Bangaon Dakshin
Constituency No. 96 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyBangaon
Established1952
Total electors248,278
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 96 Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bairampur, Chauberia I, Chauberia II, Dighari, Kalupur and Palla gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block, and Chandpara, Dooma, Fulsara, Jaleswar II, Jhaudanga and Ramnagar gram panchayats of Gaighata community development block.[1]

Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1] Bongaon assembly constituency was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
Bongaon
1951 Jiban Ratan Dhar Indian National Congress[3]
1957 Ajit Kumar Ganguly Communist Party of India[4]
Manindra Bhusan Biswas Indian National Congress[4]
1962 Jiban Ratan Dhar Indian National Congress [5]
1967 K.Bhowmick Indian National Congress[6]
1969 Ajit Kumar Ganguly Communist Party of India[7]
1971 Ajit Kumar Ganguly Communist Party of India[8]
1972 Ajit Kumar Ganguly Communist Party of India[9]
1977 Ranajit Mitra Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982 Bhupendranath Seth Indian National Congress[11]
1987 Ranajit Mitra Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991 Bhupendranath Seth Indian National Congress[13]
1996 Pankaj Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001 Pankaj Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006 Bhupendranath Seth All India Trinamool Congress[16]
2006 Bye election Saugata Roy All India Trinamool Congress.[17]
2009 Bye election Gopal Seth All India Trinamool Congress.[18][19]
Bangaon Dakshin
2011 Surajit Kumar Biswas All India Trinamool Congress[20]
2016 Surajit Kumar Biswas All India Trinamool Congress[20]
2021 Swapan Majumder Bharatiya Janata Party[21]

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Swapan Majumder of BJP defeated his nearest rival ALO RANI SARKAR of AITC.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bangaon Dakshin (SC) constituency[21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Swapan Majumder 97,828 47.07
AITC ALO RANI SARKAR 95824 46.11
CPI(M) TAPAS KUMAR BISWAS 10069 4.24
SUCI(C) RABINDRA NATH BARAI 953 0.46
BSP PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR 820 0.39
Turnout 207834
BJP gain from AITC Swing (({swing))}

2011

In the 2011 election, Surajit Kumar Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anuj Baran Sarkar of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bangaon Dakshin (SC) constituency[20][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Surajit Kumar Biswas 87,677 53.71
CPI(M) Anuj Baran Sarkar 65,788 40.30
BJP Arun Halder 5,243 3.21
CPI(ML)L Himangshu Biswas 2,561
BSP Rabindra Nath Biswas 1,961
Turnout 163,230 86.63
AITC win (new seat)

1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat

In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, Saugata Roy to the Lok Sabha from Dum Dum, Gopal Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat.[18][19]

In the 2006 bye-election caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Bhupen Seth, Saugato Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M).[17]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Bhupendranath Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bongaon assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth, Independent and Congress respectively) in 2001[15] and 1996.[14] Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1991.[13] Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1987.[12] Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982.[11] Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1977.[10][24]

1951-1972 Bongaon assembly seat

Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI won in 1972,[9] 1971[8] and 1969.[7] K.Bhowmick of Congress won in 1967.[6] Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1962.[5] In 1957, Bongaon was a joint seat. Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI and Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in 1957.[4] Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1951.[3]

References

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  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Legislative Assembly of West Bengal – Assembly Constituency 85-Bongaon". Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  18. ^ a b "West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009". Indian Election Affairs. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  19. ^ a b "Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  20. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Election Commission of India".
  22. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bangaon Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  23. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bangaon Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  24. ^ "85 - Bongaon Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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