Khargram is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Khargram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 66 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Khargram Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| LS constituency | Jangipur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 228,923 |
| Reservation | SC |
| 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. 66 Khargram Assembly constituency (SC) covers Khargram community development block, and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II gram panchayats Burwan community development block.[1]
Khargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Burwan Khargram | Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Burwan Khargram | Sudhir Mondal | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | No seat | [3] | |
| 1962 | Khargram | Abhayapada Saha | Revolutionary Socialist Party[4] |
| 1967 | S.K.Mondal | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1969 | Kumarish Chandra Moulik | Revolutionary Socialist Party[6] | |
| 1971 | Narendra Haldar | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Harendranath Halder | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Dinabandhu Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Dinabandhu Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Biswanath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1991 | Biwanath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Biwanath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Biswanath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2006 | Manabendranath Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Ashis Marjit | Indian National Congress[16] |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Asish Marjit | 93,255 | 50.00 | ||
| BJP | Aditya Moulik | 60,682 | 33.00 | ||
| INC | Bipattaran Bagdi | 27,423 | 15.00 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above (NOTA) | 1,685 | 1.00 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Tulu Bala Das | 1,511 | 1.00 | ||
| JD(U) | Manik Kumar Das | 1,380 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 32,573 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
editIn the 2011 election, Asish Marjit of Congress defeated his nearest rival Goutam Mondal of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asish Marjit | 74,093 | 49.96 | +4.83 | |
| CPI(M) | Goutam Mondal | 65,123 | 43.91 | −5.20 | |
| BJP | Harekrishna Konai | 4,049 | 2.73 | ||
| Independent | Smritikana Sarkar | 2,369 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Sadhan Kumar Marjit | 1,616 | |||
| JD(U) | Dipak Mandal | 1,049 | |||
| Turnout | 148,299 | 85.84 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +10.30 | |||
1977–2006
editIn the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Manabendranath Saha of CPI(M) won the 66 Khargram (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashis Marjit of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Biswanath Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Madhab Chandra Marjit of Congress in 2001[14] and 1996,[13] Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1991,[12] and Ashok Saha of Congress in 1987.[11] Dinabandhu Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nakari Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1982[10] and Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1977.[9][19]
1951–1972
editHarendranath Halder of Congress won in 1972.[8] Narendra Haldar of Congress won in 1971.[7] Kumarish Chandra Moulick of RSP won in 1969.[6] S.K.Mondal of Congress won in 1967.[5] Abhayapada Saha of RSP won in 1962.[4] The Khargram seat was not there in 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951[2] Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "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". Khargram. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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