Hanskhali | |
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Former constituency No. 79 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Nadia |
LS constituency | Nabadwip |
Established | 1962 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Reservation | SC |
Hanskhali was an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was reserved for scheduled castes.
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.[1]
Hanskhali assembly constituency was part of the Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1962 | Hanskhali | Pramatha Ranjan Thakur | Indian National Congress[3] |
1967 | Charu Mihir Sarkar | Bangla Congress[4] | |
1969 | Charu Mihir Sarkar | Bangla Congress[5] | |
1971 | Ananda Mohan Biswas | Indian National Congress[6] | |
1972 | Ananda Mohan Biswas | Indian National Congress[7] | |
1977 | Sukumar Mandal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
1982 | Sukumar Mandal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
1987 | Sukumar Mandal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
1991 | Nayan Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
1996 | Sasanka Sekhar Biswas | Indian National Congress[12] | |
2001 | Nayan Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
2006 | Nayan Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] |
Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M) won the 79 Hanskhali (SC) assembly seat in 2006[14] and 2001[13] defeating his nearest rivals Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas and Abir Ranjan Biswas (both of Trinamool Congress) in the respective years. In 1996,[12] Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of Congress defeated Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M). In 1991,[11] Nayan Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of Congress. In 1987,[10] 1982[9] and 1977,[8] Sukumar Mandal of CPI (M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas, Kshownish Biswas and Ananda Mohan Biswas (all of Congress) in respective years.[15]
Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress won in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Charu Mihir Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1969[5] and 1967.[4] Pramatha Ranjan Thakur of Congress won in 1962.[3] Prior to that the Hanskhali seat was not there.