Murshidabad
Constituency No. 64 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Murshidabad Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyMurshidabad
Established1952
Total electors268,221
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 64 Murshidabad Assembly constituency covers Murshidabad municipality, Jiaganj Azimganj municipality and Murshidabad Jiaganj community development block[1]

Murshidabad Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951MurhidabadDurgapada SinhaIndian National Congress[2]
1957Durgapada SinhaIndian National Congress[3]
1962Birendra Narayan RoyIndependent[4]
1967S.K.A. MirzaIndian National Congress[5]
1969Mohammad Idris AliIndian National Congress[6]
1971Mohammad Idris AliIndian National Congress[7]
1972Mohammad Idris AliIndian National Congress [8]
1977Chhaya GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[9]
1982Chhaya GhoshAll India Forward Bloc [10]
1987Abdul Mannan HossainIndian National Congress[11]
1991Chhaya GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[12]
1996Mazammel HaqueIndependent[13]
2001Chhaya GhoshAll India Forward Bloc[14]
2006Bivas ChakrabortyAll India Forward Bloc[15]
2011Shaoni Singha RoyIndian National Congress[16]
2016Shaoni Singha RoyIndian National Congress/All India Trinamool Congress
2021Gouri Shankar GhoshBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Murshidabad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gouri Shankar Ghosh 95,967
AITC Shaoni Singha Roy 93,476
INC Sk. Nejauddin 28,835
Turnout
BJP gain from INC Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Shaoni Singha Roy of Congress defeated her nearest rival Bibhas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Murshidabad constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shaoni Singha Roy 75,441 46.03 #
AIFB Bibhas Chakraborty 69.089 42.15 -6.83
BJP Ranajit Kumar Das 9,946 6.07
Independent Shyamal Krishna Das 4,495
PDS Md. Kashimuddin Shaikh 2,753
SUCI Gulshenara Iva 2,169
Turnout 163,893 87.11
INC gain from AIFB Swing

.# Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Bivas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc won the Murshidabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Joyanta Roy of IPFB. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Abdul Mannan Hossain, Independent, in 2001.[14] Mazammel Haque, Independent, defeated Abdul Ohab Mondal of Congress in 1996,[13] Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Asak Ali of Congress in 1991.[12] Abdul Mannan Hossain of Congress defeated Madan Mohan Ray, Independent, in 1987.[11] Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Dedar Bakshi of ICS in 1982[10] and Syed Nawab Jani Meerza of Janata Party in 1977.[9][18]

1951–1972

Mohammad Idris Ali of Congress won in 1972,[8] 1971[7] and 1969.[6] S.K.A.Mirza of Congress won in 1967.[5] Birendra Narayan Ray, Independent, won in 1962.[4] Durgapada Sinha of Congress won in 1957[3] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Murshidabad. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "58 - Murshidabad Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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