Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came into existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission.
Rejinagar | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Rejinagar Location in West Bengal  Rejinagar Rejinagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′53″N 88°15′35″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 70 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 10. Baharampur |
| Electorate (year) | 189,100 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 70 Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Beldanga II community development block, and Begunbari, Kapasdanga and Mirjapur I gram panchayats of Beldanga I community development block.[1]
Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rejinagar | Humayun Kabir | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 2013 Bye election | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | Indian National Congress[3] |
Election results
2013 bye election
The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Humayun Kabir to Trinamool Congress.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | 66,876 | 39.08 | -10.66 | |
| RSP | Sirajul Islam Mondal | 55,154 | 32.23 | -11.89 | |
| AITC | Humayun Kabir | 40,911 | 23.9 | +23.9 | |
| BJP | Salauddin sk | 3,720 | 2.17 | -2.15 | |
| Independent | S | 1,295 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | Seikh Nur Mohammad | 1,182 | |||
| Independent | Sirajul Islam Mondal | 602 | |||
| IUML | Jiyaur Rahman | 533 | |||
| Independent | Kazi Rabiul Islam | 447 | |||
| Independent | Sirajul Sk | 390 | |||
| Turnout | 171110 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Humayun Kabir of Congress defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam Mondal of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Humayun Kabir | 77,542 | 49.74 | ||
| RSP | Sirajul Islam Mondal | 68,781 | 44.12 | ||
| BJP | Arabindu Biswas | 6,733 | 4.32 | ||
| JD(U) | Fulchand Sk. | 2,831 | |||
| Turnout | 155,887 | 82.44 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 14 |  8 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 |  1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 4 |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | 0 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati". PTI, 28 February 2013. moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 70 Rejinagar Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2013 (Bye election)". Rejinagar (70). Empowering India. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Rejinagar. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.