# Basanti Assembly constituency

Basanti 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, Basanti Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Charabidya, Foolmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali and Uttar Mokamberia gram panchayats of Basanti community development block
* Atharobanki gram panchayat of Canning II community development block
Basanti Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| 1962 | Shakila Khatun | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Shakila Khatun | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Ashok Chaudhury | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Panchanan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Panchanan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kalipada Burman | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1982 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1987 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1991 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1996 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2001 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2006 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2011 | Subhas Naskar | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2016 | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Shyamal Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basanti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Shyamal Mondal | 111,453 | 52.10 | +2.23 |
| | BJP | Ramesh Majhi | 60,811 | 28.43 | +22.72 |
| | RSP | Subhas Naskar | 36,688 | 17.15 | −23.57 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,907 | 0.89 | −1.58 |
| | Independent | Biswajit Mondal | 1,635 | 0.76 | |
| | Independent | Debabrata Mondal | 728 | 0.34 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Nimai Chandra Mondal | 688 | 0.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,910 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2016

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Basanti (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | 90,522 | 49.87 | |
| | RSP | Subhas Naskar | 73,915 | 40.72 | −8.35 |
| | BJP | Pankaj Roy | 10,373 | 5.71 | +1.89 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,487 | 2.47 | |
| | MPOI | Himanshu Kayal | 1,141 | 0.63 | |
| | Independent | Taranga Mondal | 1,069 | 0.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,507 | 80.61 | −0.72 |
| | AITC gain from RSP | AITC gain from RSP | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Basanti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Subhas Naskar | 72,772 | 49.07 | −17.27 |
| | INC | Arnab Roy | 66,636 | 44.87 | |
| | BJP | Amal Kanti Roy | 5,676 | 3.82 | |
| | People’s Democratic Conference of India | Samir Das | 3,333 | 2.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,516 | 81.33 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

Subhas Naskar of RSP won the Basanti Assembly constituency from 1982 to 2006, defeating Amal Kanti Roy of BJP in 2006, Jayanta Sarkar of AITC in 2001 and 1996, Bipin Behari Sardar of INC in 1991 and 1987, and Jnanendranath Majumdar of INC in 1982. Kalipada Barman of RSP defeated Chittaranjan Naskar of INC in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1962-1972

Panchanan Sinha of INC won in 1972 and 1971. Ashok Chaudhuri of RSP won in 1969. Shakila Khatun of INC won in 1967 and 1962. The seat did not exist prior to that.