Raghunathganj | |
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Constituency No. 59 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
LS constituency | Jangipur |
Established | 2011 |
Total electors | 249,559 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Elected year | 2021 |
Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 59 Raghunathganj Assembly constituency covers Raghunathganj II community development block, Nurpur gram panchayat of Suti I community development block and Maiya gram panchayat of Lalgola community development block.[1]
Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 ...Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
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2011 | Raghunathganj | Akhruzzaman | Indian National Congress[2] |
2016 | Akhruzzaman | Indian National Congress | |
2021 | Akhruzzaman | All India Trinamool Congress |
In the 2011 election, Akhruz Zaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hasnat of RSP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Akhruzzaman | 74,683 | 50.99 | ||
RSP | Abul Hasnat | 59,143 | 40.38 | ||
SDPI | Md. Jakir Hossain | 6,093 | 4.16 | ||
BJP | Sougata Singha Roy | 4,066 | 2.78 | ||
SUCI | Rabiul Alam | 2,493 | |||
Turnout | 146,478 | 86.94 | |||
INC win (new seat) |