| Kamarhati | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Madan Mitra |
| Party: | Trinamool Congress |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | North 24 Parganas |
| Loksabha Cons: | Dum Dum |
| Constituency No: | 112 |
| Established: | 1967 |
| Electors: | 160,967 |
| Reservation: | None |
Kamarhati Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 112 Kamarhati Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 16 and 21 to 35 of Kamarhati municipality.[1]
Kamarhati Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kamarhati | Radhika Ranjan Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] | |
| 1969 | Radhika Ranjan Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | ||
| 1971 | Radhika Ranjan Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | ||
| 1972 | Pradip Kumar Palit | Indian National Congress[5] | ||
| 1977 | Radhika Ranjan Bannerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | ||
| 1982 | Radhika Ranjan Bannerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | ||
| 1987 | Radhika Ranjan Bannerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | ||
| 1991 | Santi Ghatak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | ||
| 1996 | Santi Ghatak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | ||
| 2001 | Manash Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | ||
| 2006 | Manash Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | ||
| 2011 | Madan Mitra | Trinamool Congress[13] | ||
| 2016 | Manash Mukherjee | |||
| 2021 | Madan Mitra | Trinamool Congress |
In the 2016 election, Manas Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress.
In the 2011 election, Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Manas Mukherjee of CPI(M).
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Manash Mukherjee of CPI(M), won from the Kamarhati assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Subhrangshu Bhattacharya of Trinamool Congress in 2006[12] and Chittaranjan Bag of Trinamool Congress in 2001.[11] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Santi Ghatak of CPI(M) had won it in 1996[10] and in 1991[9] defeating his nearest rivals Sambhunath Dutta of Congress in 1996 and Salil Biswas of Congress in 1991. Radhika Ranjan Bannerjee of CPI(M) had won this seat in 1987, 1982, and in 1977defeating Ajoy Ghosal of Congress in 1987,[8] Purnendu Bimal Dutta of Congress in 1982[7] and Jayanta Chandra Sen of Congress in 1977.[6] [14]
Pradip Kumar Palit of Congress won in 1972.[5] Radhika Ranjan Banerjee of CPI(M) won in 1971,[4] 1969[3] and in 1967.[2] Prior to that the Kamarhati seat did not exist.