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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{About|the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|its namesake village|Bagdah, North 24 Parganas|its namesake community development block|Bagdah (community development block)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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{{About|the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake village|Bagdah, North 24 Parganas|2 its namesake community development block|Bagdah (community development block)|3 location of its namesake police station|Helencha}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bagdah
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| type = SLA
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| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Bagda.map}}
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| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bagdah Assembly Constituency
|name             = Bagdah <!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in -->
| map_alt =  
|official_name    =  
| state = [[West Bengal]]
|other_name        =  
| district = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
|native_name      = <!-- if different from the English name -->
| loksabha_cons = [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangaon]]
|settlement_type  = Assembly constituency
| constituency_no = 94
|total_type        = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
| established = 1962
|motto            =
| reservation = SC
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| abolished =
|pushpin_map      = India West Bengal#India
| mla = [[Madhuparna Thakur]]
|map_caption      = Location in West Bengal
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|coordinates      = {{coord|23|13|0|N|88|53|0|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[West Bengal]]}}|display=inline,title}}
| alliance =  
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| latest_election_year =  
|subdivision_type  = Country
| electors = 277,464
|subdivision_name  = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No]]
|subdivision_name3 = 94
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|14. Bangaon (SC)]]
|subdivision_type6 = Electorate (year)
|subdivision_name6 = 203,625 (2011)<ref>{{cite web|date=14 August 2018|title=West Bengal 2011|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 258,139 (2016)<ref>{{cite web|date=16 August 2018|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2016/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 277,464 (2021)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bagdah Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Biswajit Das of BJP Leading |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bagdah-election-result-2021-live-updates-bagdah-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694991.html |access-date=2 May 2021 |work=www.news18.com |date=2 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>
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|leader_party      = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|leader_title      = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
|leader_name      = [[Biswajit Das]]
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'''Bagdah''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].
'''Bagdah Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The seat is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Bagdah CD Block|Bagdah]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Gangrapota, Sundarpur and Tengra gram panchayats of [[Bangaon (Community development block)|Bangaon]] 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 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date=15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Bagdah CD Block|Bagdah community development block]] and Gangrapota, Sundarpur and [[Tengra]] [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Bangaon (Community development block)|Bangaon 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 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date=15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>


Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 October 2010 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101006140327/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf| archive-date= 6 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 October 2010 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101006140327/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf| archive-date= 6 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


==Members of Legislative Assembly==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
|+ Bagdah Constituency
|-
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2| Party
|-
|-
! Election Year !! Name of M.L.A. !! Party Affiliation !! Party Sign !! Ref.
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Manindra Bhusan Biswas
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || Manindra Bhusan Biswas || [[Indian National Congress]] || [[File:INC_Flag_Official.jpg|50px]] || <ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Apurba Lal Majumdar]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=6}}
|-
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=4| Apurba Lal Majumdar || rowspan=6| [[All India Forward Bloc]] || rowspan=6| || <ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|-
| 1969 || <ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|-
| 1971|| <ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|-
| 1972 || <ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]
|-
|-
|1977 || rowspan=2| Kamalakshmi Biswas || <ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|-
| 1982 || <ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| [[Apurba Lal Majumdar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| 1987 || Apurba Lal Majumdar || [[Indian National Congress]] || [[File:INC_Flag_Official.jpg|50px]] || <ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=3}}
|-
|-
| 1991 || rowspan=3| Kamalakshmi Biswas || rowspan=3| [[All India Forward Bloc]] || rowspan=3| || <ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|-
| 1996 || <ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]] || <ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[Dulal Bar]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]] || [[Dulal Bar]] || rowspan=2| [[All India Trinamool Congress]] || rowspan=2| [[File:All_India_Trinamool_Congress_flag.svg|50px]] || <ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| Upendranath Biswas
|-
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]] || [[U. N. Biswas|Upendranath Biswas]] || <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 = 13 August 2014}}</ref>
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Dulal Bar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] || [[Dulal Bar]] ||[[Indian National Congress]] ||[[File:INC_Flag_Official.jpg|50px]] ||  
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] || [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]]  || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || [[File:BJP_flag.svg|50px]] || <ref name="WB Election 2021">{{cite web| url =https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2594.htm?ac=94| title=WB Legislative Election 2021 / Results / Bagdah }}</ref>
| 2024^
| [[Madhuparna Thakur]]
|}
|}
* ^ by-election


==Election results==
==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bagdah}}
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  |candidate  = Gour Biswas
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===2024 by-election===
{{Election box begin
| title=[[2024 elections in India#West_Bengal|2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Bagdah<ref name="Bagdah Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result">{{cite news |title=Bagdah Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJuly24/candidateswise-S2594.htm|accessdate=25 July 2025 |work= |publisher=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] |date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725163249/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJuly24/candidateswise-S2594.htm|archivedate=25 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref>  }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Madhuparna Thakur]]|votes=1,07,706|percentage= 55.04|change={{increase}}10.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Binay Kumar Biswas|votes=74,251|percentage=37.95|change={{decrease}}11.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Gouradipta Biswas|votes=8,189|percentage=4.89|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Ashoke Kumar Haldar|votes=1,297|percentage=0.66|change={{decrease}}3.11}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above|votes=667|percentage=0.34|change={{decrease}}0.13}}
{{Election box majority|votes=33,455|percentage=17.09|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=231,240|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser  = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing=
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{{Election box end}}
===2021===
===2021===
In the 2021 election, [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]] of BJP defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha of AITC.
In the 2021 election, [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC). He later switched parties to AITC.<ref name="Das party switch">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das rejoins TMC, third leader to return after Mamata Banerjee's win |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-bjp-mla-biswajit-das-joins-tmc-kolkata-7480197/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref name="WB Election 2021"/>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref name="WB Election 2021">{{cite web| url =https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2594.htm?ac=94| title=WB Legislative Election 2021 / Results / Bagdah }}</ref>}}
 
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]]
   |candidate  = [[Biswajit Das (politician)|Biswajit Das]]
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===2016===
===2016===
In the 2016 election, Dulal Bar of INC (Congress) defeated his nearest rival Upendra Nath Biswas of AITMC.
In the 2016 election, [[Dulal Chandra Bar|Dulal Bar]] of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) defeated his nearest rival [[Upendra Nath Biswas]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]].
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref>{{cite web| url =https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/10-Detailed%20Reportwest.pdf|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bagdah (SC) constituency<ref>{{cite web| url =https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/10-Detailed%20Reportwest.pdf|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}


{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Dulal Bar
   |candidate  = [[Dulal Chandra Bar|Dulal Bar]]
   |votes      = 102,026
   |votes      = 102,026
   |percentage = 49.64
   |percentage = 49.64
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<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>
===2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Dulal Chandra Bar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]  won the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]].
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Dulal Chandra Bar]]|votes=79896|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]|votes=74991|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandan Mallick|votes=3121|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kartick Bain|votes=2531|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=160539|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=All India Trinamool Congress|loser=AIFB}}
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<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>
===2001===
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2001]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=[[Kamalakshi Biswas]]|votes=61936|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Dulal Chandra Bar|votes=61699|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Arabinda Biswas|votes=8288|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandan Mallick|votes=1715|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=135666|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=All India Forward Bloc}}
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===1977-2006===
===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> Dulal Chandra Bar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]  won the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress in 2001,<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> Kalidas Adhikari of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> and Independent in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp84.htm |title =84 - Bagdah (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}</ref>
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated [[Dulal Chandra Bar]] of Trinamool Congress in 2001,<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Kalidas Adhikari of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated [[Kamalakshi Biswas]] of Forward Bloc in 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and Independent in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp84.htm |title =84 - Bagdah (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}</ref>


===1962-1972===
===1962-1972===
Apurba Lal Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Prior to that the Bagdah seat was not there.
Apurba Lal Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission| access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Prior to that the Bagdah seat did not exist.


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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 19 March 2026


This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For its namesake village, see Bagdah, North 24 Parganas. For its namesake community development block, see Bagdah (community development block).

Bagdah
Constituency No. 94 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyBangaon
Established1962
Total electors277,464
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress

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

Overview[edit | edit source]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bagdah community development block and Gangrapota, Sundarpur and Tengra gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block.[1]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Name Party
1962 Manindra Bhusan Biswas Indian National Congress
1967 Apurba Lal Majumdar All India Forward Bloc
1969
1971
1972
1977 Kamalakshi Biswas
1982
1987 Apurba Lal Majumdar Indian National Congress
1991 Kamalakshi Biswas All India Forward Bloc
1996
2001
2006 Dulal Bar All India Trinamool Congress
2011 Upendranath Biswas
2016 Dulal Bar Indian National Congress
2021 Biswajit Das All India Trinamool Congress
2024^ Madhuparna Thakur
  • ^ by-election

Election results[edit | edit source]

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bagdah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Madhuparna Thakur
BJP
AIFB Gour Biswas
INC
None of the above (India) None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2024 by-election[edit | edit source]

2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Bagdah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Madhuparna Thakur 107,706 55.04 Increase10.1
BJP Binay Kumar Biswas 74,251 37.95 Decrease11.46
AIFB Gouradipta Biswas 8,189 4.89 New
INC Ashoke Kumar Haldar 1,297 0.66 Decrease3.11
NOTA None of the above 667 0.34 Decrease0.13
Majority 33,455 17.09
Turnout 231,240
Trinamool Congress gain from BJP Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

In the 2021 election, Biswajit Das of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). He later switched parties to AITC.[4]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bagdah (SC) constituency[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Biswajit Das 108,111 49.41 +45.03
AITC Paritosh Kumar Saha 98,319 44.94 +1.26
INC Prabir Kirtonia (Bapi) 8,250 3.77 −45.87
BSP Santosh Biswas 2,240 1.02 +0.27
Independent Pradip Kumar Biswas 851 0.39
NOTA None of the above 1,020 0.47
Turnout 218,791 79.06 +0.57
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016[edit | edit source]

In the 2016 election, Dulal Bar of Indian National Congress (INC) defeated his nearest rival Upendra Nath Biswas of AITC.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bagdah (SC) constituency[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dulal Bar 102,026 49.64
AITC Upendranath Biswas 89,790 43.68
BSP Bikash Biswas 1,532 0.75
BJP Biva Majumder 8,987 4.38
NOTA None of the above 1,324 0.64
Independent Harish Chandra Mondal 792 0.39
Guru Chand Mukti Morcha Hirak Golder 581 0.28
RPI(A) Gautam Malo 498 0.24
Turnout 205,546 79.63
INC gain from AITC Swing

2011[edit | edit source]

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

2006[edit | edit source]

In the 2006 state assembly elections[8] Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress won the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc.

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

2001[edit | edit source]

1977-2006[edit | edit source]

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[9] Kalidas Adhikari of Congress in 1996,[10] and Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991.[11] Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated Kamalakshi Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1987.[12] Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982[13] and Independent in 1977.[14][15]

1962-1972[edit | edit source]

Apurba Lal Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1972,[16] 1971,[17] 1969[18] and 1967.[19] Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in 1962.[20] Prior to that the Bagdah seat did not exist.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bagdah Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result". ECI. 13 July 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das rejoins TMC, third leader to return after Mamata Banerjee's win". The Indian Express. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "WB Legislative Election 2021 / Results / Bagdah".
  6. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "84 - Bagdah (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.


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