Bhagabangola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bhagwangola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bhagwangola
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhagwangola
Location in West Bengal
Bhagwangola
Bhagwangola (India)
Coordinates: 24°20′02″N 88°17′59″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No62
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency11. Murshidabad
Electorate (year)179,089 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 62 Bhagwangola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Bhagwangola II community development block and Bhagwangola, Habaspur, Hanumantanagar, Kuthirampur, Mahammadpur, Mahisasthali and Sundarpur gram panchayats of Bhagwangola I CD Block.[1]

Bhagwangola (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957BhagwangolaHafizur Rehman KaziIndian National Congress[2]
1962Sailendra Nath AdhicaryPraja Socialist Party[3]
1967S.BhattachryaIndian National Congress[4]
1969Sailendra Nath AdhicarySamyukta Socialist Party[5]
1971Md. Samaun BiswasIndependent[6]
1972Mohammad Deedar BakshIndian National Congress [7]
1977Kazi Hafizur RahmanIndian National Congress [8]
1982Kazi Hafizur RahmanIndian National Congress [9]
1987Syed Nawabjani MeerzaCPIM-Supported Independent[10]
1991Syed Nawabjani MeerzaCPIM-Supported Independent
1996Abu Sufian SarkarIndian National Congress[11]
2001Mojibor RahamanWest Bengal Socialist Party[12]
2006Chand MohammadWest Bengal Socialist Party[13]
Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Bhagabangola
2011Chand MohammadSamajwadi Party/All India Trinamool Congress[14]
2016 Mahasin Ali Communist party of India (Marxist)

Election results

2016

In the 2016 election, Mahasin Ali of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Abu Sufian Sarkar of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bhagabangola constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI (M) Mahasin Ali 105,037 55.10 +14.37
AITC Abu Sufian Sarkar 68,732 36.10 +5.67
BJP Mehbub Alam 5,278 2.80
Independent Syed Imran Ali Meerza 3,457 1.80
Samajwadi Party Hajikul Alam 3,228 1.70
IUML Seikh Ajfar Ali 1,855 1.00
SUCI(C) Rahul Amin 1,039 0.60
Independent Asaduzzaman 763 0.40
Independent Rahul Matin 669 0.40
Independent Anju Bagum 510 0.30
Majority 36,305 19.1
Turnout 190,568 86.8
Swing to CPI (M) from SP Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. Chand Mohammad was the SP candidate in 2011.

2011

In the 2011 election, Chand Mohammad of Samajwadi Party defeated his nearest rival Sagir Hossain of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bhagabangola constituency[14][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SP Chand Mohammad 62,862 38.63 -7.84#
AITC Sagir Hossen 49,528 30.43 -19.40#
Independent/Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury supported Syed Alamgir 40,376 24.81
BJP Mahebub Alam 2,638
MLKSC Kamal Pasha 2,206
IJP Seikh Ajfar Ali 1,752
Independent Najrul Islam 1,745
Independent Gazi Rahman 1,641
Turnout 162,748 90.88
SP hold Swing +11.56#

Syed Alamgir, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but Adhir Chowdhury, the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.[17]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Chand Mohammad was the WBSP candidate in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Murshidabad district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Indian National Congress 14 8
Trinamool Congress 1 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 4
Samajwadi Party 1 0
Forward bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[13] Chand Mohammad of WBSP won the 62 Bhagabangola assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mojibor Rahaman of WBSP defeated Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress in 2001.[12] Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress defeated Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M) in 1996.[11] Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M)/Independent defeated Islam Nazrul of Congress in 1991[18] and Mojibur Rahaman of Congress in 1987.[10] Kazi Hafizur Rahman of Congress/ Independent defeated Sailen Adhicary, Independent, in 1982[9] and Sheikh Kazimuddin of CPI(M) in 1977.[8][19]

1957–1972

Mohammad Dedar Baksh of Congress won in 1972.[7] Md. Samaun Biswas, Independent, won in 1971.[6] Sailendra Nath Adhicary of SSP won in 1969.[5] S. Bhattacharyya of Congress won in 1967.[4] Sailendra Nath Adhicary of PSP won in 1962.[3] Hafizur Rehman Kazi of Congress won in 1957.[2]

References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bhagabangola. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bhagabangola. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  17. "For Sonia and the dissidents: Dr Adhir and Mr Chowdhury". The Telegraph, 21 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  18. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  19. "56 - Bhagabangola Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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