| Magrahat Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 142 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Magrahat Paschim Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 229,354 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is aLegislative Assembly constituency ofSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianState ofWest Bengal.
As per order of theDelimitation Commission in respect of theDelimitation of constituencies inWest Bengal, Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Abdul Hashem | Indian National Congress | |
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| 1957 | Abdul Hashem | ||
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| 1962 | Abdul Hashem (Magrahat Paschim) | ||
| 1967 | Jainul Abedin | Bangla Congress | |
| 1969 | Sachindranath Mondal | ||
| 1971 | Sudhendu Mundle | ||
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Abdus Sobhan Gazi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Anuradha Putatunda | ||
| 1996 | Abul Basar Laskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Noorar Rahaman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2006 | Abul Hasnat | ||
| 2011 | Giasuddin Molla | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||
| AITCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 14.15 | |||
In 2006,[4] Abul Hasnat ofCPI(M) won the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Giasuddin Molla ofAITC. Noorar Rahaman ofCPI(M) defeated Giasuddin Molla of AITC in 2001.[5] Abul Basar Laskar ofINC defeated Anuradha Putatunda of CPI(M) in 1996.[6] Anuradha Putatunda of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Basar Laskar ofINC in 1991.[7] Abdus Sobhan Gazi of CPI(M) defeated Kironmoy Deb ofINC in 1987,[8] and Sudhendu Mundle of INC in 1982[9] and 1977.[10]
Sudhendu Mundle ofINC won in 1972[11] and 1971.[12] Sachindranath Mondal ofBangla Congress won in 1969.[13] Jainul Abedin ofBangla Congress won in 1967.[14] Abdul Hashem of INC won in 1962.[15] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[16] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.[17]