Bagdaha

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West Bengal • India
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Location of Bagdaha
Coordinates: 23°08′N 88°31′E / 23.13, 88.52
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 219,812
MLA Dulal Chandra Bar
Website: north24parganas.nic.in/

Coordinates: 23°08′N 88°31′E / 23.13, 88.52 Bagdaha (Bengali: বাগদহ) is a town with a police station, community development block (Bagda) and an assembly constituency in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located near the border with Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Bagdaha is located at 23.13° N 88.52° E.[1]

[edit] Demographics

In 2001 census, Bagda community development block under Bagdaha police station had a total population of 219,812, of which 112.595 were males and 107.217 were females.[2]

[edit] Politics

In the 2005 state assembly elections Dulal Chandra Bar of AITC won the Bagdaha (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas AIFB. Kamalakshmi Biswas of FBL defeated Dulal Chandra Bar of AITC in 2001, Kalidas Adhikari of INC in 1996, Ram Chandra Bose of INC in 1991. Apurba Lal Majumdar of INC defeated Kamalakshmi Biswas of FBL in 1987. Kamalakshmi Biswas of FBL defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of INC in 1982 and Ind in 1977.[3]

Bagdaha is part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

[edit] Healthcare

Bagdaha is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bagdaha, India Page. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Census of India 2001. Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal, Table 4. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  3. ^ Partywise comparison since 1977. 89 – Bagdaha (SC) Assembly Constitiuency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  4. ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  5. ^ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

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