Jaynagar Assembly constituency explained

Jaynagar
Type:	SLA
Mla:	Biswanath Das
Party:	All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:	2021
State:	West Bengal
District:	South 24 Parganas
Loksabha Cons:	Jaynagar
Constituency No:	136
Established:	1951
Electors:	239,855
Reservation:	SC

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

Overview

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

• Jaynagar Majilpur Municipality
• Baharu Kshetra, Dakshin Barasat, Harinarayanpur, Rajpur Korabag, Sripur and Uttar Durgapur gram panchayats of the Jaynagar I community development block
• Beladurganagar, Phutigoda, Gordoani, Mayahauri, Mayda and Sahajadapur gram panchayats of the Jaynagar II community development block

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year		Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
	1952	Jaynagar	Subodh Banarjee	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[2]
			Dinataran Moni	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
	1957		Subodh Banarjee	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[3]
			Renupada Halder	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
	1962	Jaynagar Uttar	Jnantosh Chakraborty	Indian National Congress^[4]
		Jaynagar Dakshin	Anadi Mohan Tanti	Indian National Congress
	1967	Jaynagar	Subodh Banarjee	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[5]
	1969		Subodh Banarjee	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[6]
	1971		Subodh Banarjee	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[7]
	1972		Prasun Ghosh	Indian National Congress^[8]
	1977		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[9]
	1982		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[10]
	1987		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[11]
	1991		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[12]
	1996		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[13]
	2001		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[14]
	2006		Debaprasad Sarkar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[15]
	2011		Tarun Kanti Naskar	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)^[16]
	2016		Biswanath Das	All India Trinamool Congress
	2021		Biswanath Das	All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977–2006

Debaparasad Sarkar of SUCI(C) has represented the Jaynagar Assembly constituency from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Ashish Ghosh of CPI(M) in 2006,^[15] Abdul Hossain Laskar of CPI(M) in 2001,^[14] Rabindranath Basu of CPI(M) in 1996,^[13] Prashanta Sarkhel of INC in 1991,^[12] Kumud Bhattacharya of ICS in 1987^[11] and 1982,^[10] and Jnantosh Chakraborty of Janata Party in 1977.^{[9] [17]}

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952–1972

Prasun Ghosh of INC won in 1972.^[8] Subodh Banarjee of SUCI(C) won in 1971,^[7] 1969^[6] and 1967.^[5] In 1962,^[4] Jaynagar Assembly constituency had two seats. Jnantosh Chakraborty of INC won the Jaynagar Uttar seat and Anadi Mohan Tanti of INC won the Jaynagar Dakshin seat. In 1957 and 1952, Jaynagar Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,^[3] Subodh Banerjee and Renupada Halder, both of SUCI(C), won. In 1952, Subodh Banerjee and Dinataran Moni, both of SUCI(C), won.^[2]

References

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 25 October 2010. Election Commission of India .
2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
14. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
15. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
16. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 1 November 2014.
17. Web site: 103 - Joynagar Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 25 October 2010.