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Raghunathganj Assembly constituency
Raghunathganj | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
  Raghunathganj Location in West Bengal  Raghunathganj Raghunathganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.467°N 88.067°ECoordinates: 24°28′N 88°04′E / 24.467°N 88.067°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 59 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jangipur |
| Electorate (year) | 168,860 (2011)[1] 207,987 (2016)[2] 249,559 (2021)[3] |
Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian 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.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 59 Raghunathganj Assembly constituency covers Raghunathganj II community development block, Nurpur gram panchayat of Suti I community development block and Maiya gram panchayat of Lalgola community development block.[4]
Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 ...Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of Legislative Assemblyq[edit]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Raghunathganj | Akhruzzaman | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 2016 | Akhruzzaman | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Akhruzzaman | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results[edit]
2011[edit]
In the 2011 election, Akhruz Zaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hasnat of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Akhruzzaman | 74,683 | 50.99 | ||
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Template:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | Abul Hasnat | 59,143 | 40.38 | ||
| SDPI | Md. Jakir Hossain | 6,093 | 4.16 | ||
| BJP | Sougata Singha Roy | 4,066 | 2.78 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Socialist Unity Centre of India|Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/shortname]] | Rabiul Alam | 2,493 | ||
| Turnout | 146,478 | 86.94 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raghunathganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.