Madhyamgram Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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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 | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Madhyamgram Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 242,425 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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 | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Madhyamgram | Rathin Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress[2] |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 |
Election results
2026
Rathin Ghosh, involvement in a multi-crore municipal recruitment scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are investigating the illegal recruitment of approximately 1,500 people across various civic bodies between 2014 and 2018. It is alleged that jobs were provided in exchange for bribes. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rathin Ghosh | ||||
| BJP | Anindya Raju Banerjee | ||||
| AIFB | Nitai Pal | ||||
| ISF | Priyanka Burman | ||||
| JUP | Sk Sahabuddin | ||||
| INC | Ananta Roy | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
In the 2021 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Rajasree Rajbanshi of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rathin Ghosh | 112,741 | 48.93% | −4.16% | |
| BJP | Rajasree Rajbanshi | 64,615 | 24% | +19% | |
| ISF | Biswajit Maity | 46,748 | 21% | +21% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,152 | 1.37 | −0.04 | |
| BSP | Himangshu Mondal | 1,667 | 0.72 | −0.67 | |
| Independent | Saifuddin Mondal | 869 | 0.38 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Biplab Dutta | 639 | 0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 230,431 | 84.59 | −2.04 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapas Majumdar of Indian National Congress, the coalition candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rathin Ghosh | 110,271 | 53.09 | −4.09 | |
| INC | Tapas Majumdar | 74,467 | 35.85 | ||
| BJP | Debasis Mitra | 17,148 | 8.26 | +5.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,932 | 1.41 | ||
| BSP | Himangshu Mondal | 2,886 | 1.39 | −1.04 | |
| Turnout | 207,704 | 86.63 | −2.12 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
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.