Bangaon Uttar Assembly constituency is an

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constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the

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. Up to 2011 there was one assembly seat for Bangaon. From 2011 there are two seats – Bangaon Uttar Assembly constituency and Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency. The seat is reserved for

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. The Bangaon seat was an open seat up to 2011.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 95 Bangaon Uttar Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bangaon municipality, and Akaipur, Chhaigheria, Dharma Pukuria, Ganganandapur, Ghatbore, Gopalnagar I and Gopalnagar II

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s of Bangaon

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. Bangaon Uttar Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14

Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is centered on Bangaon. 5 of the 7 assembly segments of No.14 Bangaon Lok Sabha const ...

(SC). Bongaon assembly constituency was earlier part of

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Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election,

Ashok Kirtania Ashok Kirtania is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bangaon Uttar (constituency). He defeated Shyamal Roy of All India Trinamool Congress Th ...

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defeated his nearest rival, Shyamal Roy of AITC.

2016

In the 2016 election, Biswajit Das of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sushanta Baowali of All India Forward Bloc.

2011

In the 2011 election, Biswajit Das of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dr. Biswajit Biswas of CPI(M).

1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat

In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA,

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to the Lok Sabha from

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, Gopal Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat. In the 2006 bye-election caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Bhupen Seth, Saugato Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Pankaj Ghosh of

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. In the 2006 state assembly elections, Bhupendranath Seth of Trinamool Congress won the Bongaon assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth, Independent and

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respectively) in 2001 and 1996. Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1991. Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1987. Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982. Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972 Bongaon assembly seat

Ajit Kumar Ganguly of

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won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. K.Bhowmick of Congress won in 1967. Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in

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. In 1957, Bongaon was a joint seat. Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI and Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in

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. Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in

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References

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