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'''Beldanga Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Beldanga
| 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/Beldanga.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Beldanga Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Bharat Kumar Jhawar
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| preceded_by =[[Hasanuzzaman Sk]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baharampur]]
| constituency_no = 71
| established = 1951
| electors = 252,944
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

{{Pie chart
| value1 = 50
| value2 = 33.35
| value3 = 5.55
| value4 = 5.55
| value5 = 5.55
| label1 = [[Indian National Congress]] (9 times)
| label2 = [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]] (6 times)
| label3 = [[Independent politician]] (1 time)
| label4 = [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (1 time)
| label5 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (1 time)
| color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| color2 = {{party color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
| color3 = {{party color|Independent politician}}
| color4 = {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|color5 = {{party color|Bhartiya Janata Party}}
| caption = Most Successful Parties from Beldanga Assembly
}}

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 71 Beldanga Assembly constituency covers [[Beldanga]] municipality, Bhabta I, Bhabta II, Debkundu, Mirjapur II, Mahula I and Sujapur Kumarpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Beldanga I (community development block)|Beldanga I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Bhakuri II, Haridasmati, Naoda Panur, Rajdharpara and Rangamati Chandpara gram panchayats of [[Berhampore (community development block)|Berhampore]] 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 | access-date = 20 July 2014| work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Beldanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 [[Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election<br/> Year!!Member!!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]||rowspan=2|Parimal Ghosh||{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||Debsaran Ghosh||{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||A. Latif||{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1969||Muhammed Khuda Baksh||{{Party name with color|Independent}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1971||rowspan=3|Timir Baran Bhaduri||{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=3}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1982||rowspan=3|Nurul Islam Choudhury||{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1996||Timir Baran Bhaduri||{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||Golam Kibria Mia||{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||Mohammad Refatullah||{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||rowspan=2|Sheikh Safiujjaman||{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<ref name=vidhansabha2016>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2016/stat_WB_May2016.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<ref name="West Bengal assembly election 2021: Full list of winners">{{cite news |last1=Financialexpress |date=3 May 2021 |title=West Bengal assembly election 2021: Full list of winners |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-full-list-of-winners/2243718/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317104451/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-full-list-of-winners/2243718/ |archivedate=17 March 2023 |accessdate=17 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="West Bengal Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners">{{cite news |date=3 May 2021 |title=West Bengal Election Results 2021: Here's full list of winners |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/west-bengal-election-results-2021-heres-full-list-of-winners-9169581.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624052937/https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/west-bengal-election-results-2021-heres-full-list-of-winners-9169581.htm |archivedate=24 June 2025 |accessdate=24 June 2025 |publisher=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref>||[[Hasanuzzaman Sk|Hasanuzzaman Sheikh]]||{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
| [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| Bharat Kumar Jwahar
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Beldanga}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bharat Kumar Jhawar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=72,872|percentage=31.88|change={{Increase}}3.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Rabiul Alam Chowdhury]]|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=59,664|percentage=26.10|change={{Decrease}}29.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shoaib Ahmed|party=Janata Unnayan Party|votes=46,709|percentage=20.43|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mohd Saharuddin Seikh|party=Indian National Congress|votes=39,962|percentage=17.48|change={{Increase}}4.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Lockman Hakim|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|votes=3,075|percentage=1.34|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rajesh Ghosh|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|votes=2,859|percentage=1.25|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=MD ISMAIL|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=983|percentage=0.43|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=1,779|percentage=0.78|change={{Increase}}0.11}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13208|percentage=5.78|change={{Decrease}}20.55}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=228,591|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = BJP
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Beldanga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Hasanuzzaman Sk]]
|votes = 1,12,862
|percentage = 55.19
|change = {{increase}}22.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sumit Ghosh|votes=59,030|percentage=28.86|change={{increase}}14.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Safiujjaman Sheikh|votes=26,949|percentage=13.18|change={{decrease}}36.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Kajal Ghosh Biswas|votes=1,176|percentage=0.96|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Socialist Party|candidate=Md. Sagir Hossain|votes=1,968|percentage=0.58|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=None of the Above|votes=1,368|percentage=0.67|change={{decrease}}0.6}}
{{Election box majority|votes=53,832|percentage=26.33|change={{increase}}9.13}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,04,511|percentage=80.85|change={{increase}}0.65}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, Sk. Shafiujjaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Golam Kibria Mia of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Beldanga constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Seikh Safiujjaman
|votes = 87,017
|percentage = 49.43
|change = +4.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Golam Kibria Mia
|votes = 56,736
|percentage = 32.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Alok Ghosh
|votes = 25,651
|percentage = 14.57
|change = +3.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Ittefa Hossain
|votes = 2,865
|percentage = 1.63
|change = -4.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2,229
|percentage = 1.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Marjina Khatun
|votes = 1,552
|percentage = 0.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 176,050
|percentage = 80.20
|change = -1.87
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Sk. Shafiujjaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Refatullah of RSP.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Beldanga constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=71| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327190318/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=71| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Beldanga| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Seikh Safiujjaman
|votes = 67,888
|percentage = 45.32
|change = +0.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Md. Refatullah
|votes = 54,005
|percentage = 36.05
|change = −10.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Alok Ghosh
|votes = 17,282
|percentage = 11.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Abul Hossain
|votes = 8,693
|percentage = 5.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Masah Gulashunnaher Banu
|votes = 1,943
|percentage = 1.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 149,811
|percentage = 82.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing = +10.34
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> Md. Refatullah of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] won the Beldanga assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Golam Kibria Mia of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Golam Kibria Mia of Congress defeated Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP in 2001.<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP defeated Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress in 1996.<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress defeated Sk. Nowshad Ali of RSP in 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> and 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> and Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP in 1982.<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP defeated Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp64.htm| title = 64 - Beldanga Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1951–1972===
Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP won in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> Muhammed Khuda Baksh, Independent, won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> A. Latif of Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> Debsaran Ghosh of RSP won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Parimal Ghosh of Congress won from the Beldanga seat in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]<ref name=vidhansabha1957/> and in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]].<ref name=vidhansabha1952/>

==References==
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{{Murshidabad topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

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

Beldanga Assembly constituency - Revision history

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