Bagdah Assembly constituency
{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{About|the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|its namesake village|Bagdah, North 24 Parganas|its namesake community development block|Bagdah (community development block)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bagdah
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Bagda.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bagdah Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = West Bengal
| district = North 24 Parganas
| loksabha_cons = Bangaon
| constituency_no = 94
| established = 1962
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = Madhuparna Thakur
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year =
| electors = 277,464
}}
Bagdah 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. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bagdah community development block and Gangrapota, Sundarpur and Tengra gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date=15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission of India}}
Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). It was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 October 2010 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101006140327/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf| archive-date= 6 October 2010 | url-status= live}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin
| title=2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Bagdah}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Madhuparna Thakur|votes=1,07,706|percentage= 55.04|change={{increase}}10.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Binay Kumar Biswas|votes=74,251|percentage=37.95|change={{decrease}}11.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Gouradipta Biswas|votes=8,189|percentage=4.89|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Ashoke Kumar Haldar|votes=1,297|percentage=0.66|change={{decrease}}3.11}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=667|percentage=0.34|change={{decrease}}0.13}}
{{Election box majority|votes=33,455|percentage=17.09|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=231,240|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner=All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = All India Forward Block
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
In the 2021 election, Biswajit Das of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). He later switched parties to AITC.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bagdah (SC) constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biswajit Das
|votes = 108,111
|percentage = 49.41
|change = +45.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Paritosh Kumar Saha
|votes = 98,319
|percentage = 44.94
|change = +1.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prabir Kirtonia (Bapi)
|votes = 8,250
|percentage = 3.77
|change = -45.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Santosh Biswas
|votes = 2,240
|percentage = 1.02
|change = +0.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Pradip Kumar Biswas
|votes = 851
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,020
|percentage = 0.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 218,791
|percentage = 79.06
|change = +0.57
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 election, Dulal Bar of Indian National Congress (INC) defeated his nearest rival Upendra Nath Biswas of AITC.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bagdah (SC) constituency{{cite web| url =https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/10-Detailed%20Reportwest.pdf|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |publisher = Election Commission of India}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dulal Bar
|votes = 102,026
|percentage = 49.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Upendranath Biswas
|votes = 89,790
|percentage = 43.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bikash Biswas
|votes = 1,532
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biva Majumder
|votes = 8,987
|percentage = 4.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,324
|percentage = 0.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Harish Chandra Mondal
|votes = 792
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Guru Chand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Hirak Golder
|votes = 581
|percentage = 0.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party of India (Athawale)
|candidate = Gautam Malo
|votes = 498
|percentage = 0.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 205,546
|percentage = 79.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
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{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bagdah (SC) constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Upendranath Biswas
|votes = 91,821
|percentage = 52.91
|change = +1.57#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Mrinalkanti Sikdar
|votes = 70,865
|percentage = 40.84
|change = -9.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Chandan Mallick
|votes = 4,414
|percentage = 2.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Arabinda Biswas
|votes = 4,306
|percentage = 2.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pranita Mandal
|votes = 1,212
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party
|candidate = Dhirendra Nath Mandal
|votes = 913
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 173,531
|percentage = 85.57
|change = 11.40#
}}
{{Election box end}}
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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=2006=
In the 2006 state assembly elections Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress won the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc.
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{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Bagdah (SC)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Dulal Chandra Bar|votes=79896|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Kamalakshi Biswas|votes=74991|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandan Mallick|votes=3121|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kartick Bain|votes=2531|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=160539|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=All India Trinamool Congress|loser=AIFB}}
{{Election box end}}
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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=2001=
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{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2001}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Kamalakshi Biswas|votes=61936|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Dulal Chandra Bar|votes=61699|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Arabinda Biswas|votes=8288|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandan Mallick|votes=1715|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=135666|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=All India Forward Bloc}}
{{Election box end}}
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=1977-2006=
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Kalidas Adhikari of Congress in 1996, and Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991. Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1987. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982 and Independent in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp84.htm |title =84 - Bagdah (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}
=1962-1972=
References
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Category:Politics of North 24 Parganas district