Kulpi Assembly constituency

Kulpi
Constituency No. 133 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kulpi Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyMathurapur
Established1951
Total electors220,060
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  AITC+
Elected year2026

Kulpi 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, Kulpi Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

  • Kulpi community development block

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1952 Nalini Kanta Halder Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Pran Krishna Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1957 Hansdwhaj Dhara Indian National Congress
1962 Hrishikesh Halder Independent politician
1967 N.K. Halder Indian National Congress
1969 Murari Mohan Halder Bangla Congress
1971 Mukunda Ram Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1972 Santosh Kumar Mondal Indian National Congress
1977 Krishnadhan Halder Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996 Shakuntala Paik
2001 Jogaranjan Halder Trinamool Congress
2006 Sakuntala Paik Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2011 Jogaranjan Halder Trinamool Congress
2016
2021
2026 Barnali Dhara

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2026
 
43.94%
2021
 
50.01%
2016
 
49.65%
2011
 
53.75%
2006
 
45.58%
2001
 
49.03%
1996
 
49.47%
1991
 
48.66%
1987
 
51.93%
1982
 
57.55%
1977
 
44.99%
1972
 
64.76%
1971
 
24.36%
1969
 
50.52%
1967
 
53.62%
1962
 
46.84%
1957
 
53.29%
1951
 
21.95%
1951
 
15.19%

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Barnali Dhara 91,266 43.94 Decrease6.07
BJP Abani Naskar 80,883 38.94 Increase6.44
ISF Abdul Malek Molla 30,052 14.47 Decrease1.04
NOTA None of the above 1,378 0.66 Decrease0.21
Majority 10,383 5.0 Decrease12.51
Turnout 207,706 95.85 Increase8.12
AITC hold Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jogaranjan Halder 96,577 50.01 Increase0.36
BJP Pranab Kumar Mallik 62,759 32.5 Increase27.52
ISF Siraj Uddin Gazi 29,961 15.51
NOTA None of the above 1,685 0.87
Majority 33,818 17.51
Turnout 193,130 87.73
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jogaranjan Halder 84,036 49.65 Decrease4.10
CPI(M) Rejaul Haque Khan 72,581 42.88 Increase1.94
BJP Nabendu Sundar Naskar 8,434 4.98 Increase2.44
BSP Arup Kumar Halder 1,324 0.78 Decrease0.24
NOTA None of the above 1,311 0.77 New entry
SUCI(C) Ranajit Singha 1,077 0.64 New entry
LJP Sabir Hossen Chaprasi 503 0.30 New entry
Majority 11,455 6.77 Decrease6.04
Turnout 1,69,266 86.84 Increase0.23
AITC hold Swing


2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jogaranjan Halder 76,693 53.75
CPI(M) Shakuntala Paik 58,414 40.94
BJP Swapan Halder 3,624 2.54
PDCI Syed Sadrul Anam 1,523 1.07
BSP Arup Kumar Halder 1,451 1.02
Independent Bidhan Naskar 978 0.69
Majority 18,279 12.81
Turnout 1,42,683 86.61
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing


2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sakuntala Paik 51,396 45.58
AITC Jagaranjan Haldar 49,665 44.04
INC Krittibas Sardar 8,012 7.10
Independent Joydev Jantuya 2,148 1.91
BSP Nandadulal Mondal 1,028 0.91
Majority 1,731 1.54
Turnout 112,768
Swing to CPI(M) from AITC Swing

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jagaranjan Haldar 51,045 49.03
CPI(M) Sakuntala Paik 46,966 45.11
SP Kirttibas Sardar 2,682 2.58
BJP Subhash Saha 2,172 2.09
Independent Bhola Nath Mondal 1,244 1.19
Majority 4,079 3.92
Turnout 104,113 73.01
Swing to AITC from CPI(M) Swing

1996

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sakuntala Paik 53,779 49.47
INC Kirtibas Sarder 51,566 47.43
BJP Subhas Saha 1,769 1.63
Independent Bhola Nath Mondal 875 0.80
Independent Dhananjay Haldar 411 0.38
Independent Jogaranjan Halder 315 0.29
Majority 2,213 2.04
Turnout 109,811 82.40
CPI(M) hold Swing

1991

1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Krishnadhan Halder 44,295 48.66
INC Jogaranjan Halder 40,669 44.67
BJP Lal Mohan Saha 3,861 4.24
Independent Bhola Nath Mondal 1,862 2.05
Independent Dilip Patra 216 0.24
Independent Manas Kumar Khamaru 133 0.15
Majority 3,626 3.99
Turnout 92,931 76.80
CPI(M) hold Swing

1987

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Krishnadhan Halder 39,002 51.93
INC Kirtibas Sardar 31,377 41.77
SUCI Samir Sekhar Naiya 2,649 3.53
IUML Sujit Roy 1,781 2.37
Independent Haldar Panchanan 301 0.40
Majority 7,625 10.16
Turnout 76,262 71.48
CPI(M) hold Swing

1982

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Krishandhan Halder 40,681 57.55
INC Santosh Kumar Mandal 28,974 40.99
SUCI Anukul Mandal 1,035 1.46
Majority 11,707 16.56
Turnout 71,954 77.38
CPI(M) hold Swing

1977

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Krishnadhan Halder 21,844 44.99
INC Santosh Kumar Mondal 14,360 29.58
JP Nalini Kanta Halder 12,345 25.43
Majority 7,484 15.41
Turnout 49,335 57.25
Swing to CPI(M) from INC Swing

1972

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Santosh Kumar Mandal 31,067 64.76
SUCI Sasanka Sekhar Naiya 15,555 32.42
INC(O) Ramesh Haldar 1,218 2.54
Independent Makhan Chandra Baidya 135 0.28
Majority 15,512 32.34
Turnout 49,058 64.15
Swing to INC from CPI(M) Swing

1971

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Mukunda Ram Mondal 11,752 24.36
INC(O) Santosh Kumar Mondal 9,800 20.31
Bangla Congress Murari Mohan Haldar 9,758 20.23
SUCI Sasankasekhar Naiya 8,559 17.74
Independent Kartick Mondal 7,620 15.79
Independent Makhan Chandra Baidya 755 1.56
Majority 1,952 4.05
Turnout 52,321 69.69
Swing to CPI(M) from INC Swing

1969

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bangla Congress Murari Mohan Halder 25,207 50.52
INC N. K. Halder 22,742 45.58
Independent Nalini Kanta Halder 1,950 3.91
Majority 2,465 4.94
Turnout 50,990 70.06
Swing to Bangla Congress from INC Swing

1967

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. K. Haldar 29,682 53.62
Bangla Congress P. Kumar 25,679 46.38
Majority 4,003 7.24
Turnout 57,064 77.87
INC hold Swing

1962

1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hrishikesh Halder 23,339 46.84
INC Hansadhwaj Dhara 22,722 45.60
SUCI Nalini Kanta Pramanik 2,900 5.82
Independent Sudha Sindhu Purkait 343 0.69
Independent Amalendu Bandyopadhyay 311 0.62
Independent Golam Rabbani Baidya 216 0.43
Majority 617 1.24
Turnout 51,814 70.53
Swing to Independent from INC Swing

1957

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hansadhwaj Dhara 22,948 53.29
PSP Hrishikesh Haider 18,403 42.74
Independent Makhan Chandra Baidya 1,708 3.97
Majority 4,545 10.55
Turnout 43,059 67.07

1951

1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kulpi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KMPP Nalini Kanta Halder 23,270 21.95
ABJS Prankrishna Kumar 16,101 15.19
KMPP Sushil Krishna Sarder 14,191 13.39
Independent Ahammad Jalaluddin 12,135 11.45
INC Hansadwaj Dhara 10,171 9.60
INC Sudhangshu Bhushan Mandal 10,168 9.59
ABJS Makhan Lal Paik 10,023 9.46
Independent Sudhasindhu Purkait 5,135 4.84
Independent Charu Chandra Das 4,799 4.53
Majority 7,169 6.76
Turnout 105,993

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.