Raiganj Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Raiganj
| 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/Raiganj.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Raiganj Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Krishna Kalyani
| incumbent_image = Krishna Kalyani Giving Speech.jpg
| party = Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = West Bengal
| district = Uttar Dinajpur
| loksabha_cons = Raiganj
| constituency_no = 35
| established = 1951
| electors = 198,780
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Raiganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 35 Raiganj Assembly constituency covers Raiganj municipality, and Bahin, Maraikup, Gouri, Kamalabati I and Kamalabati II gram panchayats of Raiganj 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 | access-date = 2 July 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}
Raiganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
!Year !MLA ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan="4" |Raiganj constituency |
|---|
| 1951
|Shyama Prasad Barman |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}} |
| |Ghulam Hamidur Rahman |
| 1957
|Haji Badruddin Ahmed |
| |Shyama Prasad Barman |
| 1962
|Ramendranath Dutta |
| 1967
|NN Kundu |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
| 1969
|Manash Roy |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |
| 1971
| rowspan="2" |Ramendranath Dutta |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1972 |
| 1977
|Khagendra Nath Sinha |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |
| 1982
|Dipendra Barman |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1987
| rowspan="2" |Khagendra Nath Sinha |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}} |
| 1991 |
| 1996
|Dilip Kumar Das |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}} |
| 2001
| rowspan="2" |Chittaranjan Roy |
| 2006 |
| 2011
| rowspan="2" |Mohit Sengupta |
| 2016 |
| 2021
|rowspan=2|Krishna Kalyani |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2024^
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}} |
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin
| title=2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Raiganj}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=Krishna Kalyani|votes=86,479|percentage=57.97|change={{increase}}21.39}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Manas Kumar Ghosh|votes=36,402|percentage=24.4|change={{decrease}}25.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Mohit Sengupta|votes=23,116|percentage=15.5|change={{increase}}4.84}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=1,710|percentage=1.15|change={{decrease}}0.38}}
{{Election box majority|votes=50,077|percentage=33.57|change={{increase}}20.71}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,49,183|percentage=71.99|change={{decrease}}}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2024 General elections =
| class="wikitable"
|+2024 Indian General Election: Raiganj Assembly constituency ! colspan="2" |Party !Candidate !Votes ! % !±% (2019) !±% (2021) |
| {{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|BJP |Kartick Paul |93,402 |58.42 |{{Increase}}2.72 |{{Increase}}8.98 |
| {{Party color cell|Trinamool Congress}}
|AITC |Krishna Kalyani |46,663 |29.19 |{{Decrease}}1.49 |{{Decrease}}7.39 |
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|INC |Ali Imran Ramz |14,477 |9.06 |{{Increase}}2.56 |{{Increase}}1.43 |
| |NOTA
|None of the Above |327 |0.2 |{{Increase}}0.2 |{{Decrease}}1.06 |
| |Others
| |4,982 |3.12 |{{Decrease}}6.98 |{{Decrease}}0.64 |
| colspan="3" |Majority
|46,739 | | | |
| colspan="3" |Turnout
|1,59,851 | | | |
| colspan="3" |BJP hold
|Swing | | | |
=2021=
In the 2021 election, Krishna Kalyani of BJP defeated his nearest rival Kanaia Lal Agarwal of AITC.
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Raiganj}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Krishna Kalyani
|votes = 79,775
|percentage = 49.44
|change = +40.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Kanaia Lal Agarwal
|votes = 59,027
|percentage = 36.58
|change = +11.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mohit Sengupta
|votes = 17,198
|percentage = 10.66
|change = -48.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,468
|percentage = 1.53
|change = +0.20
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Raju Paul
|votes = 1,361
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,61,347
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 election, Mohit Sengupta of INC defeated his nearest rival Purnendu Dey of AITC.
{{Election box begin | title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Raiganj}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mohit Sengupta
|votes = 87,983
|percentage = 58.98
|change = +9.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Purnendu Dey (Bablu)
|votes = 36,736
|percentage = 24.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pradip Sarkar
|votes = 12,961
|percentage = 8.69
|change = +6.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Arun Chandra Dey
|votes = 6,154
|percentage = 4.13
|change = -41.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,985
|percentage = 1.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,49,168
|percentage = 83.39
|change = -1.34
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 election, Mohit Sengupta of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kiranmoy Nanda of Samajwadi Party.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raiganj constituency{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 1 July 2014}}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=35| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130618153207/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=35| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 18 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Raiganj| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mohit Sengupta
|votes = 62,864
|percentage = 49.69
|change = +2.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Kiranmoy Nanda
|votes = 57,455
|percentage = 45.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sachindra Nath Das
|votes = 3,053
|percentage = 2.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Manjit Mandal
|votes = 1,064
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = Sanatan Dutta
|votes = 750
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Swapan Kumar Das
|votes = 734
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian People's Forward Bloc
|candidate = Anindya Ganguly
|votes = 586
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 126,506
|percentage = 84.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2006=
In the 2006 election, Chittaranjan Roy of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Dilip Kumar Das of Nationalist Congress Party.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Raiganj constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=35| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130618153207/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=35| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 18 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2006 |work =Raiganj| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chittaranjan Roy
|votes = 77,789
|percentage = 49.69
|change = +2.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Nationalist Congress Party|candidate=Dilip Kumar Das|votes=62,029|percentage=45.42|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Nimai Kabiraj|votes=10,660|percentage=2.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Subhas Barman
|votes = 3813
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|Independent|candidate=Naresh Chandra Barman|votes=2909|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Ajit Kumar Das|votes=2772|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|Independent|candidate=Bhajagobinda Barman|votes=1158|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|Independent|candidate=Binoy Kumar Mallick|votes=1713|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Nagendra Nath Sarkar|votes=1404|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Haradeb Kumar Barman|votes=1094|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=126,506|percentage=84.73|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on CPIM+NCP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=1977–2006=
In the 2006{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} and 2001 state assembly elections{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Chittaranjan Roy of Congress won the 35 Raiganj Assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Dilip Kumar Das of NCP and Harinarayan Roy of CPI(M) respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dilip Kumar Das of Congress defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) in 1996.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Dilip Das of Congress in 1991{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} and Dipendra Barman of Congress in 1987.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Dipendra Barman of Congress defeated Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) in 1982.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Mahendranath Barman of Janata Party in 1977.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp31.htm | title = 31 - Raiganj (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}
=1951–1972=
Ramendranath Dutta of Congress won in 1972{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} and 1971.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Manash Roy of CPI(M) won in 1969.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} N.N.Kundu of PSP won in 1967.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Ramendranath Dutta of Congress won in 1962.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} In 1957 and 1951 Raiganj was a joint seat. Hazi Badirudddin Ahmad and Syama Prasad Barman, both of Congress, won in 1957.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Syama Prasad Barman and Gulam Hamidur Rahman, both of Congress, won in 1951.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |access-date=1 July 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}
References
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