Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Krishnanagar Uttar | |
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 Krishnanagar Uttar
 Krishnanagar Uttar
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| Coordinates: 23°24′0″N 88°30′0″E / 23.40000°N 88.50000°ECoordinates: 23°24′0″N 88°30′0″E / 23.40000°N 88.50000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Constituency No | 83 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 12. Krishnanagar |
| Electorate (year) | 200,402 (2011) |
Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling Krishnagar) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 83 Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Krishnanagar municipality, and Bhandar Khola, Bhimpur, Asannagar, Dogachhi and Pora Gachha gram panchayats of Krishnanagar I community development block.
Krishnanagar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Abani Mohan Joardar of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Subinay Ghosh of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnanagar East. seat.
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)
Till 2006, Krishnanagar had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Krishnagar East and Krishnagar West.
In the 2006 state assembly elections,Subinay Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar East assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Ramendranath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shibdas Mukherjee, representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996 and 1991, defeated Radhanath Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001and 1996,and Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1991.Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress in 1987and Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party in 1982.Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party defeated Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1977.
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