Madhyamgram Assembly constituency

Madhyamgram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Madhyamgram
Constituency No. 118 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Madhyamgram Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyBarasat
Established2011
Total electors242,425
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 118 Madhyamgram Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Madhyamgram municipality, Chandigarh Rohanda, Kemia Khamarpara gram panchayats of Barasat II community development block, and Ichhapur Nilganj, Paschim Khilkapur and Purba Khilkapur gram panchayats of Barasat I community development block.[1]

Madhyamgram Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
2011MadhyamgramRathin GhoshAll India Trinamool Congress[2]
2016MadhyamgramRathin GhoshAll India Trinamool Congress
2021MadhyamgramRathin GhoshAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Rajasree Rajbanshi of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Madhyamgram constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCRathin Ghosh 112,741 48.93% -4.16%
BJPRajasree Rajbanshi64,61524%+19%
ISFBiswajit Maity46,74821%+21%
NOTANone of the above3,1521.37-0.04
BSPHimangshu Mondal1,6670.72-0.67
IndependentSaifuddin Mondal8690.38
SUCI(C)Biplab Dutta6390.28
Turnout230,43184.59-2.04
AITC holdSwing

2016

In the 2016 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapas Majumdar of Indian National Congress, the coalition candidate.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Madhyamgram constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCRathin Ghosh110,27153.09-4.09
INCTapas Majumdar74,46735.85
BJPDebasis Mitra17,1488.26+5.20
NOTANone of the above2,9321.41
BSPHimangshu Mondal2,8861.39-1.04
Turnout207,70486.63-2.12
AITC holdSwing

2011

In the 2011 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress, the United Progressive Alliance (India) candidate, defeated his nearest rival Ranjit Choudhury of Forward Bloc.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Madhyamgram constituency[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCRathin Ghosh99,84157.18
AIFBRanjit Choudhury65,17337.33
BJPBijoy Banerjee5,3503.06
BSPJaydeb Biswas4,2362.43
Turnout174,60088.75
AITC win (new seat)

References