Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly constituency

Sonarpur Dakshin
Constituency No. 147 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyJadavpur
Established1962
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026

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

  • Ward Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of Rajpur Sonarpur municipality
  • Kalikapur-I, Kalikapur-II, Langalberia, Poleghat, Pratapnagar and Sonarpur-II gram panchayats of Sonarpur community development block

Sonarpur Dakshin Assembly constituency is a part of No. 22 Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
Sonarpur
1962 Khagendra Kumar Roy Choudhury Communist Party of India
1967 Gangadhar Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1969
1971
1972 Kansari Halder Communist Party of India
1977 Gangadhar Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987 Bhadreswar Mondal
1991
1996
2001 Nimai Chandra Mondal Trinamool Congress
2006 Shyamal Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Sonarpur Dakshin
2011 Jiban Mukhopadhyay Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Arundhuti Maitra
2026 Roopa Ganguly Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sonarpur Dakshin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Roopa Ganguly 128,970 52.34 Increase16.67
AITC Arundhuti Maitra 93,188 37.82 Decrease9.10
CPI Paramita Dasgupta 16,784 6.81 Decrease6.84
NOTA None of the above 1,950 0.79 Decrease0.31
Majority 35,782 14.52 Increase3.27
Turnout 246,393 94.35 Increase13.59
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sonarpur Dakshin[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Arundhuti Maitra 109,222 46.92 Decrease0.88
BJP Anjana Basu 83,041 35.67 Increase27.95
CPI Shuvam Banerjee 31,778 13.65 Decrease26.78
NOTA None of the above 2,550 1.10
Majority 26,181 11.25
Turnout 232,807 80.76
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sonarpur Dakshin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jiban Mukhopadhyay 97,455 47.80 Decrease11.23
CPI Tarit Chakraborty 82,426 40.43 Increase3.64
BJP Manoranjan Joddar 15,735 7.72 Increase6.00
NOTA None of the above 3,023 1.48 New entry
Majority 15,029 7.37 Decrease14.87
Turnout 2,03,884 82.48 Decrease1.30
AITC hold Swing


2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sonarpur Dakshin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jiban Mukhopadhyay 100,243 59.03
CPI Tarit Chakraborty 62,469 36.79
BJP Hasi Singha Roy 2,926 1.72
Independent Manoj Kumar Barman 1,687 0.99
BSP Subrata Halder 1,081 0.64
Independent Prasanta Majumdar 713 0.42
RJP Jyoshikanta Joddar 372 0.22
PPI(S) Paul Sanpui 325 0.19
Majority 37,774 22.24
Turnout 1,69,816 83.78
AITC win (new seat)


2006

In 2006[4] Shyamal Naskar of CPI(M) won the Sonarpur Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Nirmal Chandra Mondal of AITC. In 2001,[5] Nirmal Chandra Mondal of AITC defeated Abha Mondal of CPI(M). Bhadreswar Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Nirmal Chandra Mondal of INC in 1996[6] and 1991,[7] and Sovaranjan Sardar of INC in 1987.[8] Gangadhar Naskar of CPI(M) defeated Ramkanta Mondal of ICS in 1982[9] and Gourhari Sardar of INC in 1977.[10][11]


1972

Kansari Halder of CPI won in 1972.[12] Gangadhar Naskar of CPI(M) won in 1971,[13] 1969,[14] and 1967.[15] Khagendra Kumar Roy Choudhury of CPI won in 1962.[16]


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, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "109 - Sonarpur (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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