Rajganj Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Rajganj (SC) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Rajganj (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 18 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Rajganj (SC) Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 231,186 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (7 times) (43.8%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (4 times) (25.0%)
- Indian National Congress (3 times) (18.8%)
- Samyukta Socialist Party (1 time) (6.25%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (6.25%)
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 18 Rajganj Assembly constituency (SC) covers Binnaguri, Kukurjan, Majhiali, Mantadari, Panikauri, Sannyasikata, Sikarpur and Sukhani gram panchayats of Rajganj community development block, and Baropatia Nutanabos, Belakoba, Paharpur and Patkata gram panchayats of Jalpaiguri community development block.[1]
Rajganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | B.N.R.Hakim | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Kiran Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Bhagwan Singh Roy | ||
| 1972 | Mrigendra Narayan Roy | ||
| 1977 | Dhirendra Nath Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Jotindra Nath Roy | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Mahendra Kumar Roy | ||
| 2009 | Khageswar Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Dinesh Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Bolded year= Bye Election
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Dinesh Sarkar of BJP defeated his nearest rival Swapna Barman of TMC by 21,477 votes.
Former MLA Khageswar Roy publicly claimed he had "lost to money," alleging that someone had paid to have his name dropped from the candidate list. He also criticized the choice of Swapna Barman, stating she had "never worked for the TMC" and give guarantee the party would lose the seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dinesh Sarkar | 114,657 | 51.1 |  9.91 | |
| AITC | Swapna Barman | 93,180 | 41.53 |  6.97 | |
| CPI(M) | Kharendra Nath Roy | 6,371 | 2.84 | 2.77 | |
| IND | Sanjib Roy | 1,594 | 0.71 |  | |
| INC | Tushar Kanti Roy | 1,460 | 0.65 | | |
| BSP | Radha Mandal | 1,232 | 0.55 | 0.15 | |
| SUCI(C) | Ananta Kumar Roy | 1,054 | 0.47 | 0.27 | |
| IND | Prakash Chandra Roy | 999 | 0.45 | | |
| IND | Swapna Barman | 932 | 0.42 | | |
| IND | Bapi Roy | 625 | 0.28 | | |
| IND | Kunal Roy | 338 | 0.15 | | |
| AMB | Harendranath Roy | 308 | 0.14 | 0.25 | |
| KPP(U) | Jagadish Chandra Roy | 307 | 0.14 | 0.72 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,322 | 0.59 | 0.88 | |
| Majority | 21,477 | 9.87 | 2.56 | ||
| Turnout | 224,379 | 97.06 | 8.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 231,186 | 5.31 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 8.44 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Khageswar Roy | 104,641 | 49.22 | ||
| BJP | Supen Roy | 88,868 | 41.80 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ratan Ray | 12,108 | 5.69 | ||
| Turnout | 212,580 | 92.24 | |||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Khageshwar Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Amulya Chandra Roy of CPI(M).
1977-2009
In the 2009 bye-elections, caused by the election of sitting MLA Mahendra Kumar Roy from Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency), Khageswar Roy of Trinamool Congress won the Rajganj (SC) seat.[4][5]
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[6] Mahendra Kumar Roy of CPI(M) won the Rajganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Khageswar Roy of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jotindra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Khageswar Roy of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[7] and Ajit Kumar Roy of Congress in 1996[8] and 1991.[9] Dhirendra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Birendra Das of Congress in 1987,[10] Jiban Kumar Ray of Congress in 1982[11] and Monomohan Roy of Janata Party in 1977.[12][13]
1967–1972
Mrigendra Narayan Roy of Congress won in 1972.[14] Bhagwan Singh Roy of Congress won in 1971.[15] Kiran Chandra Roy of Congress won in 1969.[16] B.N.R.Hakim of SSP won in 1967.[17]