Kalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Kalna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalna
Location in West Bengal
Kalna
Kalna (India)
Coordinates: 23°13′N 88°22′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Constituency No.264
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency38. Bardhaman Purba (SC)
Electorate (year)187,158 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 264 Kalna (SC) assembly constituency covers Kalna municipality, Kalna II community development block and Bagnapara, Hatkalna and Krishnadevpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block. Nandai, Kankuria, Begpur, Atghoria Simlan, Dhatrigram and Sultanpur gram panchayats of Kalna I community development block are part of Purbasthali Dakshin constituency.[1]

Kalna (SC) assembly segment was part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) prior to 2009. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2009.[1]

Election results

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kalna [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Biswajit Kundu 85,096 49.98 +11.01#
CPI (M) Sukul Chandra Sikdar 72,459 42.56 -17.18
BJP Dilip Mondal 6,021 3.54
Independent Tapan Das 2,053
CPI(ML)L Pijush Kumar Sahana 1,647
PDS Shibu Halder 1,557
BSP Radhesyam Mondal 1,437
Turnout 170,270 90.98
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing +28.24#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 
West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Bardhaman district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 15 13
Indian National Congress 1 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8 13
Forward bloc 1 0
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

Anjali Mondal of CPI(M) won the Kalna assembly seat in 2006, defeating her nearest rival Asis Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anju Kar of CPI(M) won the seat 2001, 1996, 1991, 1987 and 1982 defeating her nearest rivals, Sridhar Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Lakshman Kumar Roy of Congress in 1996, Dhirendranath Chaterjee of Congress in 1991 and 1987, and Sudhir Ghosh of Congress in 1982. Guruprasad Sinha Roy of CPI(M) won the seat in 1977 defeating Debendra Bejoy Ghosh of Janata Party in 1977.[5]

1951–1972

Nurul Islam Molla of Congress won the Kalna assembly seat in 1972. Hare Krishna Konar of CPI(M) won the seat in 1971, 1969, 1967 and 1962 (representing CPI). In 1957 and 1951, it was a double member seat. In 1957, it was won by Hare Krishna Konar and Jamadar Majhi, both representing CPI. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was won by Baidyanath Santal and Rasbehari, both Congress.[6]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "Kalna". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kalna. Empowering India. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Kalna. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. "276 – Kalna Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  6. "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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