinhata • Domkal • Dubrajpur • Dum Dum • Dum Dum Uttar • Domjur • Durgapur Paschim • Durgapur Purba E Egra • English Bazar • Entally F Falakata • Falta • Farakka G Gaighata • Gangarampur • Galsi  • Garbeta • Gazole • Ghatal • Goalpokhar • Goghat • Gopiballavpur • Gosaba H Habibpur • Habra • Haldia • Hansan • Hariharpara • Harirampur • Haringhata • Haripal • Harishchandrapur • Haroa • Hemtabad • Hingalganj • Howrah Dakshin • Howrah Madhya • Howrah Uttar I Indas • Islampur • Itahar J Jadavpur • Jagatballavpur • Jagatdal • Jalangi • Jalpaiguri • Jamalpur  • Jamuria • Jangipara • Jangipur • Jaynagar • Jhargram • Jorasanko • Joypur K Kakdwip • Kalchini • Kaliaganj • Kaliganj • Kalimpong • Kalna  • Kalyani • Kamarhati • Kandi • Kanthi Dakshin • Kanthi Uttar • Karandighi • Karimpur • Kasba • Kashipur • Kashipur-Belgachia • Katwa • Katulpur • Keshiary • Keshpur • Ketugram • Khanakul • Khandaghosh  • Kharagpur • Kharagpur Sadar • Khardaha • Khargram • Khejuri • Kolkata Port • Krishnaganj • Krishnanagar Dakshin • Krishnanagar Uttar • Kumarganj • Kumargram • Kulpi • Kultali • Kulti • Kurseong • Kushmandi • L Labpur • Lalgola M Madarihat • Madhyamgram • Magrahat Paschim • Magrahat Purba • Maheshtala • Mahisadal • Mal • Malatipur • Maldaha • Manbazar • Mandirbazar • Mangalkot • Manikchak • Maniktala • Manteswar • Mathabhanga • Matigara-Naxalbari • Maynaguri • Mayureswar • Medinipur • Mekliganj • Memari • Metiaburuz • Minakhan • Mothabari • Moyna • Murarai • Murshidabad N Nabadwip • Nabagram • Nagrakata • Naihati • Nakashipara • Nalhati • Nandakumar • Nandigram • Nanoor • Naoda • Narayangarh • Natabari • Nayagram • Noapara O Onda P Palashipara • Panchla • Pandaveswar • Pandua • Panihati • Panskura Paschim • Panskura Purba • Para • Patashpur • Patharpratima • Phansidewa • Pingla • Purbasthali Dakshin • Purbasthali Uttar • Pursurah • Purulia R Raghunathganj • Raghunathpur  • Raidighi • Raiganj • Raipur • Raina • Rajarhat Gopalpur • Rajarhat New Town • Rajganj  • Ramnagar • Rampurhat • Ranaghat Dakshin • Ranaghat Uttar Paschim • Ranaghat Uttar Purba • Ranibandh • Raniganj • Raninagar • Rashbehari • Ratua • Rejinagar S Sabang • Sagar • Sagardighi • Sainthia • Salboni • Saltora • Samserganj • Sandeshkhali • Sankrail • Santipur • Saptagram • Satgachia • Shibpur • Shyampukur • Shyampur • Siliguri • Singur • Sitai • Sitalkuchi • Sonamukhi • Sonarpur Dakshin • Sonarpur Uttar • Sreerampur • Sujapur • Suri • Suti • Swarupnagar T Taldangra • Tamluk • Tapan • Tarakeswar • Tehatta • Tollyganj • Tufanganj U Udaynarayanpur • Uluberia Dakshin • Uluberia Purba • Uluberia Uttar • Uttarpara
Former
Constituencies

Alipore • Araidanga • Arsha • Aurangabad • Bansberia • Bara Bazar • Belgachia East • Belgachia West • Bowbazar • Burtola • Cossipur • Dhakuria • Faridpur • Fort • Gangajalghati • Garden Reach • Hanskhali • Hasnabad • Hirapur • Hura • Indpur • Jhalda • Jorabagan • Kabitirtha • Kaliachak • Kalighat • Kanksa • Kalyanpur • Kharba • Khayrasole • Kranti • Mahammad Bazar • Mathurapur • Mugberia • Nadanghat • Nandanpur • Narghat • Ondal • Polba • Purbasthali • Rajnagar • Sealdah • Sutahata • Taltola • Titagarh • Ukhra • Vidyasagar
See also

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