Kaliaganj Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake municipal town, see Kaliaganj. For 2 its namesake community development block, see Kaliaganj (community development block).
Kaliaganj
Constituency No. 34 for the
SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Kaliaganj is an

scheduled castes
.

Overview

As per orders of the

Raiganj community development block.[1]

Kaliaganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 5

Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year 		MLA Party
1962 Syama Prasad Barman Indian National Congress
1967
1969
1971 Debendra Nath Roy
1972
1977 Naba Kumar Roy
1982
1987 Ramani Kanti Debsarma Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991
1996 Pramatha Nath Ray Indian National Congress
2001
2006 Nani Gopal Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2011 Pramatha Nath Ray Indian National Congress
2016
2019^ Tapan Deb Singha
Trinamool Congress
2021 Soumen Roy Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election,

BJP defeated his nearest rival Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress
. Soumen Roy himself later defected to Trinamool Congress. He later rejoined the BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Soumen Roy 116,768 48.71 +5.17
AITC
 Tapan Deb Singha 94,948 39.61 -5.04
INC Pravash Sarkar 16,770 7.00 -1.64
Independent
 Sudhir Sarkar 4,004 1.67
NOTA None of the above 3,007 1.25 +0.21
SUCI(C) Gopal Chunary 1,073 0.45
Independent
 Shyama Sarkar 781 0.33
Independent
 Dilip Chandra Ray 552 0.23
Independent
 Alen Sarkar 408 0.17
AMB
 Namala Kanta Sarkar 387 0.16
Turnout 239,726 88.80 +7.76
AITC
 Swing

2019 bye-poll

A bye-poll was necessitated due to the death of the incumbent MLA, Pramatha Nath Ray. In this election, Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kamal Chandra Sarkar of BJP.

2019 West Bengal state assembly bye- elections: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC
 		Tapan Deb Singha 97,428 44.65 +13.88
BJP Kamal Chandra Sarkar 95,014 43.54 +30.84
INC Dhitashri Roy 18,857 8.64 -43.94
NOTA None of the above 2,273 1.04 -0.61
Independent
 Darbindu Sarkar 1,868 0.86
SP Pradip Kumar Ray 1,860 0.85
CPI(ML)L
 Jagadish Rajbhar 900 0.41 -0.20
Turnout 218,200 81.04 -4.61
AITC gain from INC
 Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Pramatha Nath Ray of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Basanta Roy of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016
: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pramatha Nath Ray 112,868 52.58 +4.99
AITC
 Basanta Roy 66,266 30.87
BJP Rupak Roy 27,252 12.70 +9.02
NOTA None of the above 3,533 1.65
BSP Basudeb Debsharma 1,850 0.86 +0.04
Samajwadi Jan Parishad Jiten Roy Sinha 1,560 0.73
CPI(ML)L
 Jagadish Rajbhar 1,313 0.61 +0.11
Turnout 214,642 85.65 -2.30
INC hold Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress defeated his nearest rival Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pramatha Nath Ray 84,873 47.59 -2.51
CPI(M) Nani Gopal Roy 77,583 43.51 -1.46
BJP Bhupati Roy 6,563 3.68
Independent Hriday Chandra Sarkar 3,302 1.85
BSP Basudeb Debsharma 1,471 0.82
Independent Himangshu Roy 1,251
CPI(ML)L
 Jagadish Rajbhar 894 0.5
Independent Sunil Barman 817
Independent Kanu Roy 684
Independent Sushila Barman 486
Independent Rabindranath Barman 400
Turnout 178,324 87.95
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing -1.15

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In the

2006 state assembly elections,[4] Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) won the Kaliaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pramathanath Ray of Congress defeated Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) in 2001[5] and 1996.[6] Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) defeated Pramatha Nath Roy of Congress in 1991[7] and Naba Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987.[8] Naba Kumar Roy of Congress defeated Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]

1962–1972

Debendra Nath Roy of Congress won in 1972

1962.[16] Prior to that the Kaliaganj seat was not there. In 1957 and 1951 Raiganj was a joint seat. Hazi Badirudddin Ahmad and Syama Prasad Barman, both of Congress, won from Raiganj in 1957.[17] Syama Prasad Barman and Gulam Hamidur Rahman, both of Congress, won from Raiganj in 1951.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kaliaganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ^ "32 - Kaliaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

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  1. ^ Pal, Satyen (28 February 2024). "ফের বিজেপিতে ফিরলেন কালিয়াগঞ্জের বিধায়ক, পার্থর হাত ধরে গিয়েছিলেন তৃণমূলে!". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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