# Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency

Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 85 Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhat Jungla, Chak Dilnagar, Daypara, Dignagar and Ruipukur gram panchayats of Krishnanagar I community development block, and Krishnanagar II community development block.
Krishnanagar Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency). Krishnanagar East and West were earlier part of Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Krishnagar | Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | | Jagannath Majumdar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Krishnagar East | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| | Krishnagar West | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | Krishnagar East | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| | Krishnagar West | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Krishnagar East | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Independent |
| | Krishnagar West | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Krishnagar East | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Indian National Congress |
| | Krishnagar West | Shibdas Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Krishnagar East | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Janata Party |
| | Krishnagar West | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Krishnagar East | Sadhan Chattopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Krishnagar West | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Krishnagar East | Sadhan Chattopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Krishnagar West | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Krishnagar East | Shibdas Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| | Krishnagar West | Sunil Kumar Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Krishnagar East | Shibdas Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| | Krishnagar West | Sunil Kumar Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Krishnagar East | Shibdas Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
| | Krishnagar West | Sunil Kumar Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Krishnagar East | Subinay Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| | Krishnagar West | Asoke Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Krishnanagar Dakshin | Ujjal Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 91,738 | 47.40 | 1.10 |
| | BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 82,433 | 42.60 | 29.50 |
| | CPI(M) | Sumit Biswas | 15,606 | 8.10 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | | | |
| | BSP | Swapan Kumar Sarkar | 1,217 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Santu Bhattacharya | 868 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Meghlal Sheikh of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 80,711 | 46.30 | 0.08 |
| | CPI(M) | Meghlal Sheikh | 67,897 | 38.90 | 0.31 |
| | BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 22,850 | | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,538 | | |
| | BSP | Sudeb Sarkar | 1,842 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Anchharul Haque Biswas | 1,226 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,064 | 87.75 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rama Biswas of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Krishnanagar Dakshin constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Ujjal Biswas | 71,392 | 46.38 | +9.49# |
| | CPI(M) | Rama Biswas | 60,364 | 39.21 | −9.59 |
| | BJP | Mahadev Sarkar | 14,398 | 9.35 | |
| | Independent | Amal Majumdar | 3,347 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Anchharul Hoque Bishwas | 3,200 | | |
| | BSP | Mukunda Lal Sarkar | 1,230 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,931 | 88.47 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +10.08# | |
Amal Majumdar, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006 for the Krishnagar West seat.

### 1977-2006

Till 2006, Krishnanagar had two Vidhan Sabha constituencies Krishnagar East and Krishnagar West.

#### Krishnagar East

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Subinay Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar East assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Ramendranath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shibdas Mukherjee, representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996 and 1991, defeated Radhanath Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, and Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1991. Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress in 1987. Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party in 1982. Kashikanta Maitra of Janata Party defeated Sadhan Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1977.

#### Krishnagar West

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Asoke Banerjee of CPI(M) won the Krishnagar West assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress. Sunil Kumar Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Ujjal Biswas of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Biswarup Mukherjee of Congress in 1996 and Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1991. Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Gouri Sankar Dutta of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and Mohadeb Bhattacharya of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1967-1972
#### Krishnagar East

Kashi Kanta Maitra representing Congress won in 1972, contesting as an independent candidate won in 1971, and representing SSP won in 1969 and 1967.

#### Krishnagar West

Shibdas Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972. Amritendu Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967.

### 1951-1962 Krishnagar

During the period there was a single seat for Krishnanagar. Kashi Kanta Maitra of PSP won the Krishnagar seat in 1962. Jagannath Majumdar of Congress won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Bejoy Lal Chattopadhyay of Congress won the Krishnagar seat.