Country India District Nadia Year abolished 2011 | State West Bengal Year established 1962 Lok Sabha constituency Nabadwip | |
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Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes.
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Map of Hanskhali, West Bengal
Overview
As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission Hanskhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. Ranaghat Uttar Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a new constituency in the area.
Hanskhali assembly constituency was part of the Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).
1977-2006
Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M) won the 79 Hanskhali (SC) assembly seat in 2006and 2001defeating his nearest rivals Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas and Abir Ranjan Biswas (both of Trinamool Congress) in the respective years. In 1996,Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of Congress defeated Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M). In 1991,Nayan Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of Congress. In 1987,1982and 1977,Sukumar Mandal of CPI (M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas, Kshownish Biswas and Ananda Mohan Biswas (all of Congress) in respective years.
1962-1972
Ananda Mohan Biswas of Congress won in 1972and 1971.Charu Mihir Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1969and 1967.Pramatha Ranjan Thakur of Congress won in 1962.Prior to that the Hanskhali seat was not there.