Kakdwip Assembly constituency

Kakdwip
Constituency No. 131 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kakdwip Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur
Established1957
Total electors247,649
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dipankar Jana
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026

Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Overview

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

  • Kakdwip community development block
  • Budhakhali and Narayanpur gram panchayats of Namkhana community development block

Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1957 Maya Banerjee Indian National Congress
1962
1967 Hansadhwaj Dhara
1969
1971 Hrishikesh Maity Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1972 Basudeb Sautya Indian National Congress
1977 Hrishikesh Maity Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996 Ashok Giri
2001 Manturam Pakhira Trinamool Congress
2006 Ashok Giri Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2011 Manturam Pakhira Trinamool Congress
2016
2021
2026 Dipankar Jana Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2026
 
 47.29%
2021
 
 52.14%
2016
 
 53.70%
2011
 
 51.46%
2006
 
 49.44%
2001
 
 47.93%
1996
 
 49.42%
1991
 
 51.45%
1987
 
 55.31%
1982
 
 56.58%
1977
 
 52.72%
1972
 
 59.49%
1971
 
 44.66%
1969
 
 49.76%
1967
 
 73.55%
1962
 
 34.38%
1957
 
 64.20%

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dipankar Jana 109,373 47.29 Increase6.67
AITC Manturam Pakhira 104,613 45.23 Decrease6.91
CPI(M) Narayan Das 12,129 5.24
NOTA None of the above 1,165 0.5 Increase0.03
Majority 4,760 2.06 Decrease9.46
Turnout 231,303 95.62 Increase7.01
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 114,493 52.14 Decrease1.56
BJP Dipankar Jana 89,191 40.62 Increase37.24
INC Indranil Rout 12,234 5.57 Decrease35.36
NOTA None of the above 1,023 0.47
Majority 25,302 11.52
Turnout 219,597 88.61
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 104,750 53.70 Increase2.24
INC Rafik Uddin Molla 79,831 40.93 New entry
BJP Koushik Das 6,600 3.38 Increase1.35
SUCI(C) Amiya Sasmal 1,280 0.66 New entry
NOTA None of the above 1,130 0.58 New entry
BSP Parbati Bhunia 960 0.49 New entry
LJP Ahamadulla Sheikh 502 0.26 New entry
Majority 24,919 12.77 Increase6.38
Turnout 1,95,053 89.85 Decrease1.16
AITC hold Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 84,483 51.46
CPI(M) Milan Bhattacharya 73,980 45.07
BJP Nirmal Kumar Das 3,329 2.03
PDCI Kazi Nasiruddin Baidya 1,225 0.75
Independent Himanshu Shekhar Patra 1,142 0.70
Majority 10,503 6.39
Turnout 1,64,159 91.01
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Ashok Giri 65,749 49.44
AITC Manturam Pakhira 57,333 43.11
INC Santosh Kumar Jana 7,914 5.95
IND Amiya Sasmal 2,003 1.51
Majority 8,416 6.33
Turnout 132,999
Swing to CPI(M) from AITC Swing

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manturam Pakhira 58,872 47.93
CPI(M) Ashok Giri 58,367 47.52
BJP Debabrata Bhowmik 2,864 2.33
IND Bhagirath Bag 1,075 0.88
IND Amiya Sasmal 834 0.68
NCP Koustouv Kanti Rout 809 0.66
Majority 505 0.41
Turnout 122,856 82.24
Swing to AITC from CPI(M) Swing

1996

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Ashok Giri 58,362 49.42
INC Mantu Ram Pakhira 56,130 47.53
BJP Satya Maity 2,534 2.15
IND Amiya Sasmal 302 0.26
IND Chitta Ranjan Sahu 256 0.22
CPI(ML)L Santi Das 217 0.18
IND Swadesh Maity 159 0.13
IND Haradhan Bera 130 0.11
Majority 2,232 1.89
Turnout 119,550 87.05
CPI(M) hold Swing

1991

1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Hrishikesh Maity 49,615 51.45
INC Gouri Sankar Bhattacharjee 42,367 43.93
BJP Gobardhan Dingal 4,051 4.20
IND Amiya Kanti Sasmal 408 0.42
Majority 7,248 7.52
Turnout 98,076 83.05
CPI(M) hold Swing

1987

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Hrishikesh Maity 45,554 55.31
INC Gourisankar Bhattacharjee 35,741 43.40
IND Rabindra Nath Roy 667 0.81
IND Saktipada Pramanik 392 0.48
Majority 9,813 11.91
Turnout 83,452 82.20
CPI(M) hold Swing

1982

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Hrishikesh Maity 41,403 56.58
INC Basudev Sautya 31,156 42.58
IND Sudhansu Shekhar Kar 611 0.84
Majority 10,247 14.00
Turnout 74,583 85.31
CPI(M) hold Swing

1977

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Hrishikesh Maity 26,949 52.72
INC Basudeb Sautya 12,362 24.18
JP Bishnupada Pramanik 11,331 22.17
IND Satyaranjan Maity 351 0.69
IND Kalipada Patra 124 0.24
Majority 14,587 28.54
Turnout 51,817 63.18
Swing to CPI(M) from INC Swing

1972

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Basudeb Sautya 36,812 59.49
CPI(M) Hrishikesh Maity 25,067 40.51
Majority 11,745 18.98
Turnout 63,126 71.69
Swing to INC from CPI(M) Swing

1971

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Hrishikesh Maity 27,775 44.66
INC(O) Hanasdwaj Dhara 11,522 18.53
INC Badunb Bautya 9,298 14.95
Bangla Congress Ashok Kumar Samanta 7,174 11.53
CPI Khagen Roy Chowdhury 6,427 10.33
Majority 16,253 26.13
Turnout 64,293 76.26
Swing to CPI(M) from INC Swing

1969

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hansadhwaj Dhara 30,114 49.76
CPI(M) Harishikesh Maity 26,848 44.37
LKD Anadi Kumar Bera 2,296 3.79
NDF Mamud Ali Molla 1,255 2.07
Majority 3,266 5.39
Turnout 61,790 78.34
INC hold Swing

1967

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Dhara 45,031 73.55
CPI(M) H. Maity 14,269 23.31
ABJS S. B. Mondal 1,453 2.37
IND C. C. Moira 474 0.77
Majority 30,762 50.24
Turnout 62,851 80.53
INC hold Swing

1962

1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Maya Banerjee 20,778 34.38
IND Gobardhan Dingal 16,918 27.99
CPI Hrishihesh Maity 13,965 23.10
PSP Haripada Baguli 8,781 14.53
Majority 3,860 6.39
Turnout 63,344 74.17
INC hold Swing

1957

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kakdwip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Maya Banerji 28,764 64.20
PSP Haripada Baguli 16,043 35.80
Majority 12,721 28.40
Turnout 44,807 63.58
INC win (new seat)

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. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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