Khargram Assembly constituency is an

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constituency in Murshidabad district in the

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n state of

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. The seat is reserved for

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Overview

As per orders of the

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, No. 66 Khargram Assembly constituency (SC) covers

Khargram Khargram is a village, with a police station, in the Khargram CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Khargram is located at . Area overview The area shown in the map ...

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, and Kalyanpur I and Kalyanpur II

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Burwan Burwan (also spelled Barwan) is a village, with a police station, in the Burwan CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Buewan is located at . Area overview The area s ...

community development block. Khargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 9

Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency) Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency is a parliamentary constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India. All the seven assembly segments of No.9 Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district. Assembly segments As per orde ...

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2021

2011

In the 2011 election, Asish Marjit of Congress defeated his nearest rival Goutam Mondal of CPI(M).

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Manabendranath Saha of CPI(M) won the 66 Khargram (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashis Marjit of

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Biswanath Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Madhab Chandra Marjit of Congress in 2001 and 1996, Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1991, and Ashok Saha of Congress in 1987. Dinabandhu Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nakari Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1982 and Harendranath Haldar of Congress in 1977.

1951–1972

Harendranath Halder of Congress won in 1972. Narendra Haldar of Congress won in 1971. Kumarish Chandra Moulick of RSP won in 1969. S.K.Mondal of Congress won in 1967. Abhayapada Saha of RSP won in

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. The Khargram seat was not there in

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. In independent India's first election in 1951 Burwan Khargram was a joint seat Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Moulik and Sudhir Mondal, both of Congress, jointly won the Burwan Khargram seat.

References

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