Ashoknagar is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district

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 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 101 Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is a popular city and a municipality under Ashoknagar police station of Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India....

 municipality, and Habra II

Habra II (Community development block)

Habra II is an administrative division in Barasat Sadar subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Habra police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

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Ashoknagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

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2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, Satyasebi Kar of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Ashoknagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dhiman Roy of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sarmista Dutta of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Krishna Dutt of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Nirode Roy Choudhury of CPI(M) defeated Dhiman Roy of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996. Nani Kar of CPI(M) defeated Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya of Congress/ Independent in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977.

1967-1972

Keshab Chandra Bhattacharya, Independent, won in 1972. Nani Kar of CPI(M) won in 1971. Sadhan Kumar Sen of CPI

Communist Party of India

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won in 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Ashoknagar seat was not there.