Bhagabangola Assembly constituency

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Bhagabangola
Constituency No. 62 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyMurshidabad
Established1957
Total electors263,765
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Vacant

Bhagabangola Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 62 Bhagwangola Assembly constituency covers Bhagwangola II community development block and Bhagwangola, Habaspur, Hanumantanagar, Kuthirampur, Mahammadpur, Mahisasthali and Sundarpur gram panchayats of Bhagwangola I CD Block.[1]

Bhagwangola Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election Member Party Affiliation
1957 Hafizur Rehman Kazi Indian National Congress[2]
1962 Sailendra Nath Adhicary Praja Socialist Party[3]
1967 S.Bhattachrya Indian National Congress[4]
1969 Sailendra Nath Adhicary Samyukta Socialist Party[5]
1971 Md. Samaun Biswas Independent[6]
1972 Mohammad Deedar Baksh Indian National Congress[7]
1977 Kazi Hafizur Rahman Indian National Congress[8]
1982 Kazi Hafizur Rahman Indian National Congress[9]
1987 Syed Nawabjani Meerza CPIM-Supported Independent[10]
1991 Syed Nawabjani Meerza CPIM-Supported Independent
1996 Abu Sufian Sarkar Indian National Congress[11]
2001 Mojibor Rahaman West Bengal Socialist Party[12]
2006 Chand Mohammad West Bengal Socialist Party[13]
2011 Chand Mohammad Samajwadi Party/All India Trinamool Congress[14]
2016 Mahasin Ali Communist party of India (Marxist)
2021 Idris Ali All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[edit]

2024 by-election[edit]

West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Bhagabangola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Anju Begum
AITC Reyat Houssen Sarkar
BJP Bhaskar Sarkar
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2021[edit]

In the 2021 election, Idris Ali of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Md. Kamal Hossain of CPI (M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bhagabangola constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Idris Ali 153,795 68.05 +31.95
CPI(M) Md. Kamal Hossain 47,787 21.15 -33.95
BJP Mehbub Alam 16,707 7.39 +4.59
NOTA None of the above 3,396 1.50
Independent Md. Mosaraf Hossain 827 0.37
BSP Seikh Rabiul Alam 784 0.35
Independent Syed Imran Ali Meerza 652 0.29 -1.51
IUML Sk. Rejaul Karim 617 0.27 -0.73
SUCI(C) Abdul Mabud Nayan 449 0.20 -0.40
Bahujan Maha Party Mst. Sikha Khatun 421 0.19
Independent Md. Nurul Islam 290 0.13
United Socialist Party Ali Hossain 265 0.12
Majority 106,008 46.90 +37.80
Turnout 225,990 90.80 +4.00
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2016[edit]

In the 2016 election, Mahasin Ali of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival, Abu Sufian Sarkar of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bhagabangola constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Mahasin Ali 105,037 54.39
AITC Abu Sufian Sarkar 68,732 35.59
BJP Mehbub Alam 5,278 2.73
Independent Syed Imran Ali Meerza 3,457 1.79
SP Hajikul Alam 3,228 1.67
NOTA None of the above 2,554 1.32
IUML Kamal Pasha 1,855 0.96
SUCI(C) Rahul Amin 1,039 0.54
Independent Asaduzzaman 763 0.40
Independent Abdul Matin 669 0.35
Independent Anju Bagum 510 0.26
Majority 36,305 18.80
Turnout 193,122 85.98
CPI(M) gain from SP Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. Chand Mohammad was the SP candidate in 2011.

2011[edit]

In the 2011 election, Chand Mohammad of Samajwadi Party defeated his nearest rival Sagir Hossain of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bhagabangola constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Chand Mohammad 62,862 38.63 -7.84#
AITC Sagir Hossen 49,528 30.43 -19.40#
Independent Syed Alamgir 40,376 24.81
BJP Mahebub Alam 2,638
MLKSC Kamal Pasha 2,206
IJP Seikh Ajfar Ali 1,752
Independent Najrul Islam 1,745
Independent Gazi Rahman 1,641
Turnout 162,748 90.88
SP hold Swing +11.56#

Syed Alamgir, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but Adhir Chowdhury, the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.[16]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Chand Mohammad was the WBSP candidate in 2006.

1977–2006[edit]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[13] Chand Mohammad of WBSP won the 62 Bhagabangola assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mojibor Rahaman of WBSP defeated Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress in 2001.[12] Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress defeated Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M) in 1996.[11] Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M)/Independent defeated Islam Nazrul of Congress in 1991[17] and Mojibur Rahaman of Congress in 1987.[10] Kazi Hafizur Rahman of Congress/ Independent defeated Sailen Adhicary, Independent, in 1982[9] and Sheikh Kazimuddin of CPI(M) in 1977.[8][18]

1957–1972[edit]

Mohammad Dedar Baksh of Congress won in 1972.[7] Md. Samaun Biswas, Independent, won in 1971.[6] Sailendra Nath Adhicary of SSP won in 1969.[5] S. Bhattacharyya of Congress won in 1967.[4] Sailendra Nath Adhicary of PSP won in 1962.[3] Hafizur Rehman Kazi of Congress won in 1957.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bhagabangola. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  16. ^ "For Sonia and the dissidents: Dr Adhir and Mr Chowdhury". The Telegraph, 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  18. ^ "56 - Bhagabangola Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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