Basanti constituency elected a Trinamool Congress candidate in 2016 Bengal polls
- The Revolutionary Socialist Party has been the biggest winner in Basanti assembly constituency
- In 2016, TMC MLA Govind Chandra Naskar defeated Subhas Naskar of Revolutionary Socialist Party
- The winning margin in 2016 was 16607
The Basanti assembly constituency is currently held by Trinamool Congress MLA Govind Chandra Naskar, who defeated Subhas Naskar of the Revolutionary Socialist Party in 2016. The seat, one of West Bengal’s 294 assembly constituencies, falls under the Jaynagar (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.
The Revolutionary Socialist Party has been the biggest winner in this constituency, which is reserved for the scheduled caste, since 1977.
Here are a few details about the Basanti assembly seat –
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Basanti, South 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituency: Jaynagar
2016 candidates: Govind Chandra Naskar (TMC), Subhas Naskar (RSP)
2020 candidates: NA
Sitting MLA, party: Govind Chandra Naskar (TMC)
Winning margin in 2016: 16607
Runner up name, party: Subhas Naskar (RSP)
Number of voters in 2016: 182322
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.98%
Number of women voters in 2016: 108789
Number of polling booths in 2016: 890
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