Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 63 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 11. Murshidabad |
| Electorate (year) | 186,493 (2011) |
Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957 and 1962. It was revived in 2011.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 63 Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Raninagar I community development block, Kalinagar I, Kalinagar II, Malibari I, Malibari II and Raninagar I gram panchayats of Raninagar II community development block and Dhulauri gram panchayat of Domkal community development block.[1]
Raninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Raninagar | Syed Badruddin | Independent[2] | |
| 1962 | Syed Badruddin | Independent[3] | ||
| 2011 | Firoza Begam | Indian National Congress[4] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Firoza Begum of Congress defeated her nearest rival Maksuda Begum of Forward Bloc.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Firoza Begam | 76,092 | 46.45 | ||
| Forward Bloc | Maksuda Begum | 75,003 | 45.79 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Mondal | 3,151 | 1.92 | ||
| IPFB | Tapan Kumar Hore | 2,946 | |||
| SUCI | Abdul Aktar Sarkar | 2,262 | |||
| MLKSC | Md. Rejaul Haque | 1,693 | |||
| Independent | Nur Mohammed | 1,495 | |||
| Independent | Jalauddin Mondal | 1,169 | |||
| Turnout | 163,811 | 87.84 | |||
| 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)
1957–1962
The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957[2] and 1962.[3] Syed Badruddin, Independent, won in both the years.
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