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Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Krishnaganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Krishnaganj is located in West Bengal
Krishnaganj
Krishnaganj
Krishnaganj is located in India
Krishnaganj
Krishnaganj
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.39056°N 88.74194°E / 23.39056; 88.74194Coordinates: 23°23′26″N 88°44′31″E / 23.39056°N 88.74194°E / 23.39056; 88.74194
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Constituency No 88
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 13. Ranaghat (SC)
Electorate (year) 210,344 (2011)

Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 88 Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Krishnaganj community development block, and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II gram panchayats of Hanskhali community development block.

Krishnaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the death of the sitting TMC MLA Sushil Biswas on 21 October 2014.

In the 2011 election, Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Barun Biswas of CPI(M).

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

Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)


In the 2006 state assembly elections, Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) won the 74 Krishnaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sushil Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Bidhan Chandra Poddar of Trinamool Congress/Congress in 2001, 1996 and 1991. Nayan Chandra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Biswas of Congress in 1987. Jnanendranath Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress in 1982 and Amulya Kumar Biswas of Janata Party in 1977. Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.


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