The assembly constituency is
currently held by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kallol Khan who defeated Tanmay Ganguli of Communist Party
of India (Marxist) (CPM) in 2016. The seat, one of West
Bengal’s 294 assembly constituencies, falls under the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency.

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The Krishnanagar
Lok Sabha constituency is currently held by Mahua
Moitra of TMC, who defeated Kalyan Chaubey of Bhartiya Janata Party.

The Nakashipara
assembly constituency is an
unreserved seat. It’s a TMC stronghold and from 2001, the seat has been held by
it, with Khan as the MLA.

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Here are a few details about
the Nakashipara
assembly seat

Name of the assembly
constituency, district: Nakashipara, Nadia district

Lok Sabha constituency: Krishnanagar

Polling date: April 22

2016 candidates: Kallol Khan
(TMC), Tanmay Ganguli (CPM)

2021 candidates: NA

Sitting MLA, party: Kallol
Khan (TMC)

Winning margin in 2016: 6,250
votes (3.31%)

Runner up name, party:
Tanmay Ganguli (CPM)

Number of voters in 2016:
189,206

Percentage of votes polled
in 2016: 85.48%

Number of women voters in
2016: 91,859

Number of polling booths in
2015: 246