# Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency

Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in West Bengal state in eastern India. All the seven assembly segments of No. 12 Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency are in Nadia district.

## Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 12 Krishnanagar comprises the following segments from 2009:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 78 | Tehatta | Nadia | Tapas Kumar Saha | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 79 | Palashipara | Nadia | Manik Bhattacharya | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 80 | Kaliganj | Nadia | Vacant | TBA | Trinamool Congress |
| 81 | Nakashipara | Nadia | Kallol Khan | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 82 | Chapra | Nadia | Rukbanur Rahman | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | Nadia | Mukul Roy | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 85 | Krishnanagar Dakshin | Nadia | Ujjal Biswas | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
In 2004, Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Palashipara (assembly constituency no. 70), Nakshipara (assembly constituency no. 71), Kaliganj (assembly constituency no. 72), Chapra (assembly constituency no. 73), Krishnaganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 74), Krishnanagar East (assembly constituency no. 75), Krishnanagar West (assembly constituency no. 76)

## Members of Lok Sabha

| Lok Sabha | Name of M.P. | Party |
| 4th | Haripada Chattopadhyay | Independent |
| 5th | Renu Pada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 6th | Renu Pada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 7th | Renu Pada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 8th | Renu Pada Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 9th | Ajoy Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 10th | Ajoy Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 11th | Ajoy Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 12th | Ajoy Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 13th | Satyabrata Mookherjee | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14th | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 15th | Tapas Paul | Trinamool Congress |
| 16th | Tapas Paul | Trinamool Congress |
| 17th | Mahua Moitra | Trinamool Congress |
| 18th | Mahua Moitra | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Krishnanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Mahua Moitra | 628,789 | 44.06 | 0.94 |
| | BJP | Amrita Roy | 572,084 | 40.09 | 0.28 |
| | CPI(M) | S. M. Saadi | 180,201 | 12.64 | 3.84 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,811 | 0.48 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,705 | 3.97 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,25,712 | 80.65 | 3.10 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | 0.90 | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Krishnanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Mahua Moitra | 614,872 | 45.00 | 10.14 |
| | BJP | Kalyan Chaubey | 551,654 | 40.37 | 13.99 |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Santanu Jha | 120,222 | 8.80 | 20.63 |
| | INC | Intaz Ali Shah | 38,305 | 2.80 | 3.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63,218 | 4.63 | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,66,601 | 83.75 | 0.75 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | 10.14 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Krishnanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tapas Paul | 438,789 | 35.14 | −7.29 |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Santanu Jha | 367,534 | 29.43 | −5.60 |
| | BJP | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 329,873 | 26.38 | +9.62 |
| | INC | Razia Ahmed | 74,789 | 5.99 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 7,642 | 0.61 | −−− |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,255 | 5.71 | −1.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,47,914 | 84.50 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Krishnanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Tapas Paul | 443,679 | 42.43 |
| | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 366,293 | 35.03 |
| | BJP | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 175,283 | 16.76 |
| | AUDF | Md. Niamatullah Mollick | 19,313 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Subimal Sengupta | 14,480 | |
| | BSP | Debabrata Majumder | 10,733 | |
| | IUML | Shahjahan Mallik | 6,592 | |
| | SP | Jayasri Chakrabarty | 5,002 | |
| | NCP | Sk. Daulat Hossain | 4,336 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,386 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,45,711 | 85.50 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### General elections 1967-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | | | Runners up | | |
| | | %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party |
| 1967 | 343,935 | 74.00 | Haridas Chattopadhyay | 47.52 | Independent | C.P.Mukherjee | 37.48 | Congress |
| 1971 | 312,342 | 62.05 | Renupada Das | 36.96 | CPI(M) | Ila Pal Chaudhuri | 25.55 | Congress |
| 1977 | 331,370 | 61.96 | Renupada Das | 61.86 | CPI(M) | Shibsankar Bandopadhyay | 33.43 | Congress |
| 1980 | 515,990 | 79.71 | Renupada Das | 50.81 | CPI(M) | Sankar Das Banerji | 36.74 | Congress |
| 1984 | 611,950 | 83.74 | Renupada Das | 49.25 | CPI(M) | Sankar Das Banerji | 48.45 | Congress |
| 1989 | 761,990 | 82.69 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 46.31 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 44.14 | Congress |
| 1991 | 764,560 | 82.34 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 43.33 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 35.37 | Congress |
| 1996 | 911,620 | 85.2 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 45.94 | CPI(M) | Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya | 41.56 | Congress |
| 1998 | 897,930 | 84.07 | Ajoy Mukherjee | 42.03 | CPI(M) | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 37.44 | BJP |
| 1999 | 845,490 | 77.96 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 43.82 | BJP | Dilip Chakraborty | 41.16 | CPI(M) |
| 2004 | 930,290 | 83.25 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 42.73 | CPI(M) | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 40.54 | BJP |