Kaliaganj Assembly constituency

Kaliaganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Kaliaganj
Constituency No. 34 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kaliaganj Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
LS constituencyRaiganj
Established1962
Total electors282,575
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 34 Kaliaganj Assembly constituency (SC) covers Kaliaganj municipality, Kaliaganj community development block and Barua and Birghai gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.[1]

Kaliaganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
MLA Party
1962 Syama Prasad Barman Indian National Congress
1967
1969
1971Debendra Nath Roy
1972
1977Naba Kumar Roy
1982
1987Ramani Kanti Debsarma Communist

Party of India

(Marxist)

1991
1996 Pramatha Nath Ray Indian National Congress
2001
2006Nani Gopal Roy Communist

Party of India

(Marxist)

2011 Pramatha Nath Ray Indian National Congress
2016
2019^Tapan Deb Singha All India Trinamool Congress
2021Soumen Roy Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Soumen Roy of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Soumen Roy 116,768 48.71 +5.17
TMC 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 TMC 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.

2019 West Bengal state assembly bye- elections: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC 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
TMC 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.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pramatha Nath Ray 112,868 52.58 +4.99
TMC 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).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency[2][3]
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,[4] 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[5] and 1996.[6] Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) defeated Pramatha Nath Roy of Congress in 1991[7] and Naba Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987.[8] Naba Kumar Roy of Congress defeated Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]

1962–1972

Debendra Nath Roy of Congress won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Syama Prasad Barman won the Kaliaganj seat in 1969,[14] 1967[15] and 1962.[16] 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

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  11. "32 - Kaliaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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