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Raiganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Raiganj
Assembly constituency
Raiganj
Location in West Bengal
Raiganj
Raiganj (India)
Coordinates: 25°37′N 88°07′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
Constituency No35
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency5. Raiganj
Electorate (year)149,614 (2011)[1]
178,888 (2016)[2]
198,780 (2021)[3]

Overview


As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 35 Raiganj Assembly constituency covers Raiganj municipality, and Bahin, Maraikup, Gouri, Kamalabati I and Kamalabati II gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.[4]

Raiganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]


Members of Legislative Assembly


Election Year MLA Party
Raiganj constituency
1951 Shyama Prasad Barman Indian National Congress
Ghulam Hamidur Rahman
1957 Haji Badruddin Ahmed
Shyama Prasad Barman
1962 Ramendranath Dutta
1967 NN Kundu Praja Socialist Party
1969 Manash Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971 Ramendranath Dutta Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Khagendra Nath Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982 Dipendra Barman Indian National Congress
1987 Khagendra Nath Sinha Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991
1996 Dilip Kumar Das Indian National Congress
2001 Chittaranjan Roy
2006
2011 Mohit Sengupta
2016
2021 Krishna Kalyani Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results



2021


In the 2021 election, Krishna Kalyani of BJP defeated his nearest rival Kanaia Lal Agarwal of AITC.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Raiganj constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Krishna Kalyani 79,775 49.44 +40.75
AITC Kanaia Lal Agarwal 59,027 36.58 +11.95
INC Mohit Sengupta 17,198 10.66 -48.32
NOTA None of the above 2,468 1.53 +0.20
Independent Raju Paul 1,361 0.84
Independent Minakshi Roy 465 0.29
Independent Dipendu Sarkar 211 0.13
AMB Goutam Biswas 208 0.13
Independent Manju Das (Mondal) 196 0.12
SUCI(C) Sanatan Majumdar 133 0.08 -0.25
BMP Bahamoni Hansda 133 0.08
Independent Jyoti Barman 99 0.06
JD(U) Bhabatosh Lahiri 73 0.05
Turnout 161,347
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016


In the 2016 election, Mohit Sengupta of INC defeated his nearest rival Purnendu Dey of AITC.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Raiganj constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohit Sengupta 87,983 58.98 +9.29
AITC Purnendu Dey (Bablu) 36,736 24.63
BJP Pradip Sarkar 12,961 8.69 +6.28
SP Arun Chandra Dey 6,154 4.13 -41.29
NOTA None of the above 1,985 1.33
Kamtapur People's Party (United) Hari Charan Das 1,180 0.79
BSP Swapan Kumar Das 990 0.66
Independent Benoy Kumar Das 692 0.46
SUCI(C) Sanatan Dutta 487 0.33
Turnout 149,168 83.39 -1.34
INC hold Swing

2011


In the 2011 election, Mohit Sengupta of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kiranmoy Nanda of Samajwadi Party.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raiganj constituency[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohit Sengupta 62,864 49.69 +2.99
SP Kiranmoy Nanda 57,455 45.42
BJP Sachindra Nath Das 3,053 2.41
Independent Manjit Mandal 1,064
SUCI Sanatan Dutta 750
BSP Swapan Kumar Das 734
IPFB Anindya Ganguly 586
Turnout 126,506 84.73
INC hold Swing

2006


In the 2006 election, Chittaranjan Roy of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Dilip Kumar Das of Nationalist Congress Party.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Raiganj constituency[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chittaranjan Roy 77,789 49.69 +2.99
NCP Dilip Kumar Das 62,029 45.42
BJP Nimai Kabiraj 10,660 2.41
Independent Subhas Barman 3813
Independent Naresh Chandra Barman 2909
CPI(ML)L Ajit Kumar Das 2772
Independent Bhajagobinda Barman 1158
Independent Binoy Kumar Mallick 1713
BSP Nagendra Nath Sarkar 1404
SP Haradeb Kumar Barman 1094
Turnout 126,506 84.73
INC hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on CPIM+NCP vote percentages taken together in 2006.


1977–2006


In the 2006[8] and 2001 state assembly elections[9] Chittaranjan Roy of Congress won the 35 Raiganj Assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dilip Kumar Das of NCP and Harinarayan Roy of CPI(M) respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dilip Kumar Das of Congress defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) in 1996.[10] Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Das of Congress in 1991[11] and Dipendra Barman of Congress in 1987.[12] Dipendra Barman of Congress defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) in 1982.[13] Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Mahendranath Barman of Janata Party in 1977.[14][15]


1951–1972


Ramendranath Dutta of Congress won in 1972[16] and 1971.[17] Manash Roy of CPI(M) won in 1969.[18] N.N.Kundu of PSP won in 1967.[19] Ramendranath Dutta of Congress won in 1962.[20] In 1957 and 1951 Raiganj was a joint seat. Hazi Badirudddin Ahmad and Syama Prasad Barman, both of Congress, won in 1957.[21] Syama Prasad Barman and Gulam Hamidur Rahman, both of Congress, won in 1951.[22]


References


  1. "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raiganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  7. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Raiganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. "31 - Raiganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  19. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  20. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  21. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  22. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.


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