Raniganj Assembly constituency is an
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constituency in the
Paschim Bardhaman district,
state
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of
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 278, Raniganj assembly constituency covers Wards 33–37,88-93 of
Asansol Municipal Corporation(Before 2015
Raniganj
Raniganj is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation
Geography
Location
Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metr ...
municipality) and
Andal community development block.
Ratibati
Ratibati is a census town in the Raniganj CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Ratibati is located at .
The Asansol-Durgapur area is composed of ...
gram panchayat of
Raniganj
Raniganj is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation
Geography
Location
Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metr ...
CD Block is part of
Jamuria Assembly constituency. Amrasota, Egra,
Ballavpur,
Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of
Raniganj
Raniganj is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation
Geography
Location
Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metr ...
CD Block are part of
Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency.
Raniganj assembly segment is part of No. 40
Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
Asansol Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 40 Asansol Lok Sabha constituency are in Paschim Bardhaman dist ...
.
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
2016
2011
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly election, the Raniganj assembly seat was won by Haradhan Jha of CPI (M)
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. He defeated his nearest rival Jitendra Tiwari of Trinamool Congress
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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987, Bansa Gopal Chowdhury
Bansa Gopal Chowdhury is an Indian politician and was the member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India who represents the Asansol constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.
E ...
of CPI (M) won the seat defeating his nearest rivals Sampa Sarkar, Senapati Mondal, Sankar Dutta and Kalyani Biswas (all of Congress
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) in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Haradhan Roy of CPI (M) defeated Hare Krishna Goswami and Sarojakshya Mukherjee (both of Congress) in the respective years.
1951–1972
Haradhan Roy of CPI(M) won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Lakhan Bagdi of CPI
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Overview
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won in 1962
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. In 1957
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, there was a seat at Ondal. It was won by Dhawadhari Mondal and Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay, both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951, Banku Behari Mandal of Congress won the Raniganj seat.
References
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Paschim Bardhaman district
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal