Mahammad Bazar

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  ?Mahammad Bazar
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 24°06′N 87°30′E / 24.1, 87.5
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Birbhum
Population 139,478 (2001)
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• 731127
• +91 3462
CD Block

Coordinates: 24°06′N 87°30′E / 24.1, 87.5 Mahammad Bazar (also spelt Mohammad Bazar) (Bengali: মহম্মদবাজার) is a town with a police station, community development block and an assembly constituency in Suri subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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[edit] Demographics

In the 2001 census, Mahammad Bazar community development block had a population of 139,478 out of which 71,430 were males and 68,948 were females.[1]

[edit] Administration

Mahmmad Bazar is an intermediate panchayat (local self government) under Birbhum Zilla Parishad. Village panchayats under Mahmmad Bazar intermediate panchayat are: Angargaria, Bharkata, Bhutura, Charicha, Deucha, Gonpur, Hinglow, Kapista, Mahammad Bazar, Puranagram, Rampur, Sekedda. [2]

[edit] Politics

In the 2001 assembly elections, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI(M) won the Mahammad Bazar seat defeating Biswajit Mukherjee of INC. Dhiren Sen of CPI(M) held the seat from 1977 to 2001, defeating Sailen Mahata of AITC in 2001, Rajaram Ghosh of INC in 1996, Nirmal Chandra Mandal of BJP in 1991, Tapan Mukherjee of INC in 1987, Sunil Das of INC in 1982, and Nitaipada Ghosh of INC in 1977.[3]

Mahammad Bazar is part of Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census of India 2001. Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Admin Reports of NPP. Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ 289 - Mahammad Bazar Assembly Constituency. Partywise comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
  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.

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