Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Farakka | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
![]() ![]() Farakka Location in West Bengal ![]() ![]() Farakka Farakka (India) | |
Coordinates: 24°49′N 87°54′E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
Constituency No | 55 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
Electorate (year) | 152,882 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 55 Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Farakka community development block and Gajinagar Malancha and Kanchantala gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]
Farakka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
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1951 | Farakka | Mahammad Giasuddin | Indian National Congress[2] | |
1957 | Mahammad Giasuddin | Indian National Congress[3] | ||
1962 | Mahammad Giasuddin | Indian National Congress[4] | ||
1967 | T.A.N.Nabi | Bangla Congress[5] | ||
1969 | Shadat Hossain | Bangla Congress[6] | ||
1971 | Jerat Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | ||
1972 | Jerat Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | ||
1977 | Abul Hasnat Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | ||
1982 | Abul Hasnat Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | ||
1987 | Abul Hasnat Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | ||
1991 | Abul Hasnat Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | ||
1996 | Mainul Haque | Indian National Congress[13] | ||
2001 | Mainul Haque | Indian National Congress[14] | ||
2006 | Mainul Haque | Indian National Congress[15] | ||
2011 | Mainul Haque | Indian National Congress[16] | ||
2016 | Mainul Haque | Indian National Congress[17] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Mainul Hague of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdus Salam of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Mainul Haque | 52,780 | 38.77 | –13.97# | |
CPI (M) | Abdus Salam | 48,041 | 35.29 | –7.38 | |
BJP | Hemanta Ghosh | 26,696 | 19.61 | ||
Independent | Sanu Seikh | 3,914 | 2.88 | ||
BSP | Satrughna Rabidas | 1,314 | |||
Indian Unity Centre | Md. Safikul Islam | 1,250 | |||
SDPI | Mahah Saijul Hoque | 1,122 | |||
MLKSC | Baidul Haque | 1,010 | |||
Turnout | 136,127 | 89.04 | |||
INC hold | Swing | −6.59# |
Sanu Seikh, contesting as an independent, was a Congress rebel.[19]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Party | Seats won | Seat change |
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Indian National Congress | 14 | ![]() |
Trinamool Congress | 1 | ![]() |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 | ![]() |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | ![]() |
Samajwadi Party | 1 | ![]() |
Forward bloc | 0 | ![]() |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
1977–2006
In the 2006,[15] 2001[14] and 1996[13] state assembly elections, Mainul Haque of Congress won the Farakka assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Abdus Salam, Mir Tarekul Islam and Abul Hasnat Khan, all of CPI(M), respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abul Hasnat Khan of CPI(M) defeated Mainul Haque and Mainul Sheikh, both of Congress, in 1991[12] and 1987[11] respectively, and Jerat Ali, Independent, in 1982[10] and 1977.[9][20]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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- "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Farakka. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Murshidabad, Birbhum Independents pose problems for official candidates". The Statesman. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- "50 - Farakka Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.