Kaliganj
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| ?Kaliganj West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Nadia |
Coordinates: Kaliganj (Bengali: কালীগঞ্জ) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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[edit] Demographics
In the 2001 census, Kaliganj community development block had a population of 290,845 out of which 148,750 were males and 141.095 were females. The area is overwhelmingly rural.[1]
[edit] Administration
Nakashipara is an intermediate panchayat (local self-government) under Nadia zilla panchayat. Village panchayats under it are – Barachandghar, Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiari, Mira I and II, Palitbegia, Panighata, Plassey I and II, and Rajarampur Ghoraikshetra.[2]
[edit] Politics
In the 2006 and 2001 assembly elections, Dhananjoy Modak of RSP won the Kaliganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Nasiruddin Ahmed of AITC in 2006 and Abdus Salam Munshi of AITC in 2001. Abdus Salam Munshi of INC defeated Dhananjoy Modak of RSP in 1996 and Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1991. S.M.Fazlur Rahman of INC defeated Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1987. Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP defeated Shibsankar Bandopadhyay of INC in 1982 and S.M.Fazlur Rahman of JNP in 1977. [3]
Kaliganj is part of Krishnagar(Lok Sabha constituency) [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 001. Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ 72 - Kaliganj Assembly Constituency. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
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