Nabadwip Assembly constituency is an

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constituency in

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in the

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 84 Nabadwip Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

Nabadwip Nabadwip (), also spelt Navadwip, anciently Nadia or Nudiya, is a heritage city in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is regarded as a holy place by Hindus, and is the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Famous for Rass fest ...

municipality,

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, and Bhaluka and Joania

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s of

Krishnanagar I Krishnanagar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Bhaluka, a constituent panchayat in this block, is located at . ...

community development block. Nabadwip Assembly constituency is part of No. 13

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. It was earlier part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

2011

In the 2011 election, Pundarkshya Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sumit Biswas of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. On its own the Trinamool Congress vote percentage was +2.35% and the swing was 5.99%.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Pundarikhsya Saha of

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won the Nabadwip assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chhaya Sen Sharma of

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Pundarikhsya Saha of Trinamool Congress defeated Jamuna Brahmachari of CPI (M). In 1996, Biswanath Mitra of CPI (M) defeated Kartick Chatterjee of

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. In 1991 and 1987 Biswanath Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Satish Debnath of Congress. In 1982 and 1977 Debi Prosad Basu of CPI (M) defeated Sasthi Bhusan Pal of Congress.

1951–1972

Radha Raman Saha of Congress won in 1972. Debi Prasad Basu of CPI(M) won in 1971. Sachindra Mohan Nandy of Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Debi Prasad Basu of

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won in

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. In

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and in independent India's first election in 1951, Niranjan Modak of Congress won the Nabadwip seat.

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{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Nadia district