Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency

Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Magrahat Paschim
Constituency No. 142 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Magrahat Paschim Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
LS constituency	Mathurapur
Established	1951
Total electors	229,354
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Giasuddin Molla
Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2021

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following:^[1]

• Magrahat I community development block
• Netra gram panchayat of Diamond Harbour I community development block

Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1952	Magrahat	Abdul Hashem	Indian National Congress[2]
		Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar	Indian National Congress[2]
1957		Abdul Hashem	Indian National Congress[3]
		Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar	Indian National Congress[3]
1962	Magrahat Paschim	Abdul Hashem	Indian National Congress[4]
1967		Jainul Abedin	Bangla Congress[5]
1969		Sachindranath Mondal	Bangla Congress[6]
1971		Sudhendu Mundle	Bangla Congress[7]
1972		Sudhendu Mundle	Indian National Congress[8]
1977		Abdus Sobhan Gazi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982		Abdus Sobhan Gazi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987		Abdus Sobhan Gazi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991		Anuradha Putatunda	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996		Abul Basar Laskar	Indian National Congress[13]
2001		Noorar Rahaman	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006		Abul Hasnat	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011		Giasuddin Molla	All India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016		Giasuddin Molla	All India Trinamool Congress
2021		Giasuddin Molla	All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Paschim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Giasuddin Molla	97,006	50.00
	BJP	Dhurjati Saha	50,065	26.00
	RSMP	Maidul Islam Molla	40,685	21.00
		None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates	~6,500	3.50
Majority			46,941
	AITC hold		Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Paschim^[16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Giasuddin Molla	66,878	50.81	+4.44
	CPI(M)	Dr. Abul Hasnat	54,908	41.72	−9.71
	Independent	Saibal Mondal	10,990
	BJP	Subhash Mondal	5,112
	PDS	Anuradha Putatundu	1,444
	BSP	Amarendra Nath Mondal	1,318
	Independent	Sarabindu Halder	656
	Independent	Jakir Hussain	644
Turnout			131,616	77.81
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	14.15

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006,^[15] Abul Hasnat of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Giasuddin Molla of AITC. Noorar Rahaman of CPI(M) defeated Giasuddin Molla of AITC in 2001.^[14] Abul Basar Laskar of INC defeated Anuradha Putatunda of CPI(M) in 1996.^[13] Anuradha Putatunda of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Basar Laskar of INC in 1991.^[12] Abdus Sobhan Gazi of CPI(M) defeated Kironmoy Deb of INC in 1987,^[11] and Sudhendu Mundle of INC in 1982^[10] and 1977.^[9]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Sudhendu Mundle of INC won in 1972^[8] and 1971.^[7] Sachindranath Mondal of Bangla Congress won in 1969.^[6] Jainul Abedin of Bangla Congress won in 1967.^[5] Abdul Hashem of INC won in 1962.^[4] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,^[3] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.^[2]

References

Notes

Citations

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
9. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Magrahat Paschim. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)