Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1967-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Tapas Paul |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,476,783[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Tehatta Palashipara Kaliganj Nakshipara Chapra Krishnanagar Uttar Nabadwip |
Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Krishnagar Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in West Bengal state in eastern India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Nadia district.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 12 Krishnanagar comprises the following segments from 2009:[2]
- Tehatta (assembly constituency no. 78)
- Palashipara (assembly constituency no. 79)
- Kaliganj (assembly constituency no. 80)
- Nakshipara (assembly constituency no. 81)
- Chapra (assembly constituency no. 82)
- Krishnanagar Uttar (assembly constituency no. 83)
- Nabadwip (assembly constituency no. 84)
In 2004, Krishnagar Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Palashipara (assembly constituency no. 70), Nakshipara (assembly constituency no. 71), Kaliganj (assembly constituency no. 72), Chapra (assembly constituency no. 73), Krishnaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 74), Krishnanagar East (assembly constituency no. 75), Krishnanagar West (assembly constituency no. 76)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Krishnanagar | Haripada Chattopadhyay | Independent[4] |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Renupada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Renupada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Renupada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Renupada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Ajoy Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Ajoy Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Ajoy Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Ajoy Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | Bharatiya Janata Party[13] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Tapas Paul | Trinamool Congress [15] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Tapas Paul | Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
General elections 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Krishnanagar[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Tapas Pal | 438,789 | 35.16 | -7.27 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Santanu Jha | 367,534 | 29.45 | -5.58 | |
| BJP | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 329,387 | 26.40 | +9.64 | |
| INC | Razia Ahmed | 74,789 | 5.99 | +5.99 | |
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Subimal Sengupta | 7777 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Kamal Datta | 7214 | |||
| BSP | Harashit Biswas | 6168 | |||
| BMP | Molla Jafforolla | 4865 | |||
| IUML | Ahamed Hossain | 3749 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,642 | 0.61 | --- | |
| Majority | 71,255 | 5.71 | -1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 1,247,914[1] | 84.50 | |||
| AITMC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
General election 2009
| General Election, 2009: Krishnanagar[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Tapas Paul | 443,679 | 42.43 | ||
| CPI(M) | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 366,293 | 35.03 | ||
| BJP | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 175,283 | 16.76 | ||
| AUDF | Md. Niamatullah Mollick | 19,313 | |||
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Subimal Sengupta | 14,480 | |||
| BSP | Debabrata Majumder | 10,733 | |||
| MUL | Shahjahan Mallik | 6,592 | |||
| SP | Jayasri Chakrabarty | 5,002 | |||
| NCP | Sk. Daulat Hossain | 4,336 | |||
| Turnout | 1,045,711 | 85.50 | |||
| AITMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General elections 1967-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1967 | 343,935 | 74.00 | Haridas Chattopadhyay | 47.52 | Independent | C.P.Mukherjee | 37.48 | Congress[4] |
| 1971 | 312,342 | 62.05 | Renupada Das | 36.96 | CPI(M) | Ila Pal Chaudhuri | 25.55 | Congress[5] |
| 1977 | 331,370 | 61.96 | Renupada Das | 61.86 | CPI(M) | Shibsankar Bandopadhyay | 33.43 | Congress[6] |
| 1980 | 515,990 | 79.71 | Renupada Das | 50.81 | CPI(M) | Sankar Das Banerji | 36.74 | Congress[7] |
| 1984 | 611,950 | 83.74 | Renupada Das | 49.25 | CPI(M) | Sankar Das Banerji | 48.45 | Congress[8] |
| 1989 | 761,990 | 82.69 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 46.31 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 44.14 | Congress[9] |
| 1991 | 764,560 | 82.34 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 43.33 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 35.37 | Congress[10] |
| 1996 | 911,620 | 85.2 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 45.94 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 41.56 | Congress[11] |
| 1998 | 897,930 | 84.07 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 42.03 | CPI(M) | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 37.44 | BJP[12] |
| 1999 | 845,490 | 77.96 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 43.82 | BJP | Dilip Chakraborty | 41.16 | CPI(M)[13] |
| 2004 | 930,290 | 83.25 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 42.73 | CPI(M) | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 40.54 | BJP[14] |
References
- 1 2 "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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- 1 2 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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- 1 2 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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- 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
See also
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