Aurangabad Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Aurangabad Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Samserganj Assembly constituency and Raghunathganj Assembly constituency.[1]
Aurangabad | |
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Aurangabad Location in West Bengal Show map of West BengalAurangabad Aurangabad (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 24.61°N 88.06°E / 24.61; 88.06 | |
| Country | |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Year established | 1977 |
| Year abolished | 2011 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jangipur |
It was part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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| 1977 | Aurangabad | Lutfal Haque | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 1982 | Lutfal Haque | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1987 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1991 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1996 | Humayun Reza | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 2001 | Humayun Reza | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 2006 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] |
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[9] Touab Ali of CPI(M) won the 51 Aurangabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Humayun Reza of Congress. Humayun Reza of Congress defeated Nur Mohammad of CPI(M) in 2001[8] and Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1996.[7] Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated Humayun Reza of Congress in 1991[6] and 1987.[5]Lutfal Haque of Congress defeated Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1982[4] and Sohidul Alam of CPI(M) in 1977. The Auragabad constituency did not exist prior to that.[3][10]
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