Karandighi
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| ?Karandighi West Bengal • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Population | 318,793 (2001) |
| MLA | Gokul Roy |
| Website: uttardinajpur.nic.in/ | |
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Karandighi (Bengali: করণদিঘী) is a community development block, police station and an assembly constituency in North Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Karandighi is located at 25.8 north and 87’91 east [2]
[edit] Demographics
In the 2001 census, Karandighi community development bloc had a population of 318,793, of which 163,876 were males and 154,917 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991 to 2001 was 38.53%, against 28,72% for Uttar Dinajpur district.[3] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%.[4]
[edit] Administration
Karandighi is intermediate panchayat in Uttar Dinajpur district. Village panchayats under it are Altapur, Bazatgaon, Dalkhola – I, Domohona, Lahutara, Raniganj and Rasakhowa. [5]:
[edit] Politics
In the 2006 and 2001 elections to the state assembly, Gokul Roy of AIFB. Won the Karandighi seat defeating Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC. In 1996, Suresh Chandra Singha defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC. In 1991, Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC defeated Suresh Chandra Singha of AIFB. In 1987 and 1982, Suresh Chandra Singha of AIFB defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC. Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC defeated Amarendranath Sinha of Janata Party. [6]
Karandisghi is part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) [7]
[edit] References
- ^ Uttar Dinajpur Rail Network Map. Maps of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ 30 - Karandighi Assembly Constituency. Partywise Comparison since 1977Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Uttar Dinajpur District. Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4. Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Village Panchayats of West Bengal. Dinajpur Uttar. National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ 30 - Karandighi Assembly Constituency. Partywise Comparison since 1977Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
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