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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{About|the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|its namesake village|Bagdah, North 24 Parganas|its namesake community development block|Bagdah (community development block)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bagdah
| 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/Bagda.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bagdah Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangaon]]
| constituency_no = 94
| established = 1962
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Madhuparna Thakur]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year =
| electors = 277,464
}}
'''Bagdah''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[North 24 Parganas 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 of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Bagdah CD Block|Bagdah community development block]] and Gangrapota, Sundarpur and [[Tengra]] [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Bangaon (Community development block)|Bangaon 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=15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 October 2010 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101006140327/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf| archive-date= 6 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2| Party
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Manindra Bhusan Biswas
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Apurba Lal Majumdar]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=6}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| [[Apurba Lal Majumdar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[Dulal Bar]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| Upendranath Biswas
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Dulal Bar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| 2024^
| [[Madhuparna Thakur]]
|}

* ^ by-election

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bagdah}}
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|candidate = Gour Biswas
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===2024 by-election===
{{Election box begin
| title=[[2024 elections in India#West_Bengal|2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Bagdah<ref name="Bagdah Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result">{{cite news |title=Bagdah Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJuly24/candidateswise-S2594.htm|accessdate=25 July 2025 |work= |publisher=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] |date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725163249/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJuly24/candidateswise-S2594.htm|archivedate=25 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref> }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Madhuparna Thakur]]|votes=1,07,706|percentage= 55.04|change={{increase}}10.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Binay Kumar Biswas|votes=74,251|percentage=37.95|change={{decrease}}11.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Gouradipta Biswas|votes=8,189|percentage=4.89|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Ashoke Kumar Haldar|votes=1,297|percentage=0.66|change={{decrease}}3.11}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above|votes=667|percentage=0.34|change={{decrease}}0.13}}
{{Election box majority|votes=33,455|percentage=17.09|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=231,240|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In the 2021 election, [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC). He later switched parties to AITC.<ref name="Das party switch">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das rejoins TMC, third leader to return after Mamata Banerjee's win |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-bjp-mla-biswajit-das-joins-tmc-kolkata-7480197/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref name="WB Election 2021">{{cite web| url =https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2594.htm?ac=94| title=WB Legislative Election 2021 / Results / Bagdah }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]]
|votes = 108,111
|percentage = 49.41
|change = +45.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Paritosh Kumar Saha
|votes = 98,319
|percentage = 44.94
|change = +1.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prabir Kirtonia (Bapi)
|votes = 8,250
|percentage = 3.77
|change = -45.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Santosh Biswas
|votes = 2,240
|percentage = 1.02
|change = +0.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Pradip Kumar Biswas
|votes = 851
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,020
|percentage = 0.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 218,791
|percentage = 79.06
|change = +0.57
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, [[Dulal Chandra Bar|Dulal Bar]] of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) defeated his nearest rival [[Upendra Nath Biswas]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]].
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref>{{cite web| url =https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/10-Detailed%20Reportwest.pdf|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Dulal Chandra Bar|Dulal Bar]]
|votes = 102,026
|percentage = 49.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[U. N. Biswas|Upendranath Biswas]]
|votes = 89,790
|percentage = 43.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bikash Biswas
|votes = 1,532
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biva Majumder
|votes = 8,987
|percentage = 4.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,324
|percentage = 0.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Harish Chandra Mondal
|votes = 792
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Guru Chand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Hirak Golder
|votes = 581
|percentage = 0.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party of India (Athawale)
|candidate = Gautam Malo
|votes = 498
|percentage = 0.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 205,546
|percentage = 79.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[U. N. Biswas|Upendranath Biswas]]
|votes = 91,821
|percentage = 52.91
|change = +1.57#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Mrinalkanti Sikdar
|votes = 70,865
|percentage = 40.84
|change = -9.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Chandan Mallick
|votes = 4,414
|percentage = 2.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Arabinda Biswas
|votes = 4,306
|percentage = 2.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pranita Mandal
|votes = 1,212
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party
|candidate = Dhirendra Nath Mandal
|votes = 913
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 173,531
|percentage = 85.57
|change = 11.40#
}}
{{Election box end}}
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<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Dulal Chandra Bar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] won the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]].

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{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2006]]: Bagdah (SC)}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Dulal Chandra Bar]]|votes=79896|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]|votes=74991|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandan Mallick|votes=3121|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kartick Bain|votes=2531|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=160539|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=All India Trinamool Congress|loser=AIFB}}
{{Election box end}}
{{col-end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===2001===
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2001]]}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]|votes=61936|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Dulal Chandra Bar|votes=61699|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Arabinda Biswas|votes=8288|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandan Mallick|votes=1715|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=135666|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=All India Forward Bloc}}
{{Election box end}}
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===1977-2006===
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated [[Dulal Chandra Bar]] of Trinamool Congress in 2001,<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Kalidas Adhikari of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated [[Kamalakshi Biswas]] of Forward Bloc in 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and Independent in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp84.htm |title =84 - Bagdah (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}</ref>

===1962-1972===
Apurba Lal Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission| access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Prior to that the Bagdah seat did not exist.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]

Bagdah Assembly constituency - Revision history

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