Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Aurangabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the area ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area - Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Samserganj | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Samserganj Location in West Bengal  Samserganj Samserganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°41′N 87°57′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 56 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 152,473 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 56 Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Dhulian municipality and Bhasaipaikar, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhi, Napara, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpukuria gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]
Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Samserganj | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] |
| 2016 | Samserganj | Amirul Islam | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mousumi Begum of Congress,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Touab Ali | 61,138 | 46.43 | ||
| INC | Mousumi Begum | 53,349 | 40.52 | ||
| BJP | Sasthi Charan Ghosh | 6,031 | 4.58 | ||
| SDPI | Md Affan Ali | 4,256 | |||
| BSP | Jaydeb Goswami | 2,411 | |||
| Independent | Seikh Samshul | 1,966 | |||
| Indian Unity Centre | Omar Khayam | 1,430 | |||
| SUCI | Tipu Sultan | 1,090 | |||
| Turnout | 131,671 | 86.36 | |||
| CPI (M) win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 14 |  8 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 |  1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 4 |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | 0 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Samserganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.