Aurangabad | |
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Former constituency No. 51 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
LS constituency | Jangipur |
Established | 1977 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Reservation | None |
Aurangabad Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Aurangabad Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Samserganj Assembly constituency and Raghunathganj Assembly constituency.[1]
It was part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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1977 | Aurangabad | Lutfal Haque | Indian National Congress[3] |
1982 | Lutfal Haque | Indian National Congress[4] | |
1987 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
1991 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
1996 | Humayun Reza | Indian National Congress[7] | |
2001 | Humayun Reza | Indian National Congress[8] | |
2006 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] |
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[9] Touab Ali of CPI(M) won the 51 Aurangabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Humayun Reza of Congress. Humayun Reza of Congress defeated Nur Mohammad of CPI(M) in 2001[8] and Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1996.[7] Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated Humayun Reza of Congress in 1991[6] and 1987.[5] Lutfal Haque of Congress defeated Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1982[4] and Sohidul Alam of CPI(M) in 1977. The Auragabad constituency did not exist prior to that.[3][10]