Murshidabad Assembly constituency
Murshidabad Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Constituency No. 64 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
LS constituency | Murshidabad |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 268,221 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 64 Murshidabad Assembly constituency covers Murshidabad municipality, Jiaganj Azimganj municipality and Murshidabad Jiaganj community development block[1]
Murshidabad Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1951 | Murhidabad | Durgapada Sinha | Indian National Congress[2] |
1957 | Durgapada Sinha | Indian National Congress[3] | |
1962 | Birendra Narayan Roy | Independent[4] | |
1967 | S.K.A. Mirza | Indian National Congress[5] | |
1969 | Mohammad Idris Ali | Indian National Congress[6] | |
1971 | Mohammad Idris Ali | Indian National Congress[7] | |
1972 | Mohammad Idris Ali | Indian National Congress [8] | |
1977 | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc[9] | |
1982 | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc [10] | |
1987 | Abdul Mannan Hossain | Indian National Congress[11] | |
1991 | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc[12] | |
1996 | Mazammel Haque | Independent[13] | |
2001 | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc[14] | |
2006 | Bivas Chakraborty | All India Forward Bloc[15] | |
2011 | Shaoni Singha Roy | Indian National Congress[16] | |
2016 | Shaoni Singha Roy | Indian National Congress/All India Trinamool Congress | |
2021 | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | 95,967 | |||
TMC | Shaoni Singha Roy | 93,476 | |||
INC | Sk. Nejauddin | 28,835 | |||
Turnout | |||||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Shaoni Singha Roy of Congress defeated her nearest rival Bibhas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Shaoni Singha Roy | 75,441 | 46.03 | # | |
AIFB | Bibhas Chakraborty | 69.089 | 42.15 | -6.83 | |
BJP | Ranajit Kumar Das | 9,946 | 6.07 | ||
Independent | Shyamal Krishna Das | 4,495 | |||
PDS | Md. Kashimuddin Shaikh | 2,753 | |||
SUCI | Gulshenara Iva | 2,169 | |||
Turnout | 163,893 | 87.11 | |||
INC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
.# Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Bivas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc won the Murshidabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Joyanta Roy of IPFB. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Abdul Mannan Hossain, Independent, in 2001.[14] Mazammel Haque, Independent, defeated Abdul Ohab Mondal of Congress in 1996,[13] Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Asak Ali of Congress in 1991.[12] Abdul Mannan Hossain of Congress defeated Madan Mohan Ray, Independent, in 1987.[11] Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Dedar Bakshi of ICS in 1982[10] and Syed Nawab Jani Meerza of Janata Party in 1977.[9][18]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Murshidabad. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "58 - Murshidabad Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.