Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Raiganj | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Raiganj Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 25°37′N 88°07′E / 25.617°N 88.117°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 35 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 5. Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 149,614 (2011)[1] 178,888 (2016)[2] 198,780 (2021)[3] |
Raiganj (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. 35 Raiganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Raiganj municipality, and Bahin, Maraikup, Gouri, Kamalabati I and Kamalabati II gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.[4]
Raiganj (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 | Raiganj | Syama Prasad Barman | Indian National Congress[5] |
| Gulam Hamidur Rahman | Indian National Congress[5] | ||
| 1957 | Haji Badruddin Ahmad | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| Syama Prasad Barman | Indian National Congress [6] | ||
| 1962 | Ramendranath Dutta | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1967 | N.N.Kundu | Praja Socialist Party[8] | |
| 1969 | Manash Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1971 | Ramendranath Dutta | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1972 | Ramendranath Dutta | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1977 | Khagendra Nath Sinha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1982 | Dipendra Barman | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| 1987 | Khagendra Nath Sinha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 1991 | Khagendra Nath Sinha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15] | |
| 1996 | Dilip Kumar Das | Indian National Congress[16] | |
| 2001 | Chittaranjan Roy | Indian National Congress[17] | |
| 2006 | Chittaranjan Roy | Indian National Congress[18] | |
| 2011 | Indian National Congress[19] | ||
| 2016 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2021 | Krishna Kalyani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results[]
2021[]
In the 2021 election, Krishna Kalyani of BJP defeated his nearest rival Kanaia Lal Agarwal of AITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishna Kalyani | 79,775 | 49.44 | +40.75 | |
| AITC | Kanaia Lal Agarwal | 59,027 | 36.58 | +11.95 | |
| INC | 17,198 | 10.66 | -48.32 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,468 | 1.53 | +0.20 | |
| Independent | Raju Paul | 1,361 | 0.84 | ||
| Independent | Minakshi Roy | 465 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Dipendu Sarkar | 211 | 0.13 | ||
| AMB | Goutam Biswas | 208 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Manju Das (Mondal) | 196 | 0.12 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sanatan Majumdar | 133 | 0.08 | -0.25 | |
| BMP | Bahamoni Hansda | 133 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | Jyoti Barman | 99 | 0.06 | ||
| JD(U) | Bhabatosh Lahiri | 73 | 0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 161,347 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016[]
In the 2016 election, Mohit Sengupta of INC defeated his nearest rival Purnendu Dey of AITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 87,983 | 58.98 | +9.29 | ||
| AITC | Purnendu Dey (Bablu) | 36,736 | 24.63 | ||
| BJP | Pradip Sarkar | 12,961 | 8.69 | +6.28 | |
| SP | Arun Chandra Dey | 6,154 | 4.13 | -41.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,985 | 1.33 | ||
| Kamtapur People's Party (United) | Hari Charan Das | 1,180 | 0.79 | ||
| BSP | Swapan Kumar Das | 990 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | Benoy Kumar Das | 692 | 0.46 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sanatan Dutta | 487 | 0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 149,168 | 83.39 | -1.34 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[]
In the 2011 election, Mohit Sengupta of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kiranmoy Nanda of Samajwadi Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 62,864 | 49.69 | +2.99 | ||
| SP | Kiranmoy Nanda | 57,455 | 45.42 | ||
| BJP | Sachindra Nath Das | 3,053 | 2.41 | ||
| Independent | Manjit Mandal | 1,064 | |||
| SUCI | Sanatan Dutta | 750 | |||
| BSP | Swapan Kumar Das | 734 | |||
| IPFB | Anindya Ganguly | 586 | |||
| Turnout | 126,506 | 84.73 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006[]
In the 2006 election, Chittaranjan Roy of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Dilip Kumar Das of Nationalist Congress Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chittaranjan Roy | 77,789 | 49.69 | +2.99 | |
| NCP | Dilip Kumar Das | 62,029 | 45.42 | ||
| BJP | Nimai Kabiraj | 10,660 | 2.41 | ||
| Independent | Subhas Barman | 3813 | |||
| Independent | Naresh Chandra Barman | 2909 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Ajit Kumar Das | 2772 | |||
| Independent | Bhajagobinda Barman | 1158 | |||
| Independent | Binoy Kumar Mallick | 1713 | |||
| BSP | Nagendra Nath Sarkar | 1404 | |||
| SP | Haradeb Kumar Barman | 1094 | |||
| Turnout | 126,506 | 84.73 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on CPIM+NCP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006[]
In the 2006[18] and 2001 state assembly elections[17] Chittaranjan Roy of Congress won the 35 Raiganj Assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dilip Kumar Das of NCP and Harinarayan Roy of CPI(M) respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dilip Kumar Das of Congress defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) in 1996.[16] Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Das of Congress in 1991[15] and Dipendra Barman of Congress in 1987.[14] Dipendra Barman of Congress defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) in 1982.[13] Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Mahendranath Barman of Janata Party in 1977.[12][22]
1951–1972[]
Ramendranath Dutta of Congress won in 1972[11] and 1971.[10] Manash Roy of CPI(M) won in 1969.[9] N.N.Kundu of PSP won in 1967.[8] Ramendranath Dutta of Congress won in 1962.[7] In 1957 and 1951 Raiganj was a joint seat. Hazi Badirudddin Ahmad and Syama Prasad Barman, both of Congress, won in 1957.[6] Syama Prasad Barman and Gulam Hamidur Rahman, both of Congress, won in 1951.[5]
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- Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
- Politics of Uttar Dinajpur district