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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kakdwip
| 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/Kakdwip.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kakdwip Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Manturam Pakhira]]
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]]
| constituency_no = 131
| established = 1957
| electors = 247,649
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Kakdwip Assembly constituency''' is a [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] constituency of [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[Delimitation of constituencies]] in the [[West Bengal]], Kakdwip Assembly constituency is composed of the following:<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= 25 October 2010|work = West Bengal | publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>
* [[Kakdwip (community development block)|Kakdwip]] community development block
* Budhakhali and Narayanpur gram panchayats of [[Namkhana (community development block)|Namkhana]] community development block

Kakdwip Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 [[Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|rowspan="2"|Maya Banerjee
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|rowspan="2"|Hansadhwaj Dhara
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Hrishikesh Maity
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Basudeb Sautya
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="4"|Hrishikesh Maity
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[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]]
|Ashok Giri
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|[[Manturam Pakhira]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Ashok Giri
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Manturam Pakhira]]
|{{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===
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===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly Election, 2021]]: Kakdwip}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Manturam Pakhira]]
|votes = 114,493
|percentage = 52.00
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dipankar Jana
|votes = 89,191
|percentage = 41.00
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Indranil Rout
|votes = 12,234
|percentage = 6.00
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Parbati Bhunia
|votes = 1,630
|percentage = 1.00
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = Jhantu Maity
|votes = 1,026
|percentage = 0.60
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,023
|percentage = 0.60
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 25,302
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly Election, 2011]]: Kakdwip<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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=131| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120513170522/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=131| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 13 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Kakdwip| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 30 April 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Manturam Pakhira]]
|votes = 84,483
|percentage = 51.46
|change = +2.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Milan Bhattacharya]]
|votes = 73,980
|percentage = 45.07
|change = -4.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Nirmal Kumar Das]]
|votes = 3,329
|percentage = 2.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = People’s Democratic Conference of India
|candidate = [[Kazi Nasiruddin Baidya]]
|votes = 1,225
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = [[Himanshu Sekhar Patra]]
|votes = 1,142
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 164,159
|percentage = 91.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 6.77
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006===
In 2006,<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 Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> Ashok Giri of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Kakdwip Assembly constituency defeating Manturam Pakhira of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]. Manturam Pakhira of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] won 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> defeating Ashok Giri of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> Ashok Giri of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] defeated Manturam Pakhira of [[Indian National Congress|INC]]. Hrishikesh Maity of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating Gourishankar Bhattacharya of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> and 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> and Basudev Sautya of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp126.htm |title =126 - Kakdwip Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 25 October 2010}}</ref>

===Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972===
Basudeb Sautya of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> Hrishikesh Maity of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> Hansadhwaj Dhara of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 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|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 19 October 2014}}</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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> Maya Banejee of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won in 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> and 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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}</ref> The seat did not exist prior to that.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in West Bengal]]

Kakdwip Assembly constituency - Revision history

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