Coordinates: 24°14′21″N 88°30′30″E / 24.23917°N 88.50833°E / 24.23917; 88.50833

Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Raninagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raninagar is located in West Bengal
Raninagar
Raninagar
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°14′21″N 88°30′30″E / 24.23917°N 88.50833°E / 24.23917; 88.50833
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No63
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency11. Murshidabad
Electorate (year)186,600 (2011)[1]
223,995 (2016)[2]
256,101 (2021)[3]
Government
 • MLAAbdul Soumik Hossain
 • PartyAll India Trinamool Congress

Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957 and 1962. It was revived in 2011.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 63 Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Raninagar I community development block, Kalinagar I, Kalinagar II, Malibari I, Malibari II and Raninagar I gram panchayats of Raninagar II community development block and Dhulauri gram panchayat of Domkal community development block.[4]

Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1957 Raninagar Syed Badruddin Independent[5]
1962 Syed Badruddin Independent[6]
2011 Firoza Begam Indian National Congress[7]
2016 Firoza Begam Indian National Congress
2021 Abdul Soumik Hossain All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results[]

2021[]

In the 2021 election, Abdul Soumik Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Firoza Begam of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Raninagar constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Abdul Soumik Hossain 134,957 60.79 +27.78
INC Firoza Begam 55,255 24.89 -33.58
BJP Mst. Masuara Khatun 21,138 9.52 +4.42
NOTA None of the above 2,774 1.25 +0.35
ISF Golam Masum Reja 2,754 1.24
SDPI Md. Saher Alam 1,393 0.63
Independent Firoza Bibi 884 0.40
Independent Hasibul Islam 828 0.37
BSP Ruliya Parvin 587 0.26
SUCI(C) Nasrin Naher Lucy 501 0.23 -0.51
Independent Safiur Rahaman Mandal 496 0.22
Bahujan Maha Party Abdul Hai 828 0.11
United Socialist Party Saira Bibi 202 0.09
Turnout 222,016 91.18 +6.32
AITC gain from INC Swing

2016[]

In the 2016 election, Firoza Begam of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dr. Humayun Kabir of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Raninagar constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Firoza Begam 111,132 58.47 +12.02
AITC Dr. Humayun Kabir 62,750 33.01
BJP Basu Basak 9,693 5.10 +3.18
WPOI Golam Mostafa Mondal 2,441 1.28
NOTA None of the above 1,715 0.90
SUCI(C) Manirul Islam 1,405 0.74
Independent Md. Yearul Islam 946 0.50
Turnout 190,082 84.86 -2.98
INC hold Swing

2011[]

In the 2011 election, Firoza Begum of Congress defeated her nearest rival Maksuda Begum of Forward Bloc.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raninagar constituency[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Firoza Begam 76,092 46.45
AIFB Maksuda Begum 75,003 45.79
BJP Dinesh Mondal 3,151 1.92
IPFB Tapan Kumar Hore 2,946
SUCI(C) Abdul Aktar Sarkar 2,262
MLKSC Md. Rejaul Haque 1,693
Independent Nur Mohammed 1,495
Independent Jalauddin Mondal 1,169
Turnout 163,811 87.84
INC win (new seat)

1957–1962[]

The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957[5] and 1962.[6] Syed Badruddin, Independent, won in both the years.

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 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raninagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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