Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Kultali is an assembly
constituency in South 24 Parganas district
in the India
n state
of West Bengal
. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
, No. 129 Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Kultali
community development block
and Baishata, Chuprijhara, Manirhat, Nalgora gram panchayat
s of Jaynagar II
community development block.
Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
, Joykrishna Halder of SUC won the Kultali (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ramsanker Halder of CPI(M)
. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Probodh Purkait
of SUC won the seat from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsanker Halder of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991, Arabinda Naskar of Congress
in 1987 and 1982, and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party
in 1977.
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...
constituency in South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district
South 24 Parganas district is an important district of West Bengal State with its district headquarters in Alipore. It has the urban fringe of Calcutta on one side and the remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans....
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of 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...
. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Extent
As per orders of the Delimitation CommissionDelimitation Commission of India
Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...
, No. 129 Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Kultali
Kultali (community development block)
Kultali is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kultali police station serves this block...
community development block
Community Development Block in India
The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...
and Baishata, Chuprijhara, Manirhat, Nalgora gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
s of Jaynagar II
Jaynagar II (community development block)
Jaynagar II is an administrative division in Baruipur subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jaynagar and Kultali police stations serve this block...
community development block.
Kultali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
2011
1977-2006
In the 2006 assembly electionsWest Bengal state assembly election, 2006
The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...
, Joykrishna Halder of SUC won the Kultali (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ramsanker Halder of CPI(M)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Probodh Purkait
Probodh Purkait
Probodh Purkait is an Indian politician belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India . He represented the Kultali constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for more than thirty years....
of SUC won the seat from 1977 to 2001, defeating Ramsanker Halder of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996, Ramani Ranjan Das of CPI(M) in 1991, Arabinda Naskar of 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...
in 1987 and 1982, and Anandi Tanti of Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
in 1977.