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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dhanekhali
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Dhanekhali.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Dhanekhali Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency|Hooghly]]
| constituency_no = 197
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Ashima Patra]]
| party = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}+
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| electors = 222,502
}}

'''Dhanekhali Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 197 Dhanekhali Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Belmuri, Bhastara, Dashghara I, Dashghara II, Dhaniakhali I, Dhaniakhali II, Gurap, Gurbari I, Gurbari II, Khajurdaha Milki, Mandra, Somaspur I and Somaspur II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Dhaniakhali (community development block)|Dhaniakhali]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Babnan, Dadpur, Makalpur and Satithan gram panchayats of [[Polba Dadpur]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 26 July 2015 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Dhanekhali Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 28 [[Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
!colspan="4"|''Dhaniakhali''
|-
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Dhirendra Narayan Mukherjee
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Radha Nath Das
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|D. N. Mukherjee
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Birendra Chaudhury
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|rowspan="2"|Kripa Sindhu Saha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Kashi Nath Roy
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Kashi Nath Patra
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="6"|Kripa Sindhu Saha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Ajit Patra
|-
!colspan="4"|''Dhanekhali''
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Ashima Patra]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhanekhali}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ashima Patra]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:123462}}
|percentage = 49.85
|change = {{decrease}}3.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Barnali Das
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = {{formatnum:110405}}
|percentage = 44.57
|change = {{increase}}4.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ruma Aheri
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|votes = {{formatnum:}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyoti Kumari Das
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = {{formatnum:2896}}
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = {{formatnum:13057}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = {{formatnum:}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

Detailed Results at:
https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S25197.htm

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhanekhali}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Ashima Patra]]
|votes = 1,24,776
|percentage = 53.36
|change = {{decrease}}4.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tushar Kumar Majumdar
|votes = 94,617
|percentage = 40.46
|change = {{increase}}32.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Anirban Saha
|votes = 9,033
|percentage = 3.86
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Sajal Kumar De
|votes = 3,230
|percentage = 1.20
|change = {{increase}}0.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 2,182
|percentage = 0.93
|change = {{decrease}}0.77
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 30,159
|percentage = 12.90
|change = {{decrease}}14.03
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,33,838
|percentage = 86.12
|change = {{decrease}}1.02
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhanekhali<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bangal-general-legislative-election-2016/ |work = Dhanekhali| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 12 April 2021|title = West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Ashima Patra]]
|votes = 1,25,298
|percentage = 57.54
|change = {{increase}}6.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Pradip Majumdar
|votes = 66,654
|percentage = 30.61
|change = {{decrease}}12.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sasthi Duley
|votes = 16,338
|percentage = 7.50
|change = {{increase}}5.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 3,709
|percentage = 1.70
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ashish Halder
|votes = 2,558
|percentage = 1.17
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Sajal Kumar De
|votes = 1,754
|percentage = 0.81
|change = {{decrease}}1.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Pallab Bag
|votes = 1,439
|percentage = 0.66
|change = {{decrease}}0.89
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 58,644
|percentage = 26.93
|change = {{increase}}18.64
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,17,750
|percentage = 87.14
|change = {{decrease}}1.12
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhanekhali<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=197| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164418/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=197| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Dhanekhali| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Ashima Patra]]
|votes = 1,00,529
|percentage = 51.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Srabani Sarkar
|votes = 84,252
|percentage = 42.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kripasindhu Roy
|votes = 4,334
|percentage = 2.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Tarun Bauldas
|votes = 4,276
|percentage = 2.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Amit Mandal
|votes = 3,042
|percentage = 1.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 16,277
|percentage = 8.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,96,433
|percentage = 88.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Ajit Patra of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Dhaniakhali assembly seat defeating Jitendra Nath Sarkar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kripa Sindu Saha of Forward Bloc defeated Asima Patra representing Trinamool Congress in 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}</ref> and 1991,<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and Kashinath Patra of Congress in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp191.htm |title =191 - Dhaniakhali (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 1 December 2010}}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Kashi Nath Patra of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title =General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Kashi Nath Roy of CPI(M) won in 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Kripa Sindhu Saha of Forward Bloc won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Birendra Chaudhury of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> In [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Dhaniakhali was a double seat. It was won by Radha Nath Das and D.N.Mukherjee, both of Congress. In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]]<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> the Dhaniakhali seat was won by Dhirendra Narayan Mukherjee of Congress.

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