Dhanekhali Assembly constituency explained

Dhanekhali
Type:SLA
State:West Bengal
District:Hooghly
Loksabha Cons:Hooghly
Constituency No:197
Established:1951
Reservation:SC
Mla:Ashima Patra
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
Electors:222,502

Dhanekhali is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 197 Dhaniakhali Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Belmuri, Bhastara, Dashghara I, Dashghara II, Dhaniakhali I, Dhaniakhali II, Gurap, Gurbari I, Gurbari II, Khajurdaha Milki, Mandra, Somaspur I and Somaspur II gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block, and Babnan, Dadpur, Makalpur and Satithan gram panchayats of Polba-Dadpur community development block.[1]

Dhanekhali Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 28 Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionConstituencyMemberParty Affiliation
Dhaniakhali
1951DhaniakhaliDhirendra Narayan MukherjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1957Radha Nath DasIndian National Congress[3]
D.N.MukherjeeIndian National Congress
1962Birendra ChaudhuryIndian National Congress[4]
1967Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[5]
1969Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[6]
1971Kashi Nath RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Kashi Nath PatraIndian National Congress[8]
1977Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[9]
1982Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[10]
1987Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[11]
1991Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[12]
1996Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[13]
2001Kripa Sindhu SahaAll India Forward Bloc[14]
2006Ajit PatraAll India Forward Bloc[15]
Dhanekhali
2011DhanekhaliAshima PatraAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

2011

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Ajit Patra of Forward Bloc won the Dhaniakhali assembly seat defeating Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kripa Sindu Saha of Forward Bloc defeated Asima Patra representing Trinamool Congress in 2001[14] and Congress in 1996[13] and 1991,[12] and Kashinath Patra of Congress in 1987,[11] 1982[10] and 1977.[9] [17]

1951-1972

Kashi Nath Patra of Congress won in 1972.[8] Kashi Nath Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Kripa Sindhu Saha of Forward Bloc won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Birendra Chaudhury of Congress won in 1962.[4] In 1957[3] Dhaniakhali was a double seat. It was won by Radha Nath Das and D.N.Mukherjee, both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951[2] the Dhaniakhali seat was won by Dhirendra Narayan Mukherjee of Congress.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 26 July 2015 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 6 February 2015.
  14. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  15. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  16. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . Election Commission . 9 July 2015.
  17. Web site: 191 - Dhaniakhali (SC) Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 1 December 2010.