Basanti Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Basanti | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 128 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Basanti Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 260,618 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Basanti Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Charabidya, Foolmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali and Uttar Mokamberia gram panchayats of Basanti community development block
- Atharobanki gram panchayat of Canning II community development block
Basanti Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Shakila Khatun | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ashok Chaudhury | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Panchanan Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Kalipada Burman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1982 | Subhas Naskar | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Shyamal Mondal | ||
| 2026 | Nilima Mistry | ||
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nilima Mistry | 127,495 | 54.99 |  2.89 | |
| BJP | Bikash Sardar | 71,314 | 30.76 | 2.33 | |
| ISF | Asit Roy | 25,924 | 11.18 |  | |
| RSP | Samar Biswas | 2,099 | 0.91 |  16.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,402 | 0.6 | 0.29 | |
| Majority | 56,181 | 24.23 | 0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 231,860 | 96.46 | 14.4 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shyamal Mondal | 111,453 | 52.1 | 2.23 | |
| BJP | Ramesh Majhi | 60,811 | 28.43 | 22.72 | |
| RSP | Subhas Naskar | 36,688 | 17.15 | 23.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,907 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 50,642 | 23.67 | |||
| Turnout | 213,910 | 82.06 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | 90,522 | 49.87 | | |
| RSP | Subhas Naskar | 73,915 | 40.72 | 8.35 | |
| BJP | Pankaj Roy | 10,373 | 5.71 | 1.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,487 | 2.47 | | |
| MPOI | Himanshu Kayal | 1,141 | 0.63 | | |
| Independent | Taranga Mondal | 1,069 | 0.59 | | |
| Majority | 16,607 | 9.15 | 4.95 | ||
| Turnout | 1,81,507 | 80.61 | 0.63 | ||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Subhas Naskar | 72,772 | 49.07 | ||
| INC | Arnab Roy | 66,636 | 44.87 | ||
| BJP | Amal Kanti Roy | 5,676 | 3.82 | ||
| PDCI | Samir Das | 3,333 | 2.24 | ||
| Majority | 6,136 | 4.20 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,516 | 81.24 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
editSubhas Naskar of RSP won the Basanti Assembly constituency from 1982 to 2006, defeating Amal Kanti Roy of BJP in 2006,[4] Jayanta Sarkar of AITC in 2001[5] and 1996,[6] Bipin Behari Sardar of INC in 1991[7] and 1987,[8] and Jnanendranath Majumdar of INC in 1982.[9] Kalipada Barman of RSP defeated Chittaranjan Naskar of INC in 1977.[10][11]
1962-1972
editReferences
editNotes
editCitations
edit- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "101 - Basanti (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 19 October 2014.