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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kanksa<br />
| type= SLA<br />
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| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| district = [[Paschim Bardhaman district|Paschim Bardhaman]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Durgapur]]<br />
| constituency_no = 266<br />
| established = 1977<br />
| abolished = 2011<br />
| reservation = SC<br />
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'''Kanksa''' was an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It was reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].<br />
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==Election results==<br />
Ankure Saresh of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]] won the Kanksa (SC) assembly seat in 2006, 2001, and 1996 defeating his nearest rivals, Lakshi Narayan Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2006 and Himangshu Mondal of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 2001 and 1996. In 1991 and 1987, Krishna Chandra Halder of CPI (M) defeated Manik Lal Bouri and Samir Kumar Saha, both of Congress in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Lakshi Narayan Saha of CPI (M) defeated Shib Narayan Saha and Samir Kumar Saha in the respective years.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp266.htm| title = 266 – Kanksa (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-08-29 }}</ref><br />
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Kanksa assembly constituency was part of [[Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<br />
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For Members of Legislative Assembly from Kanksa Assembly constituency, see [[Galsi Assembly constituency]]<br />
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==Impact of delimitation==<br />
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Kanksa Assembly constituency ceased to be an assembly constituency from 2011. Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi gram panchayats of Kanksa community development block are part of 276 [[Durgapur Purba Assembly constituency]]. Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati and Bidbehar gram panchayats of Kanksa CD Block are part of [[Galsi Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-08-21 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Paschim Bardhaman district]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]<br />
[[Category:1977 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2011]]<br />
[[Category:2011 disestablishments in India]]</div>Pruthviraj