# Canning Purba Assembly constituency

Canning Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Canning Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Deuli-I, Deuli-II, Kalikatala, Matherdighi, Sarengabad, Tambuldaha-I and Tambuldaha-II gram panchayats of Canning II community development block
* Bodra, Chandaneswar-I, Chandaneswar-II, Durgapur, Shanksahar and Tarda gram panchayats of Bhangar I community development block
Canning Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| Canning |||
| 1957 | Khagendra Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| | Abdus Shukur | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Khagendra Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | A.C.Halder | Bangla Congress |
| 1969 | Narayan Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| Canning Purba |||
| 1977 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016 | Saokat Molla | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Saokat Molla | Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### Legislative Assembly Election 2021

Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Canning Purba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Saokat Molla | 122,301 | 52.54 | −7.02 |
| | ISF | Gaji Shahabuddin Siraji | 69,294 | 29.77 | |
| | BJP | Kalipada Naskar | 34,503 | 14.82 | +8.47 |
| | SUCI(C) | Rafik Akunje | 2,686 | 1.15 | −0.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,267 | 0.97 | −0.64 |
| | Independent | Ajay Haldar | 1,715 | 0.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 232,766 | 97.20 | +10.50 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2016

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Canning Purba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Saokat Molla | 115,264 | 59.56 | |
| | CPI(M) | Ajijer Rahaman Molla | 60,230 | 31.12 | −24.00 |
| | BJP | Sudarshan Goswami | 12,293 | 6.35 | +4.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,193 | 1.61 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Sujit Naskar | 2,548 | 1.32 | −0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,528 | 87.70 | −1.58 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Canning Purba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Abdur Razzak Molla | 85,105 | 55.12 | −2.44 |
| | INC | Ibrahim Molla | 63,992 | 41.44 | +2.97 |
| | BJP | Ghanasyam Mondal | 3,503 | 2.27 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Eahia Akhand | 2,074 | 1.34 | |
| | SDPI | Anisur Rahaman | 1,179 | 0.76 | |
| | BSP | Mahim Chandra Sardar | 874 | 0.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,403 | 89.28 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -5.41 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

Abdur Razzak Molla of CPI(M) has represented the Canning Purba Assembly constituency from 1977 to 2006. He defeated his nearest rivals, Amirul Islam of AITC in 2006, Mujibar Rahman Kayal of INC in 2001, Akram Laskar of INC in 1996, Abdus Sattar Molla of INC in 1991, Amar Nath Bandopadhyay of INC in 1987, Ahammad Nuruzzaman of INC in 1982 and Osman Gani of INC in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1957-1972

Gobinda Chandra Naskar of INC won the Canning Assembly constituency in 1972 and 1971. Narayan Naskar of INC won in 1969. A.C.Halder of Bangla Congress won in 1967. Khagendra Nath Naskar of INC won in 1962. In 1957, Canning Assembly constituency had joint seats. Khagendra Nath Naskar and Abdus Shukur, both of INC, won. The seat did not exist prior to that.