Bhagabangola Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bhagabangola
| 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/Bhagabangola.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bhagabangola Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Reyat Hossain Sarkar
| party = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = West Bengal
| district = Murshidabad
| loksabha_cons = Murshidabad
| constituency_no = 62
| established = 1957
| electors = 263,765
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Bhagabangola Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 62 Bhagwangola Assembly constituency covers Bhagwangola II community development block and Bhagwangola, Habaspur, Hanumantanagar, Kuthirampur, Mahammadpur, Mahisasthali and Sundarpur gram panchayats of Bhagwangola I CD Block.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 13 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India}}
Bhagwangola Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- ^ denotes by-election.
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin|
|title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Bhagabangola}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Reyat Hossain Sarkar
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = 1,07,096
|percentage = 48.34
|change = {{decrease}}19.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anju Begum
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 91,479
|percentage = 41.29
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bhaskar Sarkar
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 17,288
|percentage = 7.8
|change = {{increase}}0.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Md Murshidul Alam
|party = Indian Secular Front
|votes = 2,298
|percentage = 1.04
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,255
|percentage = 0.57
|change = {{decrease}}0.93
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,617
|percentage = 7.05
|change = {{decrease}}39.85
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
In the 2021 election, Idris Ali of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Md. Kamal Hossain of CPI (M).
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bhagabangola constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Idris Ali
|votes = 153,795
|percentage = 68.05
|change = {{increase}}31.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Md. Kamal Hossain
|votes = 47,787
|percentage = 21.15
|change = {{decrease}}33.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mehbub Alam
|votes = 16,707
|percentage = 7.39
|change = {{increase}}4.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,396
|percentage = 1.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Mosaraf Hossain
|votes = 827
|percentage = 0.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Seikh Rabiul Alam
|votes = 784
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Syed Imran Ali Meerza
|votes = 652
|percentage = 0.29
|change = {{decrease}}1.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Sk. Rejaul Karim
|votes = 617
|percentage = 0.27
|change = {{decrease}}0.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Abdul Mabud Nayan
|votes = 449
|percentage = 0.20
|change = {{decrease}}0.40
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Bahujan Maha Party
|candidate = Mst. Sikha Khatun
|votes = 421
|percentage = 0.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Nurul Islam
|votes = 290
|percentage = 0.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = United Socialist Party
|candidate = Ali Hossain
|votes = 265
|percentage = 0.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 106,008
|percentage = 46.90
|change = {{increase}}37.80
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 225,990
|percentage = 90.80
|change = {{increase}}4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 election, Mahasin Ali of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival, Abu Sufian Sarkar of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bhagabangola constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mahasin Ali
|votes = 105,037
|percentage = 54.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Abu Sufian Sarkar
|votes = 68,732
|percentage = 35.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mehbub Alam
|votes = 5,278
|percentage = 2.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Syed Imran Ali Meerza
|votes = 3,457
|percentage = 1.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Hajikul Alam
|votes = 3,228
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,554
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Kamal Pasha
|votes = 1,855
|percentage = 0.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Rahul Amin
|votes = 1,039
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Asaduzzaman
|votes = 763
|percentage = 0.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdul Matin
|votes = 669
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anju Bagum
|votes = 510
|percentage = 0.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 36,305
|percentage = 18.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 193,122
|percentage = 85.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Samajwadi Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. Chand Mohammad was the SP candidate in 2011.
=2011=
In the 2011 election, Chand Mohammad of Samajwadi Party defeated his nearest rival Sagir Hossain of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bhagabangola constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=62| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327185714/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=62| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Bhagabangola| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Chand Mohammad
|votes = 62,862
|percentage = 38.63
|change = -7.84#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sagir Hossen
|votes = 49,528
|percentage = 30.43
|change = -19.40#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Syed Alamgir
|votes = 40,376
|percentage = 24.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mahebub Alam
|votes = 2,638
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = MLKSC
|candidate = Kamal Pasha
|votes = 2,206
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Justice Party
|candidate = Seikh Ajfar Ali
|votes = 1,752
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Najrul Islam
|votes = 1,745
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Gazi Rahman
|votes = 1,641
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 162,748
|percentage = 90.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Samajwadi Party
|swing = +11.56#
}}
{{Election box end}}
Syed Alamgir, a rebel Congress candidate contesting as an independent, was suspended from the party, but Adhir Chowdhury, the Baharampur MP continued to extend support to him.{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110421/jsp/bengal/story_13882506.jsp | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120918064656/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110421/jsp/bengal/story_13882506.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 September 2012 |title = For Sonia and the dissidents: Dr Adhir and Mr Chowdhury | publisher = The Telegraph, 21 April 2011 |access-date = 21 April 2011}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Chand Mohammad was the WBSP candidate in 2006.
=1977–2006=
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Chand Mohammad of WBSP won the 62 Bhagabangola assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mojibor Rahaman of WBSP defeated Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress in 2001. Abu Sufian Sarkar of Congress defeated Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M) in 1996. Syed Nawabjani Meerza of CPI(M)/Independent defeated Islam Nazrul of Congress in 1991{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal|work=Constituency-wise Data|publisher=Election Commission|access-date=20 July 2014}} and Mojibur Rahaman of Congress in 1987. Kazi Hafizur Rahman of Congress/ Independent defeated Sailen Adhicary, Independent, in 1982 and Sheikh Kazimuddin of CPI(M) in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp56.htm | title = 56 - Bhagabangola Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}
=1957–1972=
References
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