Joynagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Jaynagar (earlier spelt Joynagar) is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Joynagar
in West Bengal
. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
In 2004, Joynagar constituency was composed of the following assembly
segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Joynagar
Jaynagar Mazilpur
Jaynagar Majilpur is a town and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Both the places are also identified separately a Jaynagar and Majilpur...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 19 Jaynagar is composed of the following segments from 2009:- Gosaba (SC)Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Gosaba is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 127) - Basanti (SC)Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Basanti is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 128) - Kultali (SC)Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kultali is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 129) - Jaynagar (SC)Jaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Jaynagar is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes from 2011. Prior to that it was an open seat.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 136) - Canning Paschim (SC)Canning Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Canning Paschim is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 138) - Canning PurbaCanning Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Canning Purba is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 139) - Magrahat Purba (SC)Magrahat Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Magrahat Purba is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 141)
In 2004, Joynagar constituency was composed of the following assembly
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments:
- Sandeshkhali (SC)Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes from 2011...
(assembly constituency no. 98) - Gosaba (SC)Gosaba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Gosaba is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 100) - Basanti (SC)Basanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Basanti is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 101) - Kultali (SC)Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kultali is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 102) - JaynagarJaynagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Jaynagar is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes from 2011. Prior to that it was an open seat.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 103) - Canning West (SC)Canning Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Canning Paschim is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 105) - Canning EastCanning Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Canning Purba is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 106)
Election results
1962-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Paresh Nath Kayal | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1967 | C.Roy | SUC |
| 1971 | Sakti Kumar Sarkar | Congress |
1977-2004
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1977 | 380,210 | 60.73 | Sakti Kumar Sarkar | 48.92 | BLD Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party... |
Nirmal Kanti Mondal | 32.49 | INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | 528,330 | 75.97 | Sanat Kumar Mandal Sanat Kumar Mandal Sanat Kumar Mandal is an Indian politician and a leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party political party. He was elected to 7th Lok Sabha in 1980 from Joynagar constituency of West Bengal. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same... |
45.72 | RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... |
Gobinda Chandra Naskar | 36.32 | INC(I) |
| 1984 | 611,190 | 80.11 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 44.17 | RSP | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | 40.76 | INC |
| 1989 | 758,240 | 81.34 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 45.35 | RSP | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | 36.78 | INC |
| 1991 | 754,350 | 78.88 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 46.01 | RSP | Narayan Naskar | 28.02 | INC |
| 1996 | 894.59 | 84.11 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 48.17 | RSP | Jogesh Roy | 31.60 | INC |
| 1998 | 858,360 | 77.98 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 48.48 | RSP | Krishnapada Majumdar | 27.49 | BJP |
| 1999 | 815.92 | 73.05 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 69.39 | RSP | Krishnapada Majumdar | 35.40 | BJP Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
| 2004 | 807,320 | 71.01 | Sanat Kumar Mandal | 55.81 | RSP | Asit Baran Thakur | 27.22 | BJP |
See also
- Jaynagar MazilpurJaynagar MazilpurJaynagar Majilpur is a town and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Both the places are also identified separately a Jaynagar and Majilpur...
, also known as Joynagar - List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha