Samserganj Assembly constituency

Samserganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Samserganj
Constituency No. 56 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Samserganj Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyMaldaha Dakshin
Established2011
Total electors235,570
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 56 Samserganj Assembly constituency covers Dhulian municipality and Bhasaipaikar, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhi, Napara, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpukuria gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]

Samserganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
YearNameParty Affiliation
2011Touab AliCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[2]
2016Amirul IslamTrinamool Congress
2021

Election results

2021
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Samserganj[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Amirul Islam 96,417 51.13 +20.72
INC Zaidur Rahman 70,038 37.14 New
BJP Milan Ghosh 10,800 5.73 -1.44
CPI(M) Md. Modassar Hossain 6,158 3.27 -26.04
NOTA None Of The Above 3,064 1.62 -0.45
Majority 26,379 13.99 +12.87
Turnout 1,88,627 80.07 -1.85
TMC hold Swing

2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Samserganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Amirul Islam 48,381 30.41
CPI(M) Touab Ali 46,601 29.31
IND Md. Rejaul Hoque 42,389 26.66
BJP Milan Ghosh 11,397 7.17
NOTA None of the above 3,290 2.07
Majority 1,780 1.12
Turnout 1,59,033 81.92
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mousumi Begum of Congress,

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Samserganj[2][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Touab Ali 61,138 46.43
INC Mousumi Begum 53,349 40.52
BJP Sasthi Charan Ghosh 6,031 4.58
SDPI Md Affan Ali 4,256 3.23
BSP Jaydeb Goswami 2,411 1.83
IND Seikh Samshul 1,966 1.49
Majority 7,789 5.92
Turnout 1,31,694 86.35
CPI(M) win (new seat)

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
    2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    3. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
    4. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
    5. "Form 20 - 56 Samserganj AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
    6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Samserganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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