Bagdah Assembly constituency
| Bagdah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 94 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bagdah Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Bangaon |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 277,464 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Madhuparna Thakur | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
Bagdahis anassemblyconstituency inNorth 24 Parganas districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.It is reserved forscheduled castes.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of theDelimitation Commission,No. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:Bagdah community development blockand Gangrapota, Sundarpur andTengragram panchayatsofBangaon community development block.[1]
Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)(SC).[1]It was earlier part ofBarasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Manindra Bhusan Biswas[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Apurba Lal Majumdar[4][5][6][7][8] | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Kamalakshmi Biswas[9][10] | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1991 | Kamalakshmi Biswas[12] | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1996[13] | |||
| 2001[14] | |||
| 2006 | Dulal Bar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2011 | Upendranath Biswas[15] | ||
| 2016 | Dulal Bar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Biswajit Das | All India Trinamool Congress[16][17] | |
Election results
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Madhuparna Thakur | 107,706 | 55.04 |  10.10
| |
| BJP | Binay Kumar Biswas | 74,251 | 37.95 |  11.46
| |
| AIFB | Gouraditya Biswas | 8,189 | 4.18 | ||
| INC | Ashoke Kumar Haldar | 1,297 | 0.66 | 3.11
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 667 | 0.34 | 0.13
| |
| Majority | 33,455 | ||||
| Turnout | 195,680 | ||||
| AITCgainfromBJP | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]In the 2021 election,Biswajit DasofBharatiya Janata Party(BJP) defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha ofAll India Trinamool Congress(AITC). He later switched parties to AITC.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Biswajit Das | 108,111 | 49.41 | +45.03 | |
| AITC | Paritosh Kumar Saha | 98,319 | 44.94 | +1.26 | |
| INC | Prabir Kirtonia (Bapi) | 8,250 | 3.77 | −45.87 | |
| BSP | Santosh Biswas | 2,240 | 1.02 | +0.27 | |
| Independent | Pradip Kumar Biswas | 851 | 0.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,020 | 0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 218,791 | 79.06 | +0.57 | ||
| BJPgainfromINC | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]In the 2016 election,Dulal BarofIndian National Congress(INC) defeated his nearest rivalUpendra Nath BiswasofAITC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dulal Bar | 102,026 | 49.64 | ||
| AITC | Upendranath Biswas | 89,790 | 43.68 | ||
| BSP | Bikash Biswas | 1,532 | 0.75 | ||
| BJP | Biva Majumder | 8,987 | 4.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,324 | 0.64 | ||
| Independent | Harish Chandra Mondal | 792 | 0.39 | ||
| Guru Chand Mukti Morcha | Hirak Golder | 581 | 0.28 | ||
| RPI(A) | Gautam Malo | 498 | 0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 205,546 | 79.63 | |||
| INCgainfromAITC | Swing | ||||
2011
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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
[edit]In the2006 state assembly elections[8]Dulal Chandra Bar ofTrinamool Congresswon the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas ofForward Bloc.
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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2001
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1977-2006
[edit]Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeatedDulal Chandra Barof Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14]Kalidas Adhikari ofCongressin 1996,[13]and Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991.[12]Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1987.[11]Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982[10]and Independent in 1977.[9][19]
1962-1972
[edit]Apurba Lal Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1972,[7]1971,[6]1969[5]and 1967.[4]Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in1962.[3]Prior to that the Bagdah seat did not exist.
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