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{{About|the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake village|Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur|2 its namesake community development block|Karandighi}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Karandighi
| 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/Karandighi.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Karandighi Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Goutam Paul]]
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Uttar Dinajpur district|Uttar Dinajpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raiganj]]
| constituency_no = 32
| established = 1951
| electors = 262,583
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Karandighi Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Uttar Dinajpur 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. 32 Karandighi Assembly constituency covers [[Dalkhola Municipality]] and Altapur I, Altapur II, Dalkhola II, Domhana, Karandighi I, Karandighi II, Lahutara I, Lahutara II, SIMA Anandapur, Raniganj, Rasakhowa I and Rasakhowa II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Karandighi (Community development block)|Karandighi]] [[Community Development Block in India|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 = 2 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India }}</ref>

Karandighi Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Mohinuddin Mokhtar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|rowspan="2"|Phanis Chandra Sinha
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Haji Sajjad Hussain
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Suresh Chandra Sinha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|rowspan="3"|Haji Sajjad Hussain
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|rowspan="2"|Suresh Chandra Singha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|Haji Sajjad Hussain
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|Suresh Chandra Singha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|rowspan="3"|Gokul Roy
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|Manodeb Singha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|Goutam Paul
|}

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Karandighi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Haji Sahabuddin
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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|candidate = [[Goutam Paul]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Adv Biraj Biswas
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Murshid Alam
|party = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
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===2021===
In the 2021 elections, Goutam Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Subhas Chandra Sinha of BJP.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Karandighi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Goutam Paul]]
|votes = 116,597
|percentage = 54.70
|change = +25.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Subhas Chandra Sinha
|votes = 79,968
|percentage = 37.52
|change = +21.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Md. Hafizul Iqbal
|votes = 9,146
|percentage = 4.29
|change = -23.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2,449
|percentage = 1.15
|change = -1.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Benoy Kumar Das
|votes = 1,269
|percentage = 0.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Harun Rashid
|votes = 1,139
|percentage = 0.53
|change = -2.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Subhas Chandra Sinha
|votes = 693
|percentage = 0.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdullah
|votes = 632
|percentage = 0.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dinesh Chandra Singha
|votes = 537
|percentage = 0.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Biswajit Sinha
|votes = 271
|percentage = 0.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Santhapan Hasdak
|votes = 231
|percentage = 0.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Shanti Lal Singha
|votes = 207
|percentage = 0.10
|change = -0.36
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 213,136
|percentage = 81.17
|change = -0.46
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 elections, Manodeb Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Gokul Behari Roy of AIFB.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Karandighi constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Manodeb Singha
|votes = 54,599
|percentage = 29.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Gokul Behari Roy
|votes = 51,367
|percentage = 27.69
|change = -10.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sk. Samsul
|votes = 35,547
|percentage = 19.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Abdul Jalil
|votes = 28,978
|percentage = 15.62
|change = +12.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Nirod Bandhu Biswas
|votes = 4,762
|percentage = 2.57
|change = -0.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 4,376
|percentage = 2.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Abdul Mahid Hossain
|votes = 2,030
|percentage = 1.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sushanta Kumar Das
|votes = 1,628
|percentage = 0.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rehena Khatun
|votes = 1,357
|percentage = 0.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Shanti Lal Singha
|votes = 846
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 185,490
|percentage = 81.63
|change = -0.61
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 elections, Gokul Behari Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Subhas Goswami of Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Karandighi 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 = 1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=32| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130606112212/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=32| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 6 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Karandighi| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Gokul Behari Roy
|votes = 57,023
|percentage = 37.99
|change = -7.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Subhas Goswami
|votes = 51,245
|percentage = 34.14
|change = -8.13
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Md. Hafizul Iqbal
|votes = 24,272
|percentage = 16.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Nirod Bandhu Biswas
|votes = 4,355
|percentage = 2.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Arshad Alam
|votes = 4,020
|percentage = 2.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bablu Soren
|votes = 2,437
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Muktar Ahamed
|votes = 2,232
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Hem Ranjan Mandal
|votes = 1,605
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Binoy Kumar Das
|votes = 1,124
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Dinesh Chandra Singha
|votes = 972
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Purna Chandra Singha
|votes = 815
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 150,100
|percentage = 82.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Forward Bloc
|swing = 1.05
}}
{{Election box end}}
===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]]<ref name="vidhansabha2006">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and 2001<ref name="vidhansabha2001">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> state assembly elections, Gokul Roy of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Karandighi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Haji Sajjad Hussain of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most elections were among multiple candidates but only winners and runners-up are being mentioned. Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress in 1996.<ref name="vidhansabha1996">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress defeated Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc in 1991.<ref name="vidhansabha1991">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress in 1987<ref name="vidhansabha1987">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and 1982.<ref name="vidhansabha1982">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress defeated Amarendra Nath Singha of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref name="vidhansabha1977">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp30.htm | title = 30 - Karandighi Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}</ref>

===1951–1972===
Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress won in 1972<ref name="vidhansabha1972">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and 1971.<ref name="vidhansabha1971">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Suresh Chandra Sinha of Forward Bloc won in 1969.<ref name="vidhansabha1969">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> H.S. Hussain of [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]] won in 1967.<ref name="vidhansabha1967">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Phanis Chandra Sinha of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]<ref name="vidhansabha1962">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name="vidhansabha1957">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> In independent India's first election in 1951 the area was part of Bihar and Mohinuddin Mokhtar of Congress won the Karandighi seat.<ref name="bharvidhansabha1951">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatisticalReports_51_BIHAR.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data – Constituency No. 194 |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Uttar Dinajpur topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

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

Karandighi Assembly constituency - Revision history

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