Kanksa was an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

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India

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States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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Ankure Saresh of CPI (M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Kanksa (SC) assembly seat in 2006, 2001, and 1996 defeating his nearest rivals, Lakshi Narayan Saha of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 in 2006 and Himangshu Mondal of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 2001 and 1996. In 1991 and 1987, Krishna Chandra Halder of CPI (M) defeated Manik Lal Bouri and Samir Kumar Saha, both of Congress in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Lakshi Narayan Saha of CPI (M) defeated Shib Narayan Saha and Samir Kumar Saha in the respective years.

Kanksa assembly constituency was part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Durgapue was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Durgapur in West Bengal. The seat waas reserved for scheduled castes....

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Impact of delimitation

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Kanksa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to be an assembly constituency from 2011. Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi gram panchayats of Kanksa community development block are part of 276 Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Durgapur Purba is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It broadly covers the area earlier covered by Durgapur II assembly constituency.-Extent:...

. Kanksa, Trilokchandrapur, Bankati and Bidbehar gram panchayats of Kanksa CD Block are part of Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Galsi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Galsi is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

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