Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Magrahat Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 141 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Magrahat Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 242,395 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Magrahat II community development block
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magrahat | |||
| 1952 | Abdul Hashem | Indian National Congress | |
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| 1957 | Abdul Hashem | ||
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| Magrahat Purba | |||
| 1962 | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Manoranjan Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Nirmal Sinha | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Bansari Mohan Kanji | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Namita Saha | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Sharmistha Purkait | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sharmistha Purkait | 108,412 | 48.8 |  5.02 | |
| BJP | Uttam Kumar Banik | 76,805 | 34.57 |  6.99 | |
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 29,188 | 13.14 | 3.27 | |
| INC | Atanu Halder | 4,733 | 2.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 858 | 0.39 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | 31,607 | 14.23 | 12.01 | ||
| Turnout | 222,178 | 95.47 | 10.47 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 110,945 | 53.82 | 5.12 | |
| BJP | Chandan Kumar Naskar | 56,866 | 27.58 | 22.43 | |
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 33,822 | 16.41 | 27.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,480 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 54,079 | 26.24 | |||
| Turnout | 206,153 | 85.0 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 89,486 | 48.70 | 0.98 | |
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 79,926 | 43.50 | 0.37 | |
| BJP | Chandan Kumar Naskar | 9,460 | 5.15 | 2.19 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,491 | 0.81 |  | |
| BSP | Rabiram Naskar | 1,371 | 0.75 | | |
| SUCI | Sanjay Mandal | 1,133 | 0.62 | | |
| Independent | Pitam Mandal | 877 | 0.48 | | |
| Majority | 9,560 | 5.2 | 0.91 | ||
| Turnout | 1,83,744 | 86.66 | 1.39 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Namita Saha | 75,217 | 49.68 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 66,414 | 41.08 | ||
| BJP | Ratan Kumar Sardar | 4,476 | 2.96 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Mondal | 1,419 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Namita Mistri | 640 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 8,803 | 6.11 | |||
| Turnout | 1,51,397 | 85.27 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2006
In 2006[5] and 2001,[6] Bansari Mohan Kanji of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Namita Saha of AITC. Nirmal Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Namita Saha of INC in 1996[7] and 1991.[8] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1987,[9] Nirmal Kanti Mondal of INC in 1982[10] and Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1977.[11][12]
1972
Manoranjan Halder of INC won in 1972.[13] Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971,[14] 1969[15] and 1967.[16] Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of INC won in 1962.[17] In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[18] Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.[19]