Kaliganj Assembly constituency

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Kaliganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 80 Kaliganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bara Chandghar. Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiari, Mira I, Mira II, Panighata, Plassey I and Plassey II gram panchayats of Kaliganj community development block.[1]

Kaliganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Member Party Affiliation
1951 S. M. Fazlur Rahman Template:Full party name with colour[2]
1957 Mahananda Haldar[3]
1962 S. M. Fazlur Rahman[4]
1967[5]
1969[6]
1971 Mir Fakir Mohammed Template:Party name with colour[7]
1972 Shib Sankar Bandopdhyay Template:Full party name with colour[8]
1977 Debsaran Ghosh Template:Full party name with colour[9]
1982[10]
1987 Abdus Salam Munshi Template:Full party name with colour[11]
1991[12]
1996[13]
2001 Dhananjoy Modak Template:Full party name with colour[14]
2006[15]
2011[16] Nasiruddin Ahamed Template:Full party name with colour
2016 Hasanuzzaman Sheikh Template:Full party name with colour
2021 Nasiruddin Ahamed Template:Full party name with colour
2025^ Alifa Ahmed[17]
  • ^ denotes by-election

Election results

2026

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2025 by-election

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2021

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2011

In the 2011 election, Naseeruddin Ahamed of All India Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sankar Sarkar of Revolutionary Socialist Party. Template:Election box begin

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Sharifuddin Munshi, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[18]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In 2006[15] and 2001[14] state assembly elections, Dhananjoy Modak of RSP won the Kaliganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Nasiruddin Ahmed and Abdus Salam Munshi, both of Trinamool Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdus Salam Munshi of Congress defeated Dhananjoy Modak of RSP in 1996,[13] and Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1991[12] and 1987.[11] Debsaran Ghosh of RSP defeated Shibsankar Bandopadhyay of Congress in 1982[10] and S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Janata Party in 1977.[9][19]

1951–1972

Shib Sankar Bandopdhyay of Congress won in 1972.[8] Mir Fakir Mohammed, Independent, won in 1971.[7] S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] The Kaliganj seat was not there in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] In 1962,Nakashipara Assembly constituency was an open seat, S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won it. In 1957, Nakashipara was a joint seat with one reserved for SC. S.M.Fazlur Rahman and Mahananda Halder, both of Congress won. In independent India's first election in 1951, S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won the Kaliganj open seat.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  16. ↑ General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  17. ↑ কালীগঞ্জে ৪৯ হাজারের বেশি ভোটে জয়ী তৃণমূল প্রার্থী আলিফা, জনতাকে ধন্যবাদ মমতার. Najarbandi. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011
  19. ↑ 72 - Kaliganj Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

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