Bangaon Dakshin

Bangaon Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one assembly seat for Bangaon. From 2011 there are two seats – Bangaon Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Bangaon Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. The Bangaon seat was an open seat up to 2011.

For other uses, see Bangaon (disambiguation).
Bangaon Dakshin
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bangaon Dakshin
Location in West Bengal
Bangaon Dakshin
Bangaon Dakshin (India)
Coordinates: 23°04′0″N 88°49′0″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.96
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency14. Bangaon (SC)
Electorate (year)188,429 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 96 Bangaon Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Bairampur, Chauberia I, Chauberia II, Dighari, Kalupur and Palla gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block, and Chandpara, Dooma, Fulsara, Jaleswar II, Jhaudanga and Ramnagar gram panchayats of Gaighata community development block.[1]

Bangaon Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] Bongaon assembly constituency was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951BongaonJiban Ratan DharIndian National Congress[3]
1957Ajit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India[4]
Manindra Bhusan BiswasIndian National Congress[4]
1962Jiban Ratan DharIndian National Congress [5]
1967K.BhowmickIndian National Congress[6]
1969Ajit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India[7]
1971Ajit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India[8]
1972Ajit Kumar GangulyCommunist Party of India[9]
1977Ranajit MitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Bhupendranath SethIndian National Congress[11]
1987Ranajit MitraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991Bhupendranath SethIndian National Congress[13]
1996Pankaj GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001Pankaj GhoshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006Bhupendranath SethAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2006 Bye electionSaugata RoyAll India Trinamool Congress.[17]
2009 Bye electionGopal SethAll India Trinamool Congress.[18][19]
2011Bangaon DakshinSurajit Kumar BiswasAll India Trinamool Congress[20]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Surajit Kumar Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anuj Baran Sarkar of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bangaon Dakshin (SC) constituency[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Surajit Kumar Biswas 87,677 53.71
CPI (M) Anuj Baran Sarkar 65,788 40.30
BJP Arun Halder 5,243 3.21
CPI(ML)L Himangshu Biswas 2,561
BSP Rabindra Nath Biswas 1,961
Turnout 163,230 86.63
AITC win (new seat)
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Uttar 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 28 23
Congress 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 16
Forward Bloc 0 3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 1
Communist Party of India 1 1

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat

In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, Saugata Roy to the Lok Sabha from Dum Dum, Gopal Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat.[18][19]

In the 2006 bye-election caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Bhupen Seth, Saugato Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M).[17]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Bhupendranath Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bongaon assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth, Independent and Congress respectively) in 2001[15] and 1996.[14] Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1991.[13] Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1987.[12] Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982.[11] Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1977.[10][22]

1951-1972 Bongaon assembly seat

Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI won in 1972,[9] 1971[8] and 1969.[7] K.Bhowmick of Congress won in 1967.[6] Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1962.[5] In 1957, Bongaon was a joint seat. Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI and Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in 1957.[4] Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1951.[3]

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References
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