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|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]<br />
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'''Raghunathganj Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. [[Aurangabad Assembly constituency]] in the area ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – [[Samserganj Assembly constituency]] and Raghunathganj Assembly constituency.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 59 Raghunathganj Assembly constituency covers [[Raghunathganj II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], [[Nurpur, Murshidabad|Nurpur]] [[gram panchayat]] of [[Suti I]] community development block and Maiya gram panchayat of [[Lalgola (Community development block)|Lalgola]] 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 = 11 July 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref><br />
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Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 ...[[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/><br />
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==Members of Legislative Assemblyq==<br />
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! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation<br />
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|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||Raghunathganj||Akhruzzaman||[[Indian National Congress]]<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><br />
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|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
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|Akhruzzaman<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
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|[[Akhruzzaman]]<br />
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
===2011===<br />
In the 2011 election, Akhruz Zaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hasnat of RSP.<br />
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Raghunathganj constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=59|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Raghunathganj| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Akhruzzaman<br />
|votes = 74,683<br />
|percentage = 50.99<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)<br />
|candidate = Abul Hasnat<br />
|votes = 59,143<br />
|percentage = 40.38<br />
|change = <br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Social Democratic Party of India<br />
|candidate = Md. Jakir Hossain<br />
|votes = 6,093<br />
|percentage = 4.16<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Sougata Singha Roy<br />
|votes = 4,066<br />
|percentage = 2.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India<br />
|candidate = Rabiul Alam<br />
|votes = 2,493<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 146,478<br />
|percentage = 86.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
==References==<br />
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br />
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{{West Bengal elections}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br />
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