Kaliaganj Assembly constituency
Kaliaganj | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kaliaganj Location in West Bengal  Kaliaganj Kaliaganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°19′E / 25.633°N 88.317°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 34 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 5. Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 202,761 (2011) |
Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 34 Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Kaliaganj municipality, Kaliaganj community development block and Barua and Birghai gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.[1]
Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kaliaganj | Syama Prasad Barman | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1967 | Syama Prasad Barman | Indian National Congress [3] | |
| 1969 | Syama Prasad Barman | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1971 | Debendra Nath Roy | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1972 | Debendra Nath Roy | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1977 | Naba Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1982 | Naba Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1987 | Ramani Kanta Debsarma | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1991 | Ramani Kanta Debsarma | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10] | |
| 1996 | Pramatha Nath Ray | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 2001 | Pramatha Nath Ray | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 2006 | Nani Gopal Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2011 | Pramatha Nath Roy | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| 2016 | Pramatha Nath Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019 by-poll | Tapan Deb Singha | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Soumen Roy | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2021
In the 2021 election, Soumen Roy of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Soumen Roy | 116,768 | 48.71 | +5.17 | |
| AITC | Tapan Deb Singha | 94,948 | 39.61 | −5.04 | |
| INC | Pravash Sarkar | 16,770 | 7.00 | −1.64 | |
| Independent | Sudhir Sarkar | 4,004 | 1.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,007 | 1.25 | +0.21 | |
| SUCI(C) | Gopal Chunary | 1,073 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Shyama Sarkar | 781 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Chandra Ray | 552 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | Alen Sarkar | 408 | 0.17 | ||
| AMB | Namala Kanta Sarkar | 387 | 0.16 | ||
| Turnout | 239,726 | 88.80 | +7.76 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2019 bye-poll
A bye-poll was necessitated due to the death of the incumbent MLA, Pramatha Nath Ray. In this election, Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kamal Chandra Sarkar of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapan Deb Singha | 97,428 | 44.65 | +13.88 | |
| BJP | Kamal Chandra Sarkar | 95,014 | 43.54 | +30.84 | |
| INC | Dhitashri Roy | 18,857 | 8.64 | −43.94 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,273 | 1.04 | −0.61 | |
| Independent | Darbindu Sarkar | 1,868 | 0.86 | ||
| SP | Pradip Kumar Ray | 1,860 | 0.85 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Jagadish Rajbhar | 900 | 0.41 | −0.20 | |
| Turnout | 218,200 | 81.04 | −4.61 | ||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Pramatha Nath Ray of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Basanta Roy of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pramatha Nath Ray | 112,868 | 52.58 | +4.99 | |
| AITC | Basanta Roy | 66,266 | 30.87 | ||
| BJP | Rupak Roy | 27,252 | 12.70 | +9.02 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,533 | 1.65 | ||
| BSP | Basudeb Debsharma | 1,850 | 0.86 | +0.04 | |
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Jiten Roy Sinha | 1,560 | 0.73 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Jagadish Rajbhar | 1,313 | 0.61 | +0.11 | |
| Turnout | 214,642 | 85.65 | −2.30 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress defeated his nearest rival Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pramatha Nath Ray | 84,873 | 47.59 | −2.51 | |
| CPI(M) | Nani Gopal Roy | 77,583 | 43.51 | −1.46 | |
| BJP | Bhupati Roy | 6,563 | 3.68 | ||
| Independent | Hriday Chandra Sarkar | 3,302 | 1.85 | ||
| BSP | Basudeb Debsharma | 1,471 | 0.82 | ||
| Independent | Himangshu Roy | 1,251 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Jagadish Rajbhar | 894 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Barman | 817 | |||
| Independent | Kanu Roy | 684 | |||
| Independent | Sushila Barman | 486 | |||
| Independent | Rabindranath Barman | 400 | |||
| Turnout | 178,324 | 87.95 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -1.15 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[13] Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) won the Kaliaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pramathanath Ray of Congress defeated Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) in 2001[12] and 1996.[11] Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) defeated Pramatha Nath Roy of Congress in 1991[10] and Naba Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987.[9] Naba Kumar Roy of Congress defeated Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) in 1982[8] and 1977.[7][16]
1962–1972
Debendra Nath Roy of Congress won in 1972[6] and 1971.[5] Syama Prasad Barman won the Kaliaganj seat in 1969,[4] 1967[3] and 1962.[2] Prior to that the Kaliaganj seat was not there. In 1957 and 1951 Raiganj was a joint seat. Hazi Badirudddin Ahmad and Syama Prasad Barman, both of Congress, won from Raiganj in 1957.[17] Syama Prasad Barman and Gulam Hamidur Rahman, both of Congress, won from Raiganj in 1951.[18]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kaliaganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "32 - Kaliaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
