# Kultali Assembly constituency

Kultali Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Kultali Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Kultali community development block
* Baishata, Chuprijhara, Manirtat and Nalgora gram panchayats of Jaynagar II community development block
Kultali Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1969 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1971 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1972 | Arabinda Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1982 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1987 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1991 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1996 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 2001 | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 2006 | Joy Krishna Halder | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 2011 | Ramshankar Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016 | Ramshankar Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kultali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | 117,238 | 51.57 | +20.13 |
| | BJP | Mintu Halder | 70,061 | 30.82 | +25.58 |
| | CPI(M) | Ramsankar Halder | 20,010 | 8.80 | −28.57 |
| | SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder | 15,306 | 6.73 | −17.56 |
| | BSP | Kanan Bala Mondal | 1,432 | 0.63 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,048 | 0.46 | −0.32 |
| | Independent | Ratan Kumar Naskar | 1,002 | 0.44 | |
| | BMP | Kartick Mondal | 458 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Gobinda Majhi | 450 | 0.2 | |
| | LJP | Bablu Sanfui | 346 | 0.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,27,351 | | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2016

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Kultali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ramsankar Halder | 73,936 | 37.37 | −11.23 |
| | AITC | Gopal Majhi | 62,212 | 31.44 | +31.44 |
| | SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder | 48,058 | 24.29 | −21.44 |
| | BJP | Bikram Naskar | 10,376 | 5.24 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,552 | 0.78 | +0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,97,859 | 85.96 | −3.04 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |
Note- In 2016 election Congress supported the CPI(M) candidate.

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Kultali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Ramsankar Halder | 81,297 | 48.60 | +1.31 |
| | SUCI(C) | Joy Krishna Halder | 76,484 | 45.73 | −2.13 |
| | INC | Sujit Patwari | 3,277 | | |
| | Independent | Sanjoy Mondal | 2,177 | | |
| | BJP | Nilkanta Mondal | 2,159 | | |
| | BSP | Khusilal Halder | 948 | | |
| | Independent | Shaktinath Halder | 922 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,264 | 89 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from SUCI(C) | CPI(M) gain from SUCI(C) | Swing | 3.44 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006, Joy Krishna Halder of SUCI(C) won the Kultali Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M). Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsankar Halder of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991, Arabinda Naskar of INC in 1987 and 1982, and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1967-1972

Arabinda Naskar of INC won in 1972. Probodh Purkait of SUCI(C) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. The seat did not exist prior to that.