Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Khargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khargram
Location in West Bengal
Khargram
Khargram (India)
Coordinates: 24°02′11″N 87°59′36″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No66
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency9. Jangipur
Electorate (year)172,757 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 66 Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Khargram community development block, and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II gram panchayats Burwan community development block.[1]

Khargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Burwan KhargramSatyendra Chandra Ghosh MoulikIndian National Congress[2]
Burwan KhargramSudhir MondalIndian National Congress[2]
1957No seat[3]
1962KhargramAbhayapada SahaRevolutionary Socialist Party[4]
1967S.K.MondalIndian National Congress[5]
1969Kumarish Chandra MoulikRevolutionary Socialist Party[6]
1971Narendra HaldarIndian National Congress[7]
1972Harendranath HalderIndian National Congress [8]
1977Dinabandhu MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Dinabandhu MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Biswanath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Biwanath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Biwanath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Biswanath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
2006Manabendranath SahaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Asish MarjitIndian National Congress[16]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Asish Marjit of Congress defeated his nearest rival Goutam Mondal of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Khargram (SC) constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Asish Marjit 74,093 49.96 +4.83
CPI (M) Goutam Mondal 65,123 43.91 -5.20
BJP Harekrishna Konai 4,049 2.73
Independent Smritikana Sarkar 2,369
CPI(ML)L Sadhan Kumar Marjit 1,616
JD(U) Dipak Mandal 1,049
Turnout 148,299 85.84
INC gain from CPI (M) Swing +10.30
 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,[15] Manabendranath Saha of CPI(M) won the 66 Khargram (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashis Marjit of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Biswanath Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Madhab Chandra Marjit of Congress in 2001[14] and 1996,[13] Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1991,[12] and Ashok Saha of Congress in 1987.[11] Dinabandhu Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nakari Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1982[10] and Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1977.[9][18]

1951–1972

Harendranath Halder of Congress won in 1972.[8] Narendra Haldar of Congress won in 1971.[7] Kumarish Chandra Moulick of RSP won in 1969.[6] S.K.Mondal of Congress won in 1967.[5] Abhayapada Saha of RSP won in 1962.[4] The Khargram seat was not there in 1957.[3] In independent India’s first election in 1951[2] Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.

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References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Khargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  18. "66 - Khargram (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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