Hanskhali

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Hanskhali | type = CD Block/ city | latd =23.6 | longd =88.6
state_name = West Bengal
district = Nadia
leader_title = MLA
leader_name = Nayan Sarkar
altitude =
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 2,60,916| population_density =
area_magnitude= 246.69
area_total =
area_telephone = 91 3472
postal_code =741 505
vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio = 949
unlocode =
website =
footnotes = CD Block

Hanskhali ( _bn. হাঁসখালি) is a town/ community development block in Nadia District in West Bengal, India.

Demographics

Hanskhali community development block has an area of 246.69 km² and as of 2001 had a population of 260,916. [ [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_10.htm Census] ]

Politics

Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M) won the Hanskhali (SC) assembly seat in 2006 and 2001 defeating his nearest rivals Dr. Ramendra Nath Biswas and Abir Ranjan Biswas (Both of AITC) in the respective years. In 1996, Sasanka Sekhar Biswas of INC defeated Nayan Sarkar of CPI (M). In 1991, Nayan Sarkar defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Sukumar Mandal of CPI (M) defeated Sasanka Sekhar Biswas, Kshownish Biswas and Ananda Mohan Biswas (all of INC) in respective years. [ [http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp79.htm Election Commission] Assembly election results 1977 – 2006 ]

Hanskhali is part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf
title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | accessdate = 2007-02-21 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal
publisher = Election Commission of India]

Administration

Hanskhali is an intermediate panchayat (local self-government) under Nadia zilla panchayat. Village panchayats under it are –Bagula I and II, Batkulla I and II, Betna Gobindapur, Dakshinpara I and II, Gajna, Mamjoan, Mayurhat I and II, and Ramnagar Barachupria I and II. [cite web | url =http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=3207003000&ptype=V&button1=Submit | title = Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India ]

References

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