Hingalganj Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Hingalganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Hingalganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 126 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Hingalganj Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 243,747 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 126 Hingalganj Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Hingalganj community development block, and Barunhat Rameshwarpur, Bhabanipur I, Bhabanipur II, Hasnabad, PatliKhanpur gram panchayats of Hasnabad community development block, and Khulna gram panchayat of Sandeshkhali II community development block.[1]
Hingalganj Assembly constituency is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | B. N. Brahmachari | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | Hazarilal Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Lalit Kumar Ghosh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Gopal Chandra Gayen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1977 | Sudhansu Mondal | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Nripen Gayen | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Gopal Gayen | ||
| 2011 | Anandamoy Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| 2016 | Debes Mondal | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Rekha Patra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rekha Patra | 100,207 | 48.39 | +7.41 | |
| AITC | Ananda Sarkar | 94,786 | 45.77 | −8.01 | |
| CPI | Sangita Mandal | 7,205 | 3.48 | +0.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,660 | 0.8 | −0.09 | |
| Majority | 5,421 | 2.62 | −10.18 | ||
| Turnout | 207,071 | 96.15 | +10.95 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
In the 2021 election, Debesh Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Nemai Das of BJP.
2016
In the 2016 election, Debesh Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Anandamoy Mondal of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Debes Mondal | 94,753 | 53.00 | +7.89 | |
| CPI | Anandamoy Mondal | 64,449 | 36.05 | −9.70 | |
| BJP | Labanya Mondal | 14,327 | 8.01 | +3.27 | |
| Independent | Ranjit Gayen | 1,921 | 1.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,854 | 1.04 | ||
| BSP | Nitish Kumar Biswas | 1,467 | 0.82 | ||
| Turnout | 178,771 | 84.26 | −1.72 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Anandamoy Mondal of CPI defeated his nearest rival Debesh Mondal of Trinamool Congress,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Anandamoy Mondal | 72,744 | 45.75 | −5.67 | |
| AITC | Debes Mondal | 71,726 | 45.11 | +1.13# | |
| BJP | Ratikanta Baulia | 7,533 | 4.74 | ||
| Independent | Parimal Mistri | 2,368 | |||
| BSP | Alipada Paik | 1,846 | |||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Sunil Mandal | 1,727 | |||
| Rashtriya Janasachetan Party | Nirmal Kumar Biswas | 1,046 | |||
| Turnout | 158,987 | 85.98 | |||
| CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -6.80# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
In the 2006 assembly elections,[5] Gopal Gayen of CPI(M) won the 99 Hingalganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Debes Mandal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nripen Gayen of CPI(M) defeated Sourendra Mondal of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[6] Bidyut Kayal of Congress in 1996[7] and Sankar Roy of Congress in 1991.[8] Sudhanshu Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Aditya Mondal of Congress in 1987[9] and Amal Krishna Mistry representing Congress in 1982[10] and representing Janata Party in 1977.[11][12]
1972
Anil Chandra Mondal of CPI won in 1972.[13] Gopal Chandra Gayen of CPI(M) won in 1971.[14] Hazari Lal Mondal of CPI won in 1969.[15] B.N. Brahmachari an Independent won in 1967.[16] Prior to that the Hingalganj seat was not there.