Hanskhali Assembly constituency

Hanskhali
Former constituency No. 79 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNadia
LS ConstituencyNabadwip
Established1962
Abolished2011
ReservationSC

Hanskhali Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission Hanskhali Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. Ranaghat Uttar Purba Assembly constituency is a new constituency in the area.

Hanskhali assembly constituency was part of the Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1962 Hanskhali Pramatha Ranjan Thakur Indian National Congress
1967 Charu Mihir Sarkar Bangla Congress
1969 Charu Mihir Sarkar Bangla Congress
1971 Ananda Mohan Biswas Indian National Congress
1972 Ananda Mohan Biswas Indian National Congress
1977 Sukumar Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982 Sukumar Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1987 Sukumar Mandal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991 Nayan Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996 Sasanka Sekhar Biswas Indian National Congress
2001 Nayan Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006 Nayan Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Election results

1977-2006

Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M) won the 79 Hanskhali (SC) assembly seat in 2006 and 2001 defeating his nearest rivals Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas and Abir Ranjan Biswas (both of Trinamool Congress) in the respective years. In 1996, Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of Congress defeated Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M). In 1991, Nayan Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of Congress. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Sukumar Mandal of CPI (M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas, Kshownish Biswas and Ananda Mohan Biswas (all of Congress) in respective years.

1962-1972

Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Charu Mihir Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Pramatha Ranjan Thakur of Congress won in 1962. Prior to that the Hanskhali seat was not there.


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