Coordinates: 22°49′N 88°31′E / 22.817°N 88.517°E / 22.817; 88.517

Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake village, see Amdanga, North 24 Parganas. For 2 its namesake community development block, see Amdanga.
Amdanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amdanga is located in West Bengal
Amdanga
Amdanga
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°49′N 88°31′E / 22.817°N 88.517°E / 22.817; 88.517
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.102
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency15. Barrackpore
Electorate (year)177,515 (2011)

Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 102 Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Amdanga community development block, and Dattapukur I, Dattapukur II and Kashimpur gram panchayats of Barasat I community development block.[1]

Amdanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 15 Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1977 Amdanga Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
1982 Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1987 Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1991 Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1996 Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
2001 Hashim Abdul Halim Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
2006 Abdus Sattar Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
2011 Rafiqur Rahaman All India Trinamool Congress[9]
2016 Rafiqur Rahaman All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[]

1977-2006[]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[8] Abdus Sattar of CPI (M) won the Amdanga assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rafiqur Rahaman of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Hashim Abdul Halim of CPI (M) defeated Dr. M. Nuruzzaman of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[7] Md. Rafiqul Islam of Congress in 1996,[6]Idris Ali of Congress in 1991,[5] Asoke Krishna Dutt of Congress in 1987,[4] C.F.Ali of IUML in 1982,[3] and Mira Dutta of Janata Party in 1977.[2][10] Prior to that the constituency did not exist.

2011[]

In the 2011 election, Rafiquer Rahaman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdus Sattar of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal state assembly election: Amdanga constituency[9][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rafiquer Rahaman 87,162 53.79 +6.30#
CPI(M) Abdus Sattar 65,605 40.48 -6.93
BJP Joydeb Ghosh 4,633 2.86
PDS Motiar Rahaman Biswas 2,767 1.70
BSP Dr. Asok Kumar Golder 1,885 1.16
Turnout 162,052 91.29
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 13.43#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2016[]

In the 2016 election, Rafiqur Rahaman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdus Sattar of CPI(M).

2016 West Bengal state assembly election: Amdanga constituency[9][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rafiqur Rahaman 96,193 50.00 -3.79
CPI(M) Abdus Sattar 73,228 38.06 -2.42
BJP Arindam Dey 15,691 8.16 +5.30
NOTA None of the above 1,808 0.94
PDS Motiar Rahaman Biswas 1,655 0.86 -0.84
BSP Safique Ali 1,647 0.86 -0.30
SUCI(C) Goutam Biswas 1,178 0.61
Independent Kaosar Ali Mallik 995 0.52
Turnout 192,395 89.05 -2.24
AITC hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ "89 - Amdanga Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  11. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Amdanga. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  12. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016".
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