Dhanekhali

Dhanekhali is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.OverviewAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 197 Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Belmuri, Bhastara, Dashghara I, Dashghara II, Dhanekhali I, Dhanekhali II, Gurap, Gurbari I, Gurbari II, Khajurdaha Milki, Mandra, Somaspur I and Somaspur II gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block, and Babnan, Dadpur, Makalpur and Satithan gram panchayats of Polba-Dadpur community development block.Dhanekhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 28 Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency).Election results2011.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.1977-2006In the 2006 state assembly elections, Ajit Patra of Forward Bloc won the Dhaniakhali assembly seat defeating Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kripa Sindu Saha of Forward Bloc defeated Asima Patra representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Congress in 1996and 1991, and Kashinath Patra of Congress in 1987, 1982 and 1977.