Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Karandighi | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Karandighi Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 25°48′N 87°56′E / 25.800°N 87.933°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 32 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 182,522 (2011)[1] 227,234 (2016)[2] 262,583 (2021)[3] |
Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 32 Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Dalkhola Municipality and Altapur I, Altapur II, Dalkhola II, Domhana, Karandighi I, Karandighi II, Lahutara I, Lahutara II, SIMA Anandapur, Raniganj, Rasakhowa I and Rasakhowa II gram panchayats of Karandighi community development block.[4]
Karandighi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951* | Karandighi | Mohinuddin Mokhtar | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1957 | Phanis Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1962 | Phanis Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1967 | H.S.Hussain | Praja Socialist Party[8] | |
| 1969 | Suresh Chandra Sinha | All India Forward Bloc[9] | |
| 1971 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1972 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1977 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 1982 | Suresh Chandra Singha | All India Forward Bloc [13] | |
| 1987 | Suresh Chandra Singha | All India Forward Bloc[14] | |
| 1991 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress [15] | |
| 1996 | Suresh Chandra Singha | All India Forward Bloc[16] | |
| 2001 | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc[17] | |
| 2006 | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc [18] | |
| 2011 | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc[19] | |
| 2016 | Manodeb Singha | All India Trinamool Congress [19] | |
| 2021 | Goutam Paul | All India Trinamool Congress |
.* This area was in Bihar when elections were held
Election results[]
2021[]
In the 2021 elections, Goutam Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Subhas Chandra Sinha of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Goutam Paul | 116,597 | 54.70 | +25.26 | |
| BJP | Subhas Chandra Sinha | 79,968 | 37.52 | +21.90 | |
| AIFB | Md. Hafizul Iqbal | 9,146 | 4.29 | -23.40 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,449 | 1.15 | -1.21 | |
| Independent | Benoy Kumar Das | 1,269 | 0.60 | ||
| BSP | Harun Rashid | 1,139 | 0.53 | -2.04 | |
| Independent | Subhas Chandra Sinha | 693 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Abdullah | 632 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Chandra Singha | 537 | 0.25 | ||
| AMB | Biswajit Sinha | 271 | 0.13 | ||
| BMP | Santhapan Hasdak | 231 | 0.11 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Shanti Lal Singha | 207 | 0.10 | -0.36 | |
| Turnout | 213,136 | 81.17 | -0.46 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[]
In the 2016 elections, Manodeb Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Gokul Behari Roy of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Manodeb Singha | 54,599 | 29.44 | ||
| AIFB | Gokul Behari Roy | 51,367 | 27.69 | -10.30 | |
| Independent | Sk. Samsul | 35,547 | 19.16 | ||
| BJP | Abdul Jalil | 28,978 | 15.62 | +12.94 | |
| BSP | Nirod Bandhu Biswas | 4,762 | 2.57 | -0.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,376 | 2.36 | ||
| SP | Abdul Mahid Hossain | 2,030 | 1.09 | ||
| Independent | Sushanta Kumar Das | 1,628 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Rehena Khatun | 1,357 | 0.73 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Shanti Lal Singha | 846 | 0.46 | ||
| Turnout | 185,490 | 81.63 | -0.61 | ||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2011[]
In the 2011 elections, Gokul Behari Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Subhas Goswami of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Gokul Behari Roy | 57,023 | 37.99 | -7.08 | |
| INC | Subhas Goswami | 51,245 | 34.14 | -8.13 | |
| Independent | Md. Hafizul Iqbal | 24,272 | 16.17 | ||
| BSP | Nirod Bandhu Biswas | 4,355 | 2.90 | ||
| BJP | Arshad Alam | 4,020 | 2.68 | ||
| Independent | Bablu Soren | 2,437 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Muktar Ahamed | 2,232 | |||
| JD(U) | Hem Ranjan Mandal | 1,605 | |||
| Independent | Binoy Kumar Das | 1,124 | |||
| Independent | Dinesh Chandra Singha | 972 | |||
| Independent | Purna Chandra Singha | 815 | |||
| Turnout | 150,100 | 82.24 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | 1.05 | |||
1977–2006[]
In the 2006[18] and 2001[17] state assembly elections, Gokul Roy of Forward Bloc won the Karandighi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress in 1996.[16] Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress defeated Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc in 1991.[15] Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress in 1987[14] and 1982.[13] Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress defeated Amarendra Nath Singha of Janata Party in 1977.[12][21]
1951–1972[]
Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress won in 1972[11] and 1971.[10] Suresh Chandra Sinha of Forward Bloc won in 1969.[9] H.S.Hussain of PSP won in 1967.[8] Phanis Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1962[7] and 1957.[6] In independent India's first election in 1951 the area was part of Bihar and Mohinuddin Mokhtar of Congress won the Karandighi seat.[5]
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- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Karandighi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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- Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
- Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district