Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency

Magrahat Paschim
Constituency No. 142 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Magrahat Paschim Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituency	Mathurapur
Established	1951
Total electors	229,354
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Giasuddin Molla
Party	Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following: ^[1]

• Magrahat I community development block
• Netra gram panchayat of Diamond Harbour I community development block

Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1952	Abdul Hashem		Indian National Congress
	Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar
1957	Abdul Hashem
	Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar
1962	Abdul Hashem (Magrahat Paschim)
1967	Jainul Abedin		Bangla Congress
1969	Sachindranath Mondal
1971	Sudhendu Mundle
1972			Indian National Congress
1977	Abdus Sobhan Gazi		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991	Anuradha Putatunda
1996	Abul Basar Laskar		Indian National Congress
2001	Noorar Rahaman		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006	Abul Hasnat
2011	Giasuddin Molla		Trinamool Congress
2016
2021

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Paschim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Giasuddin Molla	97,006	49.93	0.78
	BJP	Manas Dhurjati Saha [2] [a]	50,065	25.77	21.75
	ISF	Maidul Islam Molla	40,685	20.94
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,286	1.18	0.1
Majority			46,941	24.16	14.95
Turnout			1,94,282	84.68	1.05
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Paschim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Giasuddin Molla	87,482	50.71	3.60
	INC	Khalid Ebadullah	71,593	41.50
	BJP	Subhash Mondal	6,928	4.02	0.42
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,870	1.08
	PDS	Anuradha Putatunda	528	0.31	0.71
	Independent	Jakir Hossain Sheikh	168	0.10	0.35
Majority			15,889	9.21	0.78
Turnout			1,72,520	85.73	1.82
	AITC hold		Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Paschim ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Giasuddin Molla	66,878	47.11
	CPI(M)	Abul Hasnat	54,908	38.68
	Independent	Saibal Mondal	10,990	7.74
	BJP	Subhash Mondal	5,112	3.60
	PDS	Anuradha Putatunda	1,444	1.02
	BSP	Amarendra Nath Mondal	1,318	0.93
	Independent	Sarabindu Halder	656	0.46
	Independent	Jakir Hossain Sheikh	644	0.45
Majority			11,970	8.43
Turnout			1,41,950	83.91
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006, ^[5] Abul Hasnat of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Giasuddin Molla of AITC. Noorar Rahaman of CPI(M) defeated Giasuddin Molla of AITC in 2001. ^[6] Abul Basar Laskar of INC defeated Anuradha Putatunda of CPI(M) in 1996. ^[7] Anuradha Putatunda of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Basar Laskar of INC in 1991. ^[8] Abdus Sobhan Gazi of CPI(M) defeated Kironmoy Deb of INC in 1987, ^[9] and Sudhendu Mundle of INC in 1982 ^[10] and 1977. ^[11]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Sudhendu Mundle of INC won in 1972 ^[12] and 1971. ^[13] Sachindranath Mondal of Bangla Congress won in 1969. ^[14] Jainul Abedin of Bangla Congress won in 1967. ^[15] Abdul Hashem of INC won in 1962. ^[16] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957, ^[17] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. ^[18]

References

Notes

1. Allegedly attacked by the supporters of AITC candidate Giasuddin Molla on 2 May 2021. Manas Saha died in a hospital in September 2021 as a result of the head injuries sustained during the attack.

Citations

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
2. "3 months after 'attack', BJP poll candidate dies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
3. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Magrahat Paschim. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
5. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
11. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
12. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
13. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
14. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
15. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
16. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
17. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
18. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.