Kultali Assembly constituency

Kultali Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Kultali
Constituency No. 129 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kultali Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyJaynagar
Established1967
Total electors265,540
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kultali Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

Kultali Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[2]
1969Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[3]
1971Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[4]
1972Arabinda NaskarIndian National Congress[5]
1977Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[6]
1982Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[7]
1987Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[8]
1991Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[9]
1996Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[10]
2001Probodh PurkaitSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[11]
2006Joy Krishna HalderSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)[12]
2011Ramsankar HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2016Ramsankar HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2021Ganesh Chandra MondalAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2021
Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Kultali
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Ganesh Chandra Mondal 117,238 51.57 +20.13
BJP Mintu Halder 70,061 30.82 +25.58
CPI(M) Ramsankar Halder 20,010 8.80 -28.57
SUCI(C) Joy Krishna Halder 15,306 6.73 -17.56
BSP Kanan Bala Mondal 1,432 0.63
NOTA None of the above 1,048 0.46 -0.32
Independent Ratan Kumar Naskar 1,002 0.44
BMP Kartick Mondal 458 0.2
Independent Gobinda Majhi 450 0.2
LJP Bablu Sanfui 346 0.15
Turnout 2,27,351
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2016
Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Kultali[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Ramsankar Halder 73,936 37.37 -11.23
TMC Gopal Majhi 62,212 31.44 +31.44
SUCI(C) Joy Krishna Halder 48,058 24.29 -21.44
BJP Bikram Naskar 10,376 5.24
NOTA None of the above 1,552 0.78 +0.78
Turnout 1,97,859 85.96 -3.04
CPI(M) hold Swing

Note- In 2016 election Congress supported the CPI(M) candidate.

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kultali[13][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Ramsankar Halder 81,297 48.60 +1.31
SUCI(C) Joy Krishna Halder 76,484 45.73 -2.13
INC Sujit Patwari 3,277
Independent Sanjoy Mondal 2,177
BJP Nilkanta Mondal 2,159
BSP Khusilal Halder 948
Independent Shaktinath Halder 922
Turnout 167,264 89
CPI(M) gain from SUCI(C) Swing 3.44

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006,[12] Joy Krishna Halder of SUCI(C) won the Kultali Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M). Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M) in 2001[11] and 1996,[10] Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991,[9] Arabinda Naskar of INC in 1987[8] and 1982,[7] and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party in 1977.[6][16]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1967-1972

Arabinda Naskar of INC won in 1972.[5] Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won in 1971,[4] 1969[3] and 1967.[2] The seat did not exist prior to that.

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kultali. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kultali. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    16. "102 - Kultali (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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