Khargram Assembly constituency
| Khargram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 66 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Khargram Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jangipur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 228,923 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Khargram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 66 Khargram Assembly constituency (SC) covers Khargram community development block, and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II gram panchayats Burwan community development block.[1]
Khargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik (Burwan–Khargram) |
Indian National Congress | |
| Sudhir Mondal (Burwan–Khargram) | |||
| 1957 | No seat | ||
| 1962 | Abhayapada Saha | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | S.K. Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Kumarish Chandra Moulik | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Narendra Haldar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Harendranath Halder | ||
| 1977 | Dinabandhu Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Biswanath Mondal | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Manabendranath Saha | ||
| 2011 | Ashish Marjit | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2026 | Mitali Mal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mitali Mal | 77,748 | 38.02 | ||
| AITC | Ashish Marjit | 68,415 | 33.46 | ||
| CPI(M) | Dhrubajoti Saha | 41,944 | 20.51 | ||
| INC | Mander Kanti Mondal | 11,009 | 5.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,879 | 0.92 | ||
| Majority | 9,333 | 4.56 | |||
| Turnout | 204,477 | 88.49 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ashish Marjit | 93,255 | 50.15 | ||
| BJP | Aditya Moulik | 60,682 | 32.64 | ||
| INC | Bipad Taran Bagdi | 27,423 | 14.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,685 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 32,573 | 17.51 | |||
| Turnout | 185,936 | 81.22 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ashish Marjit | 88,913 | 54.93 | ||
| AITC | Madhab Chandra Marjit | 55,740 | 34.44 | ||
| BJP | Sumanta Mondal | 9,004 | 5.56 | ||
| WPI | Swapan Das | 2,439 | 1.51 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,870 | 1.16 | ||
| Majority | 33,173 | 20.49 | |||
| Turnout | 1,61,860 | 79.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ashish Marjit | 74,093 | 49.96 | ||
| CPI(M) | Goutam Mondal | 65,123 | 43.91 | ||
| BJP | Harekrishna Konai | 4,049 | 2.73 | ||
| Independent | Smritikana Sarkar | 2,369 | 1.60 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Sadhan Kumar Marjit | 1,616 | 1.09 | ||
| JD(U) | Dipak Mandal | 1,049 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 8,970 | 6.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,299 | 85.74 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2006
[edit]In the 2006 state assembly elections,[4] Manabendranath Saha of CPI(M) won the 66 Khargram (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashis Marjit of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Biswanath Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Madhab Chandra Marjit of Congress in 2001[5] and 1996,[6] Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1991,[7] and Ashok Saha of Congress in 1987.[8] Dinabandhu Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nakari Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1982[9] and Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1977.[10][11]
1972
[edit]Harendranath Halder of Congress won in 1972.[12] Narendra Haldar of Congress won in 1971.[13] Kumarish Chandra Moulick of RSP won in 1969.[14] S.K.Mondal of Congress won in 1967.[15] Abhayapada Saha of RSP won in 1962.[16] The Khargram seat was not there in 1957.[17] In independent India's first election in 1951[18] Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "66 - Khargram (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

