Asima Patra — MLA, Dhanekhali (All India Trinamool Congress)
Asima Patra
Asima Patra is the MLA from the Dhanekhali assembly constituency in West Bengal, representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly (elected in 2026).
Member identity and party: West Bengal Legislative Assembly, member list. Sitting-member roster checked on 12 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Dhanekhali constituency
Dhanekhali is seat number 197 of the 294 in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and lies in Hooghly district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. The seat had about 262,689 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Dhanekhali votes as part of the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
All India Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal assembly
All India Trinamool Congress holds 80 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 148. Asima Patra was returned from Dhanekhali in 2026.
Other MLAs in Hooghly district
Hooghly district returns 18 members to the West Bengal assembly. The others are:
- Dipanjan Chakraborty — Uttarpara, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bhaskar Bhattacharya — Sreerampur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Dilip Singh — Champdani, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Arup Kumar Das — Singur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Deepanjan Kumar Guha — Chandannagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Subir Nag — Chunchura, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sumana Sarkar — Balagarh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Tusar Kumar Majumdar — Pandua, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Swaraj Ghosh — Saptagram, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Swati Khandoker — Chanditala, All India Trinamool Congress
- Prosenjit Bag — Jangipara, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Madhumita Ghosh — Haripal, Bharatiya Janata Party
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 294 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is due by May 2031.
Latest West Bengal Political News
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Dhanekhali?
- Asima Patra of the All India Trinamool Congress is the sitting MLA for Dhanekhali, elected in 2026.
- Which party does Asima Patra belong to?
- Asima Patra represents the All India Trinamool Congress, which holds 80 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Dhanekhali constituency in?
- Dhanekhali is seat number 197 and lies in Hooghly district of West Bengal.
- Is Dhanekhali a reserved constituency?
- Dhanekhali is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Dhanekhali fall under?
- Dhanekhali is one of the assembly segments of the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Dhanekhali?
- Dhanekhali had about 262,689 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Asima Patra, West Bengal की Dhanekhali विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: All India Trinamool Congress। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Dhanekhali सीट Hooghly ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,62,689 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Dhanekhali विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।