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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 = Ausgram
| 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/Ausgram.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Ausgram Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]
| constituency_no = 273
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Kalita Maji]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| electors = 195,953
}}
'''Ausgram''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Purba Bardhaman 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]] (SC).

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 273 Ausgram (SC) assembly seat covers [[Ausgram I (community development block)|Ausgram I]] and [[Ausgram II (community development block)|Ausgram II]] CD Blocks, and [[Guskara]] municipality.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-08-21 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=18 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ausgram assembly segment is part of No. 41 [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
| Kanai Lal Das
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay
|-
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Kanai Lal Das
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Manoranjan Bakshi
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2"|Krishna Chandra Halder
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=12}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="4"|Sridhar Malik
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="2"|Sreedhar Malik
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| rowspan="3"|Kartick Chandra Bag
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| Basudeb Mete
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Abhedananda Thander]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|-
| [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|[[Kalita Maji]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Ausgram}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate=Kalita Maji
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes=1,07,692
|percentage=47.68
|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=Shyama Prasanna Lohar
|party=Trinamool Congress
|votes=95,157
|percentage=42.13
|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=Chanchal Kumar Maji
|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes=16,478
|percentage=7.29
|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=Tapas Baral
|party=Indian National Congress
|votes=2,082
|percentage=0.92
|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=Manasa Mete
|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|votes=1,138
|percentage=0.50
|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=Nihar Kumar Hazra
|party=Independent
|votes=914
|percentage=0.40
|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party=None of the above (India)
|votes=2,425
|percentage=1.07|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=12,535
|percentage=5.55
|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes=2,25,886
|percentage=
|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In the 2021 election, Abhedananda Thander of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kalita Maji of BJP.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Ausgram (SC) constituency<ref name=1vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/ausgram-west-bengal-election-result-2021| title = Ausgram Election Result 2021 | publisher = Times Now News.com |access-date = 18 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS25272.htm?ac=272| title = Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Ausgram | publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date =18 May 2021 }}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Abhedananda Thander
|votes = 100,392
|percentage = 46.25
|change = {{increase}}0.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kalita Maji
|votes = 88,577
|percentage = 40.80
|change = {{increase}}33.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Chanchal Kumar Majhi
|votes = 20,399
|percentage = 9.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 4,039
|percentage = 1.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Manasa Mete
|votes = 1,972
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sridam Goldar
|votes = 1,701
|percentage = 0.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 217,080
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, Abhedananda Thander of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Basudeb Mete of CPI (M).

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Ausgram (SC) constituency<ref name=1vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = https://resultuniversity.com/election/ausgram-west-bengal-assembly-constituency| title= Ausgram| work= 2016 Legislative Assembly Election| publisher = Result University |access-date =18 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = https://infoelections.com/infoelection/electionresult/index.php/home/state-assembly-constituency/west-bengal-election-result/895-Ausgram_(SC)assembly_election_result_2016.html| title = Ausgram| work = Assembly Election Result 2016 Live| publisher = InfoElections |access-date = 18 May 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Abhedananda Thander
|votes = 90,450
|percentage = 45.94
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Basudeb Mete
|votes = 84,198
|percentage = 42.76
|change = {{decrease}}9.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sanatan Maji
|votes = 14,686
|percentage = 7.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 3,817
|percentage = 1.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kalpana Ankure
|votes = 2,263
|percentage = 1.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Manasa Mete
|votes = 1,485
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 196,899
|percentage = 87.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Basudeb Mete of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Chanchal Kumar Mondol of Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Ausgram<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25273.htm |title = Ausgram |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-28 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516050858/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25273.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=273| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529223244/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=273| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 29 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Ausgram| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_4th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Ausgram |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030612/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_4th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Basudeb Mete
|votes = 90,863
|percentage = 52.21
|change = {{decrease}}14.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chanchal Kumar Mondal
|votes = 67,767
|percentage = 38.94
|change = {{increase}}10.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shanti Karmakar
|votes = 7,663
|percentage = 4.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nihar Kumar Hazra
|votes = 3,989
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Manasa Mate
|votes = 2,321
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Bireswar Maji
|votes = 1,445
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 174,048
|percentage = 88.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -24.49#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.

===1951-1972===
Sridhar Malik of CPI(M) won the seat in 1972 and 1971. Krishna Chandra Halder of CPI(M) won it in 1969 and 1967. In 1962, it was won by Kanai Lal Das of Congress. In 1952, the first year when this constituency was formed, and 1957, it had two seats, one general and the other reserved for SC. From 1962, it became a constituency reserved for SC. In 1951, the winners were [[Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay]] and Kanai Lal Das both of Congress.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp
|title=Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections
|access-date=2010-08-29
|work=General Election Results and Statistics
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp
|archive-date=5 October 2010
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===1977-2006===
Kartick Chandra Bag of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Ausgram (SC) assembly seat in 2006, 2001 and 1996, defeating his nearest rivals Chhaya Chowdhuri of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]], Sukumar Mondal of Trinamool Congress and Sukumar Saha of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], in the respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sreedhar Malik of CPI(M) won the seat in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977, defeating his nearest rivals, Chhaya Rani Chowdhury of Congress, Biswambhar Mondal of Congress, Chanchal Kumar Modal of Congress and Madan Lohar of [[Janata Party]], in the respective years.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp267.htm | title = 267 - Ausgram Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-08-29 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Purba Bardhaman topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]

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