Samserganj | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Samserganj is located in West Bengal  Samserganj Location in West Bengal  Samserganj Samserganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°41′N 87°57′E / 24.683°N 87.950°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 56 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 188,582 (2021) |
| Government | |
| • Incumbent MLA | Amirul Islam |
| • Political Party | AITC |
Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Aurangabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the area ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area - Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 56 Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Dhulian municipality and Bhasaipaikar, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhi, Napara, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpukuria gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]
Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] |
| 2016 | Amirul Islam | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amirul Islam | 96,417 | 51.13 | ||
| INC | Zaidur Rahman | 70,038 | 37.14 | ||
| BJP | Milan Ghosh | 10,800 | 5.73 | ||
| CPI(M) | Md. Modassar Hossain | 6,158 | 3.27 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,064 | 1.62 | ||
| Majority | 26,379 | 13.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,88,627 | 80.07 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amirul Islam | 48,381 | 30.41 | ||
| CPI(M) | Touab Ali | 46,601 | 29.31 | ||
| IND | Md. Rejaul Hoque | 42,389 | 26.66 | ||
| BJP | Milan Ghosh | 11,397 | 7.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,290 | 2.07 | ||
| Majority | 1,780 | 1.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,033 | 81.92 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mousumi Begum of Congress,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Touab Ali | 61,138 | 46.43 | ||
| INC | Mousumi Begum | 53,349 | 40.52 | ||
| BJP | Sasthi Charan Ghosh | 6,031 | 4.58 | ||
| SDPI | Md Affan Ali | 4,256 | 3.23 | ||
| BSP | Jaydeb Goswami | 2,411 | 1.83 | ||
| IND | Seikh Samshul | 1,966 | 1.49 | ||
| Majority | 7,789 | 5.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,694 | 86.35 | |||
| CPI (M) win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Form 20 - 56 Samserganj AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Samserganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.