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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bhagabangola
| 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/Bhagabangola.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bhagabangola Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Reyat Hossain Sarkar]]
| party = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2024 elections in India#West Bengal|2024]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Murshidabad]]
| constituency_no = 62
| established = 1957
| electors = 263,765
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Bhagabangola Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 62 Bhagwangola Assembly constituency covers [[Bhagawangola II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Bhagawangola, Habaspur, Hanumantanagar, Kuthirampur, Mahammadpur, Mahisasthali and Sundarpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Bhagawangola I]] CD 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 = 13 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Bhagwangola Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 [[Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Hafizur Rehman Kazi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Sailendra Nath Adhicary
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|S. Bhattachrya
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Sailendra Nath Adhicary
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Md. Samaun Biswas
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Mohammad Deedar Baksh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="2"|Kazi Hafizur Rahman
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|rowspan="2"|Syed Nawabjani Meerza
|{{Full party name with color|Independent|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|Abu Sufian Sarkar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|Mojibor Rahaman
|{{Full party name with color|West Bengal Socialist Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Chand Mohammad (West Bengal politician)|Chand Mohammad]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[Mahasin Ali]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Idris Ali (politician)|Idris Ali]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|2024^
|rowspan="2"|[[Reyat Hossain Sarkar]]
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|}

* ^ by-election

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bhagabangola}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Reyat Hossain Sarkar]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:105997}}
|percentage = 48.57
|change = {{decrease}}19.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mahamudal Hasan (Mithu)
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = {{formatnum:49590}}
|percentage = 22.73
|change = {{New}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anju Begum
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:29440}}
|percentage = 13.49
|change = {{decrease}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bhaskar Sarkar
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = {{formatnum:23104}}
|percentage = 10.59
|change = {{increase}}3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = {{formatnum:1085}}
|percentage = 0.5
|change = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = {{formatnum:56407}}
|percentage = 25.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = {{formatnum:218216}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2024 by-election===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2024 elections in India#West_Bengal|West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024]]: Bhagabangola}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Reyat Hossain Sarkar]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = 1,07,096
|percentage = 48.34
|change = {{decrease}}19.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anju Begum
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 91,479
|percentage = 41.29
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bhaskar Sarkar
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 17,288
|percentage = 7.8
|change = {{increase}}0.41
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Md Murshidul Alam
|party = Indian Secular Front
|votes = 2,298
|percentage = 1.04
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,255
|percentage = 0.57
|change = {{decrease}}0.93
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,617
|percentage = 7.05
|change = {{decrease}}39.85
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In the 2021 election, Idris Ali of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Md. Kamal Hossain of CPI (M).

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Bhagabangola constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Idris Ali
|votes = 153,795
|percentage = 68.05
|change = {{increase}}31.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Md. Kamal Hossain
|votes = 47,787
|percentage = 21.15
|change = {{decrease}}33.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mehbub Alam
|votes = 16,707
|percentage = 7.39
|change = {{increase}}4.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 3,396
|percentage = 1.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Mosaraf Hossain
|votes = 827
|percentage = 0.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Seikh Rabiul Alam
|votes = 784
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Syed Imran Ali Meerza
|votes = 652
|percentage = 0.29
|change = {{decrease}}1.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Sk. Rejaul Karim
|votes = 617
|percentage = 0.27
|change = {{decrease}}0.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Abdul Mabud Nayan
|votes = 449
|percentage = 0.20
|change = {{decrease}}0.40
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Bahujan Maha Party
|candidate = Mst. Sikha Khatun
|votes = 421
|percentage = 0.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nurul Islam
|votes = 290
|percentage = 0.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = United Socialist Party
|candidate = Ali Hossain
|votes = 265
|percentage = 0.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 106,008
|percentage = 46.90
|change = {{increase}}37.80
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 225,990
|percentage = 90.80
|change = {{increase}}4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, Mahasin Ali of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival, Abu Sufian Sarkar of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bhagabangola constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mahasin Ali
|votes = 105,037
|percentage = 54.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Abu Sufian Sarkar
|votes = 68,732
|percentage = 35.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mehbub Alam
|votes = 5,278
|percentage = 2.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Syed Imran Ali Meerza
|votes = 3,457
|percentage = 1.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Hajikul Alam
|votes = 3,228
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2,554
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Kamal Pasha
|votes = 1,855
|percentage = 0.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Rahul Amin
|votes = 1,039
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Asaduzzaman
|votes = 763
|percentage = 0.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdul Matin
|votes = 669
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anju Bagum
|votes = 510
|percentage = 0.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 36,305
|percentage = 18.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 193,122
|percentage = 85.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Samajwadi Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. Chand Mohammad was the SP candidate in 2011.</small>

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Chand Mohammad of Samajwadi Party defeated his nearest rival Sagir Hossain of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Bhagabangola 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=62| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327185714/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=62| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Bhagabangola| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Chand Mohammad
|votes = 62,862
|percentage = 38.63
|change = -7.84#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sagir Hossen
|votes = 49,528
|percentage = 30.43
|change = -19.40#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Syed Alamgir
|votes = 40,376
|percentage = 24.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mahebub Alam
|votes = 2,638
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Muslim League Kerala State Committee|MLKSC]]
|candidate = Kamal Pasha
|votes = 2,206
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Justice Party
|candidate = Seikh Ajfar Ali
|votes = 1,752
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Najrul Islam
|votes = 1,745
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Gazi Rahman
|votes = 1,641
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 162,748
|percentage = 90.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Samajwadi Party
|swing = +11.56#
}}
{{Election box end}}

Syed Alamgir, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury|Adhir Chowdhury]], the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110421/jsp/bengal/story_13882506.jsp | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120918064656/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110421/jsp/bengal/story_13882506.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 September 2012 |title = For Sonia and the dissidents: Dr Adhir and Mr Chowdhury | publisher = The Telegraph, 21 April 2011 |access-date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Chand Mohammad was the WBSP candidate in 2006.</small>

===1977–2006===
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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Chand Mohammad of [[West Bengal Socialist Party|WBSP]] won the 62 Bhagabangola assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abu Sufian Sarkar of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mojibor Rahaman of WBSP defeated Abu Sufian Sarkar of 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress defeated Syed Nawabjani Meerza of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M)/Independent defeated Islam Nazrul 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=20 July 2014}}</ref> and Mojibur Rahaman of Congress 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Kazi Hafizur Rahman of Congress/ Independent defeated Sailen Adhicary, Independent, 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and Sheikh Kazimuddin of CPI(M) 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp56.htm | title = 56 - Bhagabangola Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1957–1972===
Mohammad Dedar Baksh of Congress 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Md. Samaun Biswas, Independent, won in 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Sailendra Nath Adhicary of [[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]] won in 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> S. Bhattacharyya of Congress won in 1967.<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> Sailendra Nath Adhicary of [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]] 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 = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Hafizur Rehman Kazi 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 |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>

==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 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in West Bengal]]

Bhagabangola Assembly constituency - Revision history

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