Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency
| Baisnabnagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 54 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Baisnabnagar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| LS constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 246,956 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 54 Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency covers Kaliachak III community development block.[1]
Baisnabnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Baisnabnagar | Isha Khan Choudhury | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 2016 | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | Chandana Sarkar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kaliachak Assembly constituency
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandana Sarkar | 83,061 | 40.00 | ||
| BJP | Swadhin Kumar Sarkar | 80,590 | 39.00 | ||
| INC | Azizul Hoque | 37,443 | 18.00 | ||
| Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~7,500 | 3.60 | |||
| Majority | 2,471 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
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 Biswanath 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) | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b "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.