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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Bangaon Dakshin<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Bangaon Dakshin.map}}<br />
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bangaon Dakshin Assembly Constituency<br />
| map_alt = <br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| district = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency|Bangaon]]<br />
| constituency_no = 96<br />
| established = 1951<br />
| reservation = SC<br />
| abolished = <br />
| mla = [[Swapan Majumder]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| electors = 248,278<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency''' 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]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 96 Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bairampur, Chauberia I, Chauberia II, Dighari, Kalupur and Palla [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Bangaon (Community development block)|Bangaon]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Chandpara, Dooma, Fulsara, Jaleswar II, Jhaudanga and Ramnagar gram panchayats of [[Gaighata (Community development block)|Gaighata]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407111145/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 April 2014 | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date=15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India }}</ref><br />
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Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/> Bongaon assembly constituency 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><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Name<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="4"|''Bangaon''<br />
|-<br />
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]<br />
|Jiban Ratan Dhar<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|Ajit Kumar Ganguly<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|-<br />
|Manindra Bhusan Biswas<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|Jiban Ratan Dhar<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|K. Bhowmick<br />
|-<br />
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br />
|rowspan="3"|Ajit Kumar Ganguly<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|Ranajit Mitra<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|Bhupendranath Seth<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|Ranajit Mitra<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|Bhupendranath Seth<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Pankaj Ghosh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|Bhupendranath Seth<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|2006^<br />
|[[Saugata Roy]]<br />
|-<br />
|2009^<br />
|Gopal Seth<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="4"|''Bangaon Dakshin''<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Surajit Kumar Biswas]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|[[Swapan Majumder]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|}<br />
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* ^ by-election<br />
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==Election results==<br />
===2026===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bangoan Dakshin}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rituparna Addhya|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = <br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2021===<br />
In the 2021 election, [[Swapan Majumder]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] defeated his nearest rival Alo Rani Sarkar of AITC.<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Bangaon Dakshin<ref name=election2021>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14106-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021-including-ac-56-58/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=96| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191510/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=96| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Bangaon Dakshin| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}</ref> }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Swapan Majumder]]<br />
|votes = 97,828<br />
|percentage = 47.07<br />
|change = {{increase}}34.08<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Alo Rani Sarkar<br />
|votes = 95,824<br />
|percentage = 46.11<br />
|change = {{decrease}}3.09<br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = Tapas Kumar Biswas<br />
|votes = 10,069<br />
|percentage = 4.84<br />
|change = {{decrease}}30.03<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|votes = 1,542<br />
|percentage = 0.74<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br />
|candidate = Rabindra Nath Barai<br />
|votes = 953<br />
|percentage = 0.46<br />
|change = ''New''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Pradip Kumar Sarkar<br />
|votes = 820<br />
|percentage = 0.39<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.47<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 2,004<br />
|percentage = 0.96<br />
|change = {{decrease}}13.37<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 2,07,834<br />
|percentage = 83.71<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.26<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bangaon Dakshin}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Surajit Kumar Biswas]]<br />
|votes = 92,379<br />
|percentage = 49.2<br />
|change = {{decrease}}4.51<br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Ramendranath Audhya|votes=65,475|percentage=34.87|change={{decrease}}5.43}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Swapan Majumder]]|votes=24,384|percentage=12.99|change={{increase}}9.78}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Pradip Kumar Sarkar|votes=1,616|percentage=0.86|change={{decrease}}0.34}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=1,512|percentage=0.81|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Amra Bangali|candidate=Dipankar Mandal|votes=1,484|percentage=0.79|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Pranballabh Pathak|votes=925|percentage=0.49|change={{decrease}}1.08}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=26,904|percentage=14.33|change={{increase}}0.92}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,87,775|percentage=83.45|change={{decrease}}2.89}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2011===<br />
In the 2011 election, Surajit Kumar Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anuj Baran Sarkar of CPI(M).<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Bangaon Dakshin<ref name=election2011>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2011 |date=16 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=96| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191510/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=96| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Bangaon Dakshin| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}</ref> }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Surajit Kumar Biswas]]<br />
|votes = 87,677<br />
|percentage = 53.71<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Anuj Baran Sarkar|votes=65,788|percentage=40.30|change=}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Arun Halder|votes=5,243|percentage=3.21|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Himangshu Biswas|votes=2,561|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rabindra Nath Biswas|votes=1,961|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=163,230|percentage=86.63|change=}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win<br />
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat===<br />
In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, [[Saugata Roy]] to the Lok Sabha from [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]], Gopal Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat.<ref name="vidhansabha2009bye1">{{cite web|url=http://indian-electionaffairs.com/results/bye-elections/West_Bengal_bye-elections-2009.html |title=West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009 |publisher=Indian Election Affairs |access-date=26 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024926/http://indian-electionaffairs.com/results/bye-elections/West_Bengal_bye-elections-2009.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="vidhansabha2009bye2">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/press/current/pn101109.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120927075128/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/press/current/pn101109.pdf| url-status = dead| archive-date = 27 September 2012| title = Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency|publisher = Election Commission of India | access-date = 26 January 2011}}</ref><br />
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In the 2006 bye-election caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Bhupen Seth, Saugato Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Pankaj Ghosh of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].<ref name="vidhansabha2006bye">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/ByeOct2006/bye-85-Bongaon.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814024453/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/ByeOct2006/bye-85-Bongaon.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 August 2014 |title = Legislative Assembly of West Bengal – Assembly Constituency 85-Bongaon |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><br />
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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 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101006232430/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf | url-status =dead | archive-date =6 October 2010 |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> Bhupendranath Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bongaon assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pankaj Ghosh of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth, Independent and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] respectively) in 2001<ref name="vidhansabha2001">{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101007212034/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf | url-status =dead | archive-date =7 October 2010 |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> and 1996.<ref name="vidhansabha1996">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007113156/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 October 2010 |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> Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1991.<ref name="vidhansabha1991">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006200136/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf| url-status = dead| archive-date = 6 October 2010|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> Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1987.<ref name="vidhansabha1987">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006063052/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 October 2010 |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> Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982.<ref name=election1982>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3189-west-bengal-1982/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1982 |date=14 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1977.<ref name="vidhansabha1977">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007062834/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 October 2010 |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/Partycomp85.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120928121541/http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp85.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 September 2012 |title =85 - Bongaon Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}</ref><br />
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===1951-1972 Bongaon assembly seat===<br />
Ajit Kumar Ganguly of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in 1972,<ref name=election1972>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3187-west-bengal-1972/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1972 |date=14 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> 1971<ref name="vidhansabha1971">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120112052412/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 January 2012 |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> and 1969.<ref name=election1969>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3185-west-bengal-1969/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1969 |date=14 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> K.Bhowmick of Congress won in 1967.<ref name="vidhansabha1967">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006080357/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 October 2010 |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Jiban Ratan Dhar 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 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101006192934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf | url-status =dead | archive-date =6 October 2010 |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> In 1957, Bongaon was a joint seat. Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI and Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name="vidhansabha1957">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006032945/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 October 2010 |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|1951]].<ref name="vidhansabha1952">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120114095211/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 January 2012 |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><br />
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