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Basanti Assembly constituency
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Basanti is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Key Information

Overview

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As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Basanti Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

  • Amjhara, Basanti, Bharatgarh, Charabidya, Foolmalancha, Jharkhali, Jyotishpur, Kanthalberia, Nafarganj, Ramchandrakhali and Uttar Mokamberia gram panchayats of Basanti community development block
  • Atharobanki gram panchayat of Canning II community development block

Basanti Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election results

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2026

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2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basanti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC
BJP
LF
INC
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basanti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Shyamal Mondal 111,453 52.10 +2.23
BJP Ramesh Majhi 60,811 28.43 +22.72
RSP Subhas Naskar 36,688 17.15 −23.57
NOTA None of the above 1,907 0.89 −1.58
Independent Biswajit Mondal 1,635 0.76
Independent Debabrata Mondal 728 0.34
SUCI(C) Nimai Chandra Mondal 688 0.32
Turnout 213,910
AITC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2016

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Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Basanti (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Gobinda Chandra Naskar 90,522 49.87
RSP Subhas Naskar 73,915 40.72 −8.35
BJP Pankaj Roy 10,373 5.71 +1.89
NOTA None of the above 4,487 2.47
MPOI Himanshu Kayal 1,141 0.63
Independent Taranga Mondal 1,069 0.59
Turnout 181,507 80.61 −0.72
AITC gain from RSP Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2011

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Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Basanti[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Subhas Naskar 72,772 49.07 −17.27
INC Arnab Roy 66,636 44.87
BJP Amal Kanti Roy 5,676 3.82
People’s Democratic Conference of India Samir Das 3,333 2.24
Turnout 148,516 81.33
RSP hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

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Subhas Naskar of RSP won the Basanti Assembly constituency from 1982 to 2006, defeating Amal Kanti Roy of BJP in 2006,[4] Jayanta Sarkar of AITC in 2001[5] and 1996,[6] Bipin Behari Sardar of INC in 1991[7] and 1987,[8] and Jnanendranath Majumdar of INC in 1982.[9] Kalipada Barman of RSP defeated Chittaranjan Naskar of INC in 1977.[10][11]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1962-1972

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Panchanan Sinha of INC won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Ashok Chaudhuri of RSP won in 1969.[14] Shakila Khatun of INC won in 1967[15] and 1962.[16] The seat did not exist prior to that.

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