Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.467°N 88.067°E / 24.467; 88.067

Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Raghunathganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raghunathganj is located in West Bengal
Raghunathganj
Raghunathganj
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.467°N 88.067°E / 24.467; 88.067
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No59
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyJangipur
Electorate (year)168,860 (2011)[1]
207,987 (2016)[2]
249,559 (2021)[3]

Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Aurangabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the area ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 59 Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Raghunathganj II community development block, Nurpur gram panchayat of Suti I community development block and Maiya gram panchayat of Lalgola community development block.[4]

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

Members of Legislative Assemblyq[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
2011 Raghunathganj Akhruzzaman Indian National Congress[5]
2016 Akhruzzaman Indian National Congress
2021 All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[]

2011[]

In the 2011 election, Akhruz Zaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hasnat of RSP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raghunathganj constituency[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Akhruzzaman 74,683 50.99
RSP Abul Hasnat 59,143 40.38
SDPI Md. Jakir Hossain 6,093 4.16
BJP Sougata Singha Roy 4,066 2.78
SUCI Rabiul Alam 2,493
Turnout 146,478 86.94
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. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raghunathganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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