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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Arambagh
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Arambag.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Arambagh Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency|Arambagh]]
| constituency_no = 200
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = Hemanta Bag
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| electors = 207,328
}}

'''Arambagh Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Hooghly district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 200 Arambagh Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Arambagh]] municipality, and Arandi I, Arandi II, Batanal, Gaurhati I, Gaurhati II, Madhabpur, Mayapur I, Mayapur II, Salepur I, Salepur II and Tirol [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Arambagh (community development block)|Arambagh]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]].<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 26 July 2015|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Arambagh Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 [[Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Madan Mohan Saha
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|Radha Krishna Pal
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|[[Prafulla Chandra Sen]] ''(Arambagh East)''
|-
|Radha Krishna Pal ''(Arambagh West)''
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Prafulla Chandra Sen]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Ajoy Kumar Dey
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|Abdul Mannan
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|rowspan="2"|Benode Das
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Binoy Dutta]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Krishna Chandra Santra]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Madhusudan Bag]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|Hemanta Bag
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Hemanta Bag
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,23,000
|percentage = 52.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mita Bag
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = 94,041
|percentage = 39.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bithika Pandit
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 11,414
|percentage = 4.84
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sushil Santra
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,296
|percentage = 0.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Hemanta Bag
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,929
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kajallata Kundu
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 1,589
|percentage = 0.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = 1,606
|percentage = 0.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,959
|percentage = 12.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,35,875
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = BJP
|loser = AITC
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha2021>{{cite web| url =https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14106-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021-including-ac-56-58/|title = General Elections, India, 2021, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission|accessdate=27 January 2026}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Madhusudan Bag]]
|votes = 1,03,108
|percentage = 46.88
|change = {{up}}38.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sujata Mondal
|votes = 95,936
|percentage = 43.62
|change = {{down}}10.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Sakti Mohan Malik]]
|votes = 14,965
|percentage = 6.80
|change = {{down}}28.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 3,171
|percentage = 1.44
|change = {{down}}0.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bankim Chandra Santra
|votes = 2,780
|percentage = 1.26
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 7,172
|percentage = 3.26
|change = {{down}}15.00
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,19,960
|percentage = 85.38
|change = {{down}}0.42
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha2016>{{cite web| url =https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2016/|title = General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |accessdate=27 January 2026}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Krishna Chandra Santra]]
|votes = 1,07,579
|percentage = 53.87
|change = {{up}}0.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Asit Kumar Malik
|votes = 71,122
|percentage = 35.61
|change = {{down}}7.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Murari Bera
|votes = 17,261
|percentage = 8.64
|change = {{up}}4.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]
|votes = 3,748
|percentage = 1.88
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 36,457
|percentage = 18.26
|change = {{up}}7.61
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,99,710
|percentage = 85.80
|change = {{down}}2.57
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission|accessdate=27 January 2026}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Krishna Chandra Santra]]
|votes = 98,011
|percentage = 53.37
|change = {{up}}23.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Asit Kumar Malik
|votes = 78,448
|percentage = 42.72
|change = {{down}}19.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukumar Santra
|votes = 7,194
|percentage = 3.92
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,563
|percentage = 10.65
|change = {{down}}21.50
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,83,653
|percentage = 88.37
|change = {{up}}2.97
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3194-west-bengal-2006/|title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Binoy Dutta]]
|votes = 1,04,067
|percentage = 62.26
|change = {{down}}16.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Bivabindu Nandi
|votes = 50,324
|percentage = 30.11
|change = {{up}}13.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sufal Jana
|votes = 12,757
|percentage = 7.63
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 53,743
|percentage = 32.15
|change = {{down}}30.09
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,67,148
|percentage = 85.40
|change = {{up}}3.26
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2001===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3193-west-bengal-2001/|title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Binoy Dutta]]
|votes = 1,27,439
|percentage = 78.95
|change = {{up}}16.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sheikh Hasan Imam
|votes = 26,963
|percentage = 16.71
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Asit Kumar Kundu
|votes = 7,010
|percentage = 4.34
|change = {{down}}0.56
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,00,466
|percentage = 62.24
|change = {{up}}32.29
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,61,402
|percentage = 82.14
|change = {{down}}2.64
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1996===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web|url = https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3192-west-bengal-1996/|title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Binoy Dutta]]
|votes = 91,939
|percentage = 62.43
|change = {{up}}6.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abdus Sukur
|votes = 47,839
|percentage = 32.48
|change = {{down}}6.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anath Bandhu Dey
|votes = 7,220
|percentage = 4.90
|change = {{up}}1.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sadananda Pal
|votes = 274
|percentage = 0.19
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 44,100
|percentage = 29.95
|change = {{up}}13.32
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,47,272
|percentage = 84.78
|change = {{up}}3.63
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1991===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web|url = https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3191-west-bengal-1991/|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Benode Das
|votes = 71,681
|percentage = 56.02
|change = {{up}}1.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Jalim Singha Roy
|votes = 50,404
|percentage = 39.39
|change = {{down}}4.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Prafulla Kumar Mukherjee
|votes = 4,688
|percentage = 3.66
|change = {{up}}2.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sourish Ghosh
|votes = 1,181
|percentage = 0.92
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 21,277
|percentage = 16.63
|change = {{up}}5.42
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,27,954
|percentage = 81.15
|change = {{down}}1.20
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1987===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3190-west-bengal-1987/|title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Benode Das
|votes = 60,097
|percentage = 54.80
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abdul Mannan
|votes = 47,799
|percentage = 43.54
|change = {{down}}4.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Madan Haider
|votes = 1,244
|percentage = 1.13
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sheikh Mohammad Jikria
|votes = 326
|percentage = 0.30
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nikunja Jana
|votes = 308
|percentage = 0.28
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 12,298
|percentage = 11.21
|change = {{up}}8.17
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,09,774
|percentage = 82.35
|change = {{up}}4.81
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1982===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3189-west-bengal-1982/|title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abdul Mannan
|votes = 42,668
|percentage = 48.07
|change = {{up}}32.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ranjit Chakarborty
|votes = 39,925
|percentage = 44.98
|change = {{new}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Party
|candidate = Ajoy Kumar Dey
|votes = 6,174
|percentage = 6.96
|change = {{down}}50.78
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,743
|percentage = 3.09
|change = {{down}}28.95
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 88,767
|percentage = 77.54
|change = {{up}}19.19
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Arambagh<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3188-west-bengal-1977/|title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janata Party
|candidate = Ajoy Kumar Dey
|votes = 31,304
|percentage = 57.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Madan Mohan Saha
|votes = 13,935
|percentage = 25.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abdul Mannan
|votes = 8,440
|percentage = 15.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sheikh Shahabuddin Ahmed
|votes = 539
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 17,369
|percentage = 32.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 54,218
|percentage = 58.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1951-1972===
[[Prafulla Chandra Sen]] won the Arambagh seat in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3187-west-bengal-1972/|title =General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> 1971<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3186-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-1971/|title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> and 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3185-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-1969/|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> In a historic contest in 1967<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3184-west-bengal-1967/|title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Prafulla Chandra Sen, then the Congress Chief Minister, lost the Arambagh seat to [[Ajoy Mukherjee|Ajay Kumar Mukherjee]] of [[Bangla Congress]], who became the new Chief Minister, in the first [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] government in the state. The main factor of Sen's defeat was student agitation there. Students under the leadership of Narayan Ch Ghosh had organised farmers, poor people and the middle class against Sen. In [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3183-west-bengal-1962/|title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Arambagh had two seats. Prafulla Chandra Sen of Congress won the Arambagh East seat and Radha Krishna Pal of Congress won the Arambagh West seat. In [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3182-west-bengal-1957/|title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Radha Krishna Pal of Congress won the Arambagh seat. In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first general election in 1951]],<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3181-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-1951/|title = General Elections, India, 1952, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}</ref> Arambagh had twin seats. These were won by Madan Mohan Saha of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] and Radha Krishna Pal, Independent.

==References==
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Hooghly district]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]

Arambagh Assembly constituency - Revision history

Ajaymodi01 at 04:41, 6 May 2026