Kaliganj Assembly constituency

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Kaliganj
Constituency No. 80 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Kaliganj Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Lok Sabha constituency Krishnanagar
Established1951
Total electors248,358
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Elected year 2025

Kaliganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 80 Kaliganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bara Chandghar. Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiari, Mira I, Mira II, Panighata, Plassey I and Plassey II gram panchayats of Kaliganj community development block. [1]

Kaliganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		MemberParty Affiliation
1951 S. M. Fazlur Rahman Indian National Congress [2]
1957 Mahananda Haldar [3]
1962 S. M. Fazlur Rahman [4]
1967 [5]
1969 [6]
1971Mir Fakir Mohammed Independent [7]
1972Shib Sankar Bandopdhyay Indian National Congress [8]
1977Debsaran Ghosh Revolutionary Socialist Party [9]
1982 [10]
1987Abdus Salam Munshi Indian National Congress [11]
1991 [12]
1996 [13]
2001 Dhananjoy Modak Revolutionary Socialist Party [14]
2006 [15]
2011 [16] Nasiruddin Ahamed Trinamool Congress
2016 Hasanuzzaman Sheikh Indian National Congress
2021 Nasiruddin Ahamed Trinamool Congress
2025^ Alifa Ahmed [17]

Election results

2025 by-election

2025 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Kaliganj [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Alifa Ahmed 102,759 55.15 Increase2.svg1.8
BJP Ashish Ghosh52,71028.29Decrease2.svg2.62
INC Kabil Uddin Shaikh28,34815.21Increase2.svg3.23
NOTA None of the above 1,5021.34Increase2.svg0.36
Majority 50,04926.84Increase2.svg4.4
Turnout 1,86,31973.36Decrease2.svg10.95
AITC hold Swing

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Kaliganj constituency [20] [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Nasiruddin Ahamed (Lal) 1,10,69653.35
BJP Abhijit Ghosh64,70930.91
INC Abul Kashem25,07611.98
BSP Sujata Mandal1,5670.75
NOTA None of the above 2,0510.98
Majority 46,98722.44
Turnout 209,37984.31
AITC gain from INC Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Naseeruddin Ahamed of All India Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sankar Sarkar of Revolutionary Socialist Party.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kaliganj constituency [16] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Nasiruddin Ahamed (Lal)74,09147.33−2.28#
RSP Sankar Sarkar56,91336.35−6.91
BJP Mahadeb Ghosh13,3198.51
IndependentSharifuddin Munshi6,8634.38
MLKSC Sk. Akher Ali1,327
BSP Sunil Chandra Mandal1,259
CPI(ML)L Altaf Hossain Sk.1,159
IndependentIman Mandal1,073
JD(U) Nekchaddin Sekh547
Turnout 156,55184.07
AITC gain from RSP Swing +4.63#

Sharifuddin Munshi, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate. [24]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In 2006 [15] and 2001 [14] state assembly elections, Dhananjoy Modak of RSP won the Kaliganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Nasiruddin Ahmed and Abdus Salam Munshi, both of Trinamool Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdus Salam Munshi of Congress defeated Dhananjoy Modak of RSP in 1996, [13] and Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1991 [12] and 1987. [11] Debsaran Ghosh of RSP defeated Shibsankar Bandopadhyay of Congress in 1982 [10] and S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Janata Party in 1977. [9] [25]

1951–1972

Shib Sankar Bandopdhyay of Congress won in 1972. [8] Mir Fakir Mohammed, Independent, won in 1971. [7] S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won in 1969 [6] and 1967. [5] The Kaliganj seat was not there in 1962 [4] and 1957. [3] In 1962,Nakashipara Assembly constituency was an open seat, S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won it. In 1957, Nakashipara was a joint seat with one reserved for SC. S.M.Fazlur Rahman and Mahananda Halder, both of Congress won. In independent India's first election in 1951, S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Congress won the Kaliganj open seat. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  16. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "কালীগঞ্জে ৪৯ হাজারের বেশি ভোটে জয়ী তৃণমূল প্রার্থী আলিফা, জনতাকে ধন্যবাদ মমতার". Najarbandi. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Kaliganj Bypoll Election Result 2025". Election Commission of India. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Kaliganj bypolls: TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed secures landslide victory against BJP's Ashish Ghosh; CM Mamata Banerjee expresses gratitude". The Times of India. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2021, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  21. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Kaliganj. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kaliganj. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  24. ↑ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011
  25. ↑ "72 - Kaliganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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