Farakka Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Farakka | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 55 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Farakka Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| LS constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 227,549 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 55 Farakka Assembly constituency covers Farakka community development block and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]
Farakka Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Farakka | Mahammad Giasuddin | |
| 1957 | Mahammad Giasuddin | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1962 | Mahammad Giasuddin | ||
| 1967 | T.A.N.Nabi | ||
| 1969 | Shadat Hossain | ||
| 1971 | Jerat Ali | ||
| 1972 | Jerat Ali | ||
| 1977 | Abul Hasnat Khan | ||
| 1982 | Abul Hasnat Khan | ||
| 1987 | Abul Hasnat Khan | ||
| 1991 | Abul Hasnat Khan | ||
| 1996 | Mainul Haque | ||
| 2001 | Mainul Haque | ||
| 2006 | Mainul Haque | ||
| 2011 | Mainul Haque | ||
| 2016 | Mainul Haque | ||
| 2021 | Manirul Islam | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election result
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Monirul Islam | 102,319 | 55.00 | ||
| BJP | Hemanta Ghosh | 42,374 | 23.00 | ||
| INC | Mainul Haque | 36,205 | 19.00 | ||
| Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~5,500 | 2.80 | |||
| Majority | 59,945 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
editIn the 2016 elections, Mainul Haque of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Mustafa of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mainul Haque | 83,314 | 51.05 | +12.38 | |
| AITC | Md. Mustafa | 55,147 | 33.79 | ||
| BJP | Indranath Upadhyay | 15,952 | 9.77 | −9.84 | |
| WPOI | Dr. Rejaul Karim | 4,022 | 2.46 | ||
| BSP | Khairul Alam | 1,909 | 1.17 | +0.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,840 | 1.13 | ||
| Independent | Mir Mainul Haque | 1,014 | 0.62 | ||
| Turnout | 163,198 | 84.99 | −4.05 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
editIn the 2011 elections, Mainul Hague of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdus Salam of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mainul Haque | 52,780 | 38.77 | –13.97# | |
| CPI(M) | Abdus Salam | 48,041 | 35.29 | –7.38 | |
| BJP | Hemanta Ghosh | 26,696 | 19.61 | ||
| Independent | Sanu Seikh | 3,914 | 2.88 | ||
| BSP | Satrughna Rabidas | 1,314 | 0.97 | ||
| Indian Unity Centre | Md. Safikul Islam | 1,250 | |||
| SDPI | Mahah Saijul Hoque | 1,122 | |||
| MLKSC | Baidul Haque | 1,010 | |||
| Turnout | 136,127 | 89.04 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | −6.59# | |||
Sanu Seikh, contesting as an independent, was a Congress rebel.[5]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
editIn the 2006,[6] 2001[7] and 1996[8] state assembly elections, Mainul Haque of Congress won the Farakka assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Abdus Salam, Mir Tarekul Islam and Abul Hasnat Khan, all of CPI(M), respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Hasnat Khan of CPI(M) defeated Mainul Haque and Mainul Sheikh, both of Congress, in 1991[9] and 1987[10] respectively, and Jerat Ali, Independent, in 1982[11] and 1977.[12][13]
1951–1972
editJerat Ali of CPI(M) won in 1972[14] and 1971.[15] Shadat Hossain of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[16] T.A.N.Nabi of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[17] Mahammad Giasuddin of Congress won in 1962,[18] 1957[2] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[19]
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Farakka. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Murshidabad, Birbhum Independents pose problems for official candidates". The Statesman. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "50 - Farakka Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.