Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Jaynagar
Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Jaynagar
Location in West Bengal
Jaynagar
Location in India
Coordinates: 22.1772°N 88.4258°E / 22.1772; 88.4258
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.136
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituencyJaynagar (SC)
Electorate (year)174,811 (2011)

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]

Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952JaynagarSubodh BanarjeeSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[2]
Dinataran MoniSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[2]
1957Subodh BanarjeeSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[3]
Renupada HalderSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[3]
1962Jaynagar UttarJnantosh ChakrabortyIndian National Congress[4]
Jaynagar DakshinAnadi Mohan TantiIndian National Congress[4]
1967JaynagarSubodh BanarjeeSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[5]
1969Subodh BanarjeeSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[6]
1971Subodh BanarjeeSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[7]
1972Prosun GhoshIndian National Congress[8]
1977Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[9]
1982Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[10]
1987Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[11]
1991Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[12]
1996Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[13]
2001Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[14]
2006Debaprasad SarkarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[15]
2011Dr. Tarun Kanti NaskarSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[16]
2016Biswanath DasAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Jaynagar[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SUCI(C) Dr. Tarun Kanti Naskar 71,566 49.38 +3.74
CPI (M) Shyamali Halder 44,976 31.03 -4.31
INC Manoranjan Halder 13,829 9.54
BJP Utpal Kumar Mondal 9,694 6.69
People’s Democratic Conference of India Sanjoy Kumar Roy 2,985
Independent Sanatan Halder 1,890
Turnout 144,940 82.91
SUCI(C) hold Swing 6.05
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 19
Indian National Congress 0 2
SUCI(C) 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

 Summary of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2011 result
Party Seats contested Seats won Seat change Vote share Swing
Trinamool Congress 226 184 154 38.93%
Indian National Congress 66[18] 42 21 9.09%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 213 40 136 30.08%
All India Forward Bloc 34 11 12 4.80%
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 23 7 13 2.96%
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 3 3 3 0.72%
Communist Party of India 14 2 6 1.84
Samajwadi Party 5 1 1 0.74%
Socialist Unity Centre of India (C) 30 1 1 0.44%
Democratic Socialist Party 2 1 1 0.35%
Independents 2 4 3.13%
Bharatiya Janata Party 289 0 4.06%
 
Trinamool and allies 227 192
Left Front 62 168
Total294
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1977–2006

    Debaparasad Sarkar of SUCI(C) has represented the Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Asish Ghosh of CPI(M) in 2006,[15] Abul Hossain Laskar of CPI(M) in 2001,[14] Rabindranath Basu of CPI(M) in 1996,[13] Prasanta Sarkhel of INC in 1991,[12] Kumud Bhattacharya of ICS in 1987[11] and 1982,[10] and Jnantosh Chakraborty of Janata Party in 1977.[9][19]

    Legislative Assembly Elections 1952–1972

    Prosun Ghosh of INC won in 1972.[8] Subodh Banarjee of SUCI(C) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] In 1962,[4] Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had two seats. Jnantosh Chakraborty of INC won the Jaynagar Uttar seat and Anadi Mohan Tanti of INC won the Jaynagar Dakshin seat. In 1957 and 1952, Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) had joint seats. In 1957,[3] Subodh Banerjee and Renupada Halder, both of SUCI(C), won. In 1952, Subodh Banerjee and Dinataran Moni, both of SUCI(C), won.[2]

    References
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