Coordinates: 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E / 24.03639°N 87.99333°E / 24.03639; 87.99333

Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Khargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khargram is located in West Bengal
Khargram
Khargram
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E / 24.03639°N 87.99333°E / 24.03639; 87.99333
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No66
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency9. Jangipur
Electorate (year)172,961 (2011)[1]
204,103 (2016)[2]
228,923 (2021)[3]

Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 66 Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Khargram community development block, and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II gram panchayats Burwan community development block.[4]

Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Burwan Khargram Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik Indian National Congress[5]
Burwan Khargram Sudhir Mondal Indian National Congress[5]
1957 No seat [6]
1962 Khargram Abhayapada Saha Revolutionary Socialist Party[7]
1967 S.K.Mondal Indian National Congress[8]
1969 Kumarish Chandra Moulik Revolutionary Socialist Party[9]
1971 Narendra Haldar Indian National Congress[10]
1972 Harendranath Halder Indian National Congress [11]
1977 Dinabandhu Majhi Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1982 Dinabandhu Majhi Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1987 Biswanath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
1991 Biwanath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
1996 Biwanath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2001 Biswanath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]
2006 Manabendranath Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18]
2011 Ashis Marjit Indian National Congress[19]

Election results[]

2011[]

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Khargram (SC) constituency[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Asish Marjit 74,093 49.96 +4.83
CPI(M) Goutam Mondal 65,123 43.91 -5.20
BJP Harekrishna Konai 4,049 2.73
Independent Smritikana Sarkar 2,369
CPI(ML)L Sadhan Kumar Marjit 1,616
JD(U) Dipak Mandal 1,049
Turnout 148,299 85.84
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing +10.30

1977–2006[]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[18] Manabendranath Saha of CPI(M) won the 66 Khargram (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashis Marjit of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Biswanath Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Madhab Chandra Marjit of Congress in 2001[17] and 1996,[16] Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1991,[15] and Ashok Saha of Congress in 1987.[14] Dinabandhu Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nakari Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1982[13] and Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1977.[12][21]

1951–1972[]

Harendranath Halder of Congress won in 1972.[11] Narendra Haldar of Congress won in 1971.[10] Kumarish Chandra Moulick of RSP won in 1969.[9] S.K.Mondal of Congress won in 1967.[8] Abhayapada Saha of RSP won in 1962.[7] The Khargram seat was not there in 1957.[6] In independent India's first election in 1951[5] Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.

References[]

  1. ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  18. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  19. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  20. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Khargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  21. ^ "66 - Khargram (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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