Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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 Basanti
 Basanti
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| Coordinates: 22°11′21″N 88°40′14″E / 22.18917°N 88.67056°ECoordinates: 22°11′21″N 88°40′14″E / 22.18917°N 88.67056°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 128 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 182,614 (2011) |
Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 128 Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Fool Malancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali, Uttar Mokamberia, Charabidya gram panchayats of Basanti community development block, and Atharobanki gram panchayat of Canning II community development block.
Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
In the 2011 elections, Subhas Naskar of RSP defeated his nearest rival Arnab Roy of Congress.
.# The Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See for details)
Subhas Naskar of RSP won the Basanti (SC) assembly seat from 1982 to 2006, defeating Amal Kanti Ray of BJP in 2006,Jayanta Sarkar of Trinamool Congress / Congress in 2001and 1996,Bipin Behari Sardar of Congress in 1991and 1982,and Jnanendranath Majumdar of Congress in 1987.Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kalipada Barman of RSP defeated Chittaranjan Naskar of Congress in 1977.
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