Raghunathganj Assembly constituency

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Raghunathganj
Constituency No. 59 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Raghunathganj Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyJangipur
Established2011
Total electors249,559
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 59 Raghunathganj Assembly constituency covers Raghunathganj II community development block, Nurpur gram panchayat of Suti I community development block and Maiya gram panchayat of Lalgola community development block.[1]

Raghunathganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 ...Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year
Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
2011 Raghunathganj Akhruzzaman Indian National Congress[2]
2016 Akhruzzaman Indian National Congress
2021 Akhruzzaman All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[edit]

2011[edit]

In the 2011 election, Akhruz Zaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Abul Hasnat of RSP.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Raghunathganj[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Akhruzzaman 74,683 50.99
RSP Abul Hasnat 59,143 40.38
SDPI Md. Jakir Hossain 6,093 4.16
BJP Sougata Singha Roy 4,066 2.78
SUCI Rabiul Alam 2,493
Turnout 146,478 86.94
INC win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raghunathganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.