Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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 Kultali
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| Coordinates: 21°54′N 88°24′E / 21.900°N 88.400°ECoordinates: 21°54′N 88°24′E / 21.900°N 88.400°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 129 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 187,930 (2011) |
Kultali (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. 129 Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Kultali community development block and Baishata, Chuprijhara, Manirhat, Nalgora gram panchayats of Jaynagar II community development block.
Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M) won the seat defeating his nearest rival Joy Krishna Halder of SUCI(C).
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See for details)
In the 2006 assembly elections, Joykrishna Halder of SUC won the Kultali (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ramsanker Halder of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Probodh Purkait of SUC won the seat from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsanker Halder of CPI(M) in 2001and 1996, Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991, Arabinda Naskar of Congress in 1987and 1982,and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party in 1977.
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