| Canning Purba | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Saokat Molla |
| Party: | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | South 24 Parganas |
| Loksabha Cons: | Jaynagar |
| Constituency No: | 139 |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Electors: | 262,325 |
| Reservation: | None |
Canning Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Canning Purba (Bidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:[1]
Canning Purba (Bidhan Sabha constituency) is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canning | |||
| 1957 | Khagendra Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Abdus Shukur | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | Khagendra Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1967 | A.C.Halder | Bangla Congress[4] | |
| 1969 | Narayan Naskar | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1971 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1972 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| Canning Purba | |||
| 1977 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1982 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1987 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1991 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1996 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 2001 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2006 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2011 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2016 | Saokat Molla | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Saokat Molla | All India Trinamool Congress | |
Abdur Razzak Molla of CPI(M) has represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Amirul Islam of AITC in 2006,[14] Mujibar Rahman Kayal of INC in 2001,[13] Akram Laskar of INC in 1996,[12] Abdus Sattar Molla of INC in 1991,[11] Amar Nath Bandopadhyay of INC in 1987,[10] Ahammad Nuruzzaman of INC in 1982[9] and Osman Gani of INC in 1977.[8] [16]
Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning Assembly constituency in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969.[5] A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[4] Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962.[3] In 1957,[2] Canning Assembly constituency had joint seats. Khagendra Nath Naskar and Abdus Shukur, both of INC, won. The seat did not exist prior to that.