Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Bisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). BJP won the 2016 assembly elections in Baisnabnagar.[1]
Baisnabnagar | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Baisnabnagar Location in West Bengal  Baisnabnagar Baisnabnagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constituency No | 54 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 172,496 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 54 Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak III community development block.[2]
Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Baisnabnagar | Isha Khan Choudhury | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 2016 | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Election results
2016
In the 2016 election, Swadhin Kumar Sarkar of the BJP defeated Azizul Haque of the INC-CPI(M) alliance.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar | 70,185 | 38.20 | +24.12 | |
| INC | Azizul Haque | 65,688 | 35.75 | -7.27 | |
| AITC | Asit Bose | 40,262 | 21.91 | N/A | |
| SHS | Dhaneshyam Das | 1,528 | 0.83 | N/A | |
| BSP | Nikhil Chandra Mondal | 1,525 | 0.83 | N/A | |
| Independent | Suresh Chandra Sarkar | 1,301 | 0.70 | N/A | |
| CPI(ML)L | Md. Ebrahim Sheikh | 713 | 0.38 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,520 | 1.37 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,497 | 2.45 | -1.00 | ||
| Turnout | 183,722 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +8.43 | |||
2011
In the 2011 election, Ishaque Khan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Bishwanath Ghosh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ishaque Khan Choudhury | 62,589 | 43.02 | ||
| CPI (M) | Biswanath Ghosh | 57,566 | 39.57 | ||
| BJP | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar | 20,483 | 14.08 | ||
| Independent | Manirul | 3,436 | 2.36 | ||
| JD(U) | Manjur Alahi Munshi | 1,415 | |||
| Majority | 5,023 | 3.45 | |||
| Turnout | 145,489 | 84.34 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 8 |  4 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |  5 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 1 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)
References
- "West Bengal polls: BJP wins Congress stronghold Malda".
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Baisnabnagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.