# Krishnaganj Assembly constituency

Krishnaganj is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 88 Krishnaganj Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Krishnaganj community development block, and Badkulla-I, Badkulla-II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshin Para I, Dakshin Para II, Gajna, Mayurhat I and Mayurhat II gram panchayats of Hanskhali community development block.
Krishnaganj Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1977 | Krishnaganj | Jnanendranath Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Jnanendranath Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1983 | | Jnanedranath Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Nayan Chandra Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Sushil Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Sushil Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Sushil Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Binay Krishna Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Sushil Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2015 | | Satyajit Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Satyajit Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2019 | | Ashis Kumar Biswas | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021 | | Ashis Kumar Biswas | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

Assembly elections, 2021: Krishnaganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ashis Kumar Biswas | 117,668 | 50.73 | −2.52 |
| | AITC | Dr Tapos Mandal | 96,391 | 41.56 | +2.27 |
| | CPI(M) | Jhunu Boidya | 10,913 | 4.71 | |
| | BSP | Dipali Biswas | 1,801 | 0.78 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,277 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,31,938 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,72,279 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019 By election

In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the murder of the sitting TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas.
Bye-elections, 2019: Krishnaganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ashis Kumar Biswas | 1,17,716 | 53.25 | +44.94 |
| | AITC | Pramatha Ranjan Bose | 86,850 | 39.29 | −14.43 |
| | CPI(M) | Mrinal Biswas (Mini) | 11,646 | 5.27 | −27.86 |
| | INC | Bijay Biswas | 3,109 | 1.41 | −0.45 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,747 | 0.79 | −0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,866 | 13.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,21,235 | 83.70 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,64,311 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +29.69 | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Krishnaganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Satyajit Biswas | 1,14,626 | 53.72 | +1.55 |
| | CPI(M) | Mrinal Biswas | 70,698 | 33.13 | −7.73 |
| | BJP | Sujit Kumar Biswas | 17,741 | 8.31 | +5.22 |
| | INC | Nitya Gopal Mondal | 4,175 | 1.96 | N/A |
| | BSP | Rajnath Sarkar | 2,197 | 1.03 | −0.85 |
| | New Democratic Party of India | Biplab Kumar Golder | 1,245 | 0.58 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Apurba Biswas | 915 | 0.43 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,795 | 0.84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,928 | 20.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,392 | 84.76 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,51,773 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2015 By election

In the Krishnaganj seat, the by-election was held due to the death of the sitting TMC MLA Sushil Biswas on 21 October 2014.
West Bengal assembly by-elections, 2015: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Satyajit Biswas | 95,469 | 48.45 | −3.72 |
| | BJP | Dr. Manabendra Ray | 58,436 | 29.53 | +26.44 |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Apurba Kumar Biswas | 37,620 | 19.01 | −21.85 |
| | INC | Nitya Gopal Mondal | 4,817 | 2.43 | N/A |
| | Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Biplab Kumar Golder | 1,503 | 0.75 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,826 | 0.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,033 | 18.92 | +7.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,845 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011 General election

In the 2011 election, Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Barun Biswas of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Krishnaganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sushil Biswas | 96,550 | 52.17 | +2.99# |
| | CPI(M) | Barun Biswas | 75,616 | 40.86 | −5.93 |
| | BJP | Bipul Chandra Sen | 5,718 | 3.09 | |
| | BSP | Rajnath Sarkar | 3,485 | 1.88 | |
| | Independent | Nisith Roy | 2,165 | | |
| | Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Biplab Kumar Golder | 1,541 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,934 | 11.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,075 | 87.99 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +8.92# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Binay Krishna Biswas of CPI(M) won the 88 Krishnaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sushil Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sushil Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Bidhan Chandra Poddar of Trinamool Congress/Congress in 2001, 1996 and 1991. Nayan Chandra Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Biswas of Congress in 1987. Jnanendranath Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress in 1982 and Amulya Kumar Biswas of Janata Party in 1977. Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.