https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kulpi_Assembly_constituency Kulpi Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T13:30:20Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kulpi_Assembly_constituency&diff=463035&oldid=prev Majokthefirst at 10:13, 23 March 2026 2026-03-23T10:13:20Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Kulpi<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Kulpi.map}}<br /> | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kulpi Assembly Constituency<br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = [[Jogaranjan Halder]]<br /> | party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<br /> | alliance = <br /> | latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | district = [[South 24 Parganas]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mathurapur]]<br /> | constituency_no = 133<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | electors = 220,060<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kulpi Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; 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]].<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[Delimitation of constituencies]] in the [[West Bengal]], Kulpi Assembly constituency is composed of the following:&lt;ref name=delimitation&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Kulpi (community development block)|Kulpi]] community development block<br /> <br /> Kulpi Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 [[Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; <br /> |-<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Name<br /> ! colspan=2| Party<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> | Nalini Kanta Halder<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Pran Krishna Kumar<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> | Hansdwhaj Dhara<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | Hrishikesh Halder<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | N.K. Halder<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> | Murari Mohan Halder<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | Mukunda Ram Mondal<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | Santosh Kumar Mondal<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;4&quot; | Krishnadhan Halder<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=5|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | Sakuntala Paik<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> | [[Jogaranjan Halder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> | Sakuntala Paik<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[Jogaranjan Halder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===2026===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kulpi}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Barnali Dhara <br /> |party = Trinamool Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Abni Naskar <br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Abdul Malek Molla<br /> |party =Indian Secular Front<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = <br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br /> |party = None of the above (India)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = <br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Legislative Assembly Election 2021===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly Election, 2021]]: Kulpi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Jogaranjan Halder]]<br /> |votes = 96,577<br /> |percentage = 50.01<br /> |change = +0.36<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Pranab Kumar Mallik<br /> |votes = 62,759<br /> |percentage = 32.50<br /> |change = +27.52<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Indian Secular Front<br /> |candidate = Siraj Uddin Gazi<br /> |votes = 29,961<br /> |percentage = 15.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |candidate = None of the above<br /> |votes = 1,685<br /> |percentage = 0.87<br /> |change = +0.10<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br /> |candidate = Ranajit Singha<br /> |votes = 1,191<br /> |percentage = 0.62<br /> |change = -0.02<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Mrinmay Mandal<br /> |votes = 957<br /> |percentage = 0.50<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 193,130<br /> |percentage = 87.73<br /> |change = -1.11<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Legislative Assembly Election 2016===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly Election, 2016]]: Kulpi}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Jogaranjan Halder]]<br /> |votes = 84,036<br /> |percentage = 49.65<br /> |change = -4.10<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Rejaul Haque Khan<br /> |votes = 72,581<br /> |percentage = 42.88<br /> |change = +1.94<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Nabendu Sundar Naskar<br /> |votes = 8,434<br /> |percentage = 4.98<br /> |change = +2.44<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> |candidate = Dr. Arup Kumar Halder<br /> |votes = 1,324<br /> |percentage = 0.78<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |candidate = None of the above<br /> |votes = 1,311<br /> |percentage = 0.77<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br /> |candidate = Ranajit Singha<br /> |votes = 1,077<br /> |percentage = 0.64<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Lok Janshakti Party<br /> |candidate = Sabir Hossen Chaprasi<br /> |votes = 503<br /> |percentage = 0.30<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 169,266<br /> |percentage = 86.84<br /> |change = +0.19<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Legislative Assembly Election 2011===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly Election, 2011]]: Kulpi&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2011&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&amp;cid=133| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120513170555/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&amp;cid=133| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 13 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Kulpi| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 30 April 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Jogaranjan Halder]]<br /> |votes = 76,693<br /> |percentage = 53.75<br /> |change = +2.40<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Sakuntala Paik<br /> |votes = 58,414<br /> |percentage = 40.94<br /> |change = -4.89<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Swapan Halder<br /> |votes = 3,624<br /> |percentage = 2.54<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate<br /> |party = People’s Democratic Conference of India<br /> |candidate = Syed Sadrul Anam<br /> |votes = 1,523<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> |candidate = Arup Kumar Halder<br /> |votes = 1,451<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Bidhan Naskar<br /> |votes = 978<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 142,683<br /> |percentage = 86.65<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |swing = 7.29<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006===<br /> In 2006,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2006&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Sakuntala Paik of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Kulpi Assembly constituency defeating her nearest rival Jogaranjan Halder of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]. Jogaranjan Halder of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] defeated Sakuntala Paik of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] in 2001.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2001&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Sakuntala Paik of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] defeated Kirtibas Sardar of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 1996,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1996&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Krishnadhan Halder of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] defeated Jogaranjan Halder of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 1991,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1991&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Kirtibas Sardar of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 1987,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1987&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; and Santosh Kumar Mondal of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 1982&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1982&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; and 1977.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1977&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp124.htm |title =124 - Kulpi (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 25 October 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972===<br /> Santosh Kumar Mondal of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won in 1972.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1972&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Mukunda Ram Mondal of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won in 1971.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1971&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Murari Mohan Halder of [[Bangla Congress]] won in 1969.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1969&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; N.K.Halder of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won in 1967.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1967&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Hrishikesh Halder, [[Independent politician]], won in 1962.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1962&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; Hansadhwaj Dhara of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] won in 1957.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1957&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; In 1952, Kulpi Assembly constituency had a joint seat. Nalini Kanta Halder of [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|KMPP]] and Pran Krishna Kumar of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] won in 1952.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1952&gt;{{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|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 19 October 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> ===Notes===<br /> {{notelist}}<br /> ===Citations===<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{South 24 Parganas}}<br /> {{South 24 Parganas topics}}<br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> {{West Bengal elections}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of South 24 Parganas district]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]</div> Majokthefirst