Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency

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Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 96 Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bairampur, Chauberia I, Chauberia II, Dighari, Kalupur and Palla gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block, and Chandpara, Dooma, Fulsara, Jaleswar II, Jhaudanga and Ramnagar gram panchayats of Gaighata community development block.[1]

Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] Bongaon assembly constituency was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
Bangaon
1951 Jiban Ratan Dhar Template:Full party name with color
1957 Ajit Kumar Ganguly Template:Full party name with color
Manindra Bhusan Biswas Template:Full party name with color
1962 Jiban Ratan Dhar
1967 K. Bhowmick
1969 Ajit Kumar Ganguly Template:Full party name with color
1971
1972
1977 Ranajit Mitra Template:Full party name with color
1982 Bhupendranath Seth Template:Full party name with color
1987 Ranajit Mitra Template:Full party name with color
1991 Bhupendranath Seth Template:Full party name with color
1996 Pankaj Ghosh Template:Full party name with color
2001
2006 Bhupendranath Seth Template:Full party name with color
2006^ Saugata Roy
2009^ Gopal Seth
Bangaon Dakshin
2011 Surajit Kumar Biswas Template:Full party name with color
2016
2021 Swapan Majumder Template:Full party name with color
  • ^ by-election

Election results

2026

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2021

In the 2021 election, Swapan Majumder of the BJP defeated his nearest rival Alo Rani Sarkar of AITC. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box majority Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end

2016

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2011

In the 2011 election, Surajit Kumar Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anuj Baran Sarkar of CPI(M). Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box new seat win Template:Election box end

1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat

In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, Saugata Roy to the Lok Sabha from Dum Dum, Gopal Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat.[3][4]

In the 2006 bye-election caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Bhupen Seth, Saugato Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M).[5]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[6] Bhupendranath Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bongaon assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pankaj Ghosh of 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 Congress respectively) in 2001[7] and 1996.[8] Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1991.[9] Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1987.[10] Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982.[11] Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1977.[12][13]

1951-1972 Bongaon assembly seat

Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI won in 1972,[14] 1971[15] and 1969.[16] K.Bhowmick of Congress won in 1967.[17] Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1962.[18] In 1957, Bongaon was a joint seat. Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI and Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in 1957.[19] Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1951.[20]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009. Indian Election Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  4. Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  5. Legislative Assembly of West Bengal – Assembly Constituency 85-Bongaon. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1982. Election Commission of India(14 August 2018). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. 85 - Bongaon Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  14. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1972. Election Commission of India(14 August 2018). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1969. Election Commission of India(14 August 2018). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  17. General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  18. General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  19. General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  20. General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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