Aurangabad, West Bengal Assembly constituency

For disambiguation, see Aurangabad.

Aurangabad
Former constituency No. 51 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
LS constituency	Jangipur
Established	1977
Abolished	2011
Reservation	None

Aurangabad Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Aurangabad Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Samserganj Assembly constituency and Raghunathganj Assembly constituency. ^[1]

It was part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1977	Aurangabad	Lutfal Haque	Indian National Congress [3]
1982		Lutfal Haque	Indian National Congress [4]
1987		Touab Ali	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [5]
1991		Touab Ali	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6]
1996		Humayun Reza	Indian National Congress [7]
2001		Humayun Reza	Indian National Congress [8]
2006		Touab Ali	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]

Election results

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, ^[9] Touab Ali of CPI(M) won the 51 Aurangabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Humayun Reza of Congress. Humayun Reza of Congress defeated Nur Mohammad of CPI(M) in 2001 ^[8] and Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1996. ^[7] Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated Humayun Reza of Congress in 1991 ^[6] and 1987. ^[5] Lutfal Haque of Congress defeated Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1982 ^[4] and Sohidul Alam of CPI(M) in 1977. The Auragabad constituency did not exist prior to that. ^{[3] [10]}

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
2. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
3. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
9. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
10. "51 - Aurangabad Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

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