Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E / 24.85167°N 88.01083°E / 24.85167; 88.01083

Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India. For its namesake village, see Baisnabnagar, Malda.
Baisnabnagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Baisnabnagar is located in West Bengal
Baisnabnagar
Baisnabnagar
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E / 24.85167°N 88.01083°E / 24.85167; 88.01083
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Constituency No54
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency8. Maldaha Dakshin
Electorate (year)172,528 (2011)[1]
211,923 (2016)[2]
246,956 (2021)[3]

Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). BJP won the 2016 assembly elections in Baisnabnagar.[4] In 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Chandana Sarkar of AITC won the seat by a margin of 2,799 votes over her nearest rival Swadhin Kumar Sarkar of BJP. She is the current MLA of Baisnabnagar constituency.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 54 Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak III community development block.[5]

Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
2011 Baisnabnagar Isha Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress[6]
2016 Swadhin Kumar Sarkar Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 Chandana Sarkar All India Trinamool Congress

For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Election results[]

2016[]

In the 2016 election, Swadhin Kumar Sarkar of the BJP defeated Azizul Haque of the INC-CPI(M) alliance.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Baisnabnagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Swadhin Kumar Sarkar 70,185 38.20 +24.12
INC Azizul Haque 65,688 35.75 -7.27
AITC 40,262 21.91 N/A
SHS Dhaneshyam Das 1,528 0.83 N/A
BSP Nikhil Chandra Mondal 1,525 0.83 N/A
Independent Suresh Chandra Sarkar 1,301 0.70 N/A
CPI(ML)L Md. Ebrahim Sheikh 713 0.38 N/A
NOTA None of the above 2,520 1.37 N/A
Majority 4,497 2.45 -1.00
Turnout 183,722
BJP gain from INC Swing +8.43

2011[]

In the 2011 election, of Congress defeated his nearest rival of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Baisnabnagar constituency[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC 62,589 43.02
CPI(M) 57,566 39.57
BJP Swadhin Kumar Sarkar 20,483 14.08
Independent Manirul 3,436 2.36
JD(U) Manjur Alahi Munshi 1,415
Majority 5,023 3.45
Turnout 145,489 84.34
INC win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ "West Bengal polls: BJP wins Congress stronghold Malda".
  5. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Baisnabnagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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