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Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in East Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 216 Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Contai municipality, Contai I community development block, and Durmuth and Kusumpur gram panchayats of Contai III community development block.[1]
Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
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| 1951 | Natendra Nath Das | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1957 | Rashbehari Pal | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1962 | Sudhir Chandra Das | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Satyabrata Maity | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1982 | Sisir Adhikari | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1987 | Sukhendu Maity | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1991 | Sailaja Kumar Das | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Sisir Adhikari | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2006 | Suvendu Adhikari | ||
| 2009^ | Dibyendu Adhikari | ||
| Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Kanthi Dakshin | |||
| 2011 | Dibyendu Adhikari | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2017^ | Chandrima Bhattacharya | ||
| 2021 | Arup Kumar Das | Template:Full party name with color | |
Election results
2026
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2021
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2017 by-election
The bye election was necessitated by the resignation of the sitting MLA, Dibyendu Adhikari, as he was elected as MP in the Indian Parliament from Tamluk Lok Sabha Constituency on 19 November 2016. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box majority Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box Registered electors Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
2016
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2011
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2006
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1977-2006
In the by-election held in 2009, because of the election of the sitting MLA Suvendu Adhikari to parliament from Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency), Dibyendu Adhikari of Trinamool Congress won the Contai South seat defeating Satyendra Nath Panda of CPI.[2][3]
In the 2006 state assembly elections Suvendu Adhikari of Trinamool Congress won the Contai South assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Satyendra Nath Panda of CPI. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sisir Adhikari of Trinamool Congress defeated Sukhendu Maiti of CPI in 2001. Sailaja Kumar Das of Congress defeated Sukhendu Maity of CPI in 1996 and 1991. Sukhendu Maity of CPI defeated Sailaja Kumar Das of Congress in 1987. Sisir Adhikari of Congress defeated Deepak Mondal, Independent, in 1982. Satyabrata Maity of Janata Party defeated Sudhir Chandra Das, Independent, in 1977.[4]
1951-1972
Sudhir Chandra Das of PSP won in 1972, 1971, 1969, 1967 and 1962. Rashbehari Pal of Congress won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Natendra Nath Das of KMPP won the Contai South seat.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ Trinamool Blooms with Green. Contai Royals. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ 211 - Contai South Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ Statistical Reports of Elections. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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