Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

This article is about the Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Kumarganj. For 2 its namesake village, see Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur.
Kumarganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kumarganj
Location in West Bengal
Kumarganj
Kumarganj (India)
Coordinates: 25°26′02″N 88°43′36″E
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
Constituency No38
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency6. Balurghat
Electorate (year)148,758 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 38 Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kumarganj community development block and Ashokegram, Basuria, Chaloon and Uday gram panchayats of Gangarampur community development block.[1]

Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967KumarganjM.BoseIndian National Congress[2]
1969Abinash BasuBangla Congress[3]
1971Probodh Kumar Singha RoyIndian National Congress[4]
1972Probodh Kumar Singha RoyIndian National Congress[5]
1977Jamini Kishore MojumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1982Dwijendra Nath RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1987Dwijendra MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1991Dwijendra Nath RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1996Dwijendra Nath RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
2001Mafuja KhatunCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
2006Mafuja KhatunCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2011Mahamuda BegamAll India Trinamool Congress[13]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 elections, Mahamuda Begam of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Mafuja Khatun of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kumarganj constituency[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Mahamuda Begam 62,212 46.93 +0.98#
CPI (M) Mafuja Khatun 57,994 43.75 -4.98
BJP Sanjib Chandra Roy 6,592 4.97
People's Democratic Conference of India Abdullah Shaikh 2,247
Independent Khajer Mondal 2,209
BSP Ranendra Nath Mali 1,296
Turnout 132,550 89.1
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 5.96#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin Dinajpur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 5 5
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 2

Note: New constituency – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006[12] and 2001[11] state assembly elections, Mafuja Khatun of CPI(M) won the Kumarganj assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Ahmad Ali Sardar and Nani Gopal Roy, both of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dwijendra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Parinita Singha Roy of Congress in 1996[10] and Prabodh Kumar Singha Roy of Congress in 1991.[9] Dwijendra Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Afrabuddin Sarkar of Congress in 1987.[8] Dwijendra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Sekhar Kumar Dasgupta of Congress in 1982.[7] Jamini Kishore Mojumdar of CPI(M) defeated Khalil Sayed of Congress in 1977.[6][15]

1967–1972

Probodh Kumar Singha Roy of Congress won 1972[5] and 1971.[4] Abinash Basu of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[3] M.Bose of Congress won in 1967.[2]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kumarganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  15. "37 - Kumarganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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