Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Baisnabnagar | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Baisnabnagar Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E / 24.85167°N 88.01083°ECoordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E / 24.85167°N 88.01083°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Constituency No | 54 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
| Electorate (year) | 172,496 (2011) |
Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Bisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 54 Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak III community development block.[1]
Baisnabnagar (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 | Baisnabnagar | Ishaque Khan Chowdhury | Indian National Congress[2] |
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Ishaque Khan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Bishwanath Ghosh of CPI(M).
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Baisnabnagar constituency[2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | Ishaque Khan Choudhury | 62,589 | 43.02 | ||
| CPI(M) | Biswanath Ghosh | 57,566 | 39.57 | ||
| BJP | Swadhin Kumar Sakar | 20,483 | 14.08 | ||
| Independent | Manirul | 3,436 | 2.36 | ||
| JD(U) | Manjur Alahi Munshi | 1,415 | |||
| Turnout | 145,489 | 84.34 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 8 |  4 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 |  5 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 1 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See template talk page for details)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Baisnabnagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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