Kamarhati Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kamarhati
| 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/Kamarhati.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kamarhati Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Madan Mitra
| party = Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = North 24 Parganas
| loksabha_cons = Dum Dum
| constituency_no = 112
| established = 1967
| electors = 160,967
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Kamarhati Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 112 Kamarhati Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 16 and 21 to 35 of Kamarhati municipality.{{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=15 October 2010|work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}
Kamarhati Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kamarhati}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Madan Mitra
|votes = 73,491
|percentage = 51.17
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bhartiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anindya Raju Banerjee
|votes = 38,235
|percentage = 26.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sayandeep Mitra
|votes = 28,138
|percentage = 19.62
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 election, Manas Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Kamarhati constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=112| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507064752/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=112| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 7 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Kamarhati| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Manash Mukherjee|votes=62,194|percentage=45.09|change=+6.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Madan Mitra|votes=57,996|percentage=42.04|change=-15.92}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Krishanu Mitra|votes=10,797|percentage=+7.83|change=6.50}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,623|percentage=1.90|change=+1.90}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Manas Mukherjee
|votes = 1,009
|percentage = 0.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Subhojit Dutta
|votes = 923
|percentage = 0.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rekha Devi|votes=848|percentage=0.61|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Archana Ghatak|votes=399|percentage=0.29|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Party of Democratic Socialism (India)|candidate=Santanu Chatterjee|votes=352|percentage=0.26|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,37,943|percentage=74.85|change=-4.59}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 election, Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Manas Mukherjee of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kamarhati constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=112| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507064752/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=112| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 7 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Kamarhati| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Madan Mitra|votes=74,112|percentage=57.96|change=+17.25#}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Manash Mukherjee|votes=49,758|percentage=38.91|change=-17.49}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shikha Sarkar|votes=1,699|percentage=1.33|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sushanta Dey
|votes = 1,079
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Nabendu Dasgupta|votes=739|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Party of Democratic Socialism (India)|candidate=Tarak Bhadra|votes=479|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=127,866|percentage=79.44|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 34.74#
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2006=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2006}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Manash Mukherjee|votes=71,322|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Subhrangshu Bhattacharya|votes=40,634|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sambhu Nath Dutta|votes=10,845|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Shambhu Dutta|votes=1981|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ram Bachchan|votes=1679|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=126461|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box hold|colour=Red|winner=CPIM}}
{{Election box end}}
=1977-2006=
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Manash Mukherjee of CPI(M), won from the Kamarhati assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Subhrangshu Bhattacharya of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and Chittaranjan Bag of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Santi Ghatak of CPI(M) had won it in 1996 and in 1991 defeating his nearest rivals Sambhunath Dutta of Congress in 1996 and Salil Biswas of Congress in 1991. Radhika Ranjan Bannerjee of CPI(M) had won this seat in 1987, 1982, and in 1977defeating Ajoy Ghosal of Congress in 1987, Purnendu Bimal Dutta of Congress in 1982 and Jayanta Chandra Sen of Congress in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp136.htm |title = 136 - Kamarhati Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}
=1967-1972=
References
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{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
{{West Bengal elections}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Category:Politics of North 24 Parganas district