Raninagar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raninagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Raninagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 63 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Raninagar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 256,101 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 63 Raninagar Assembly constituency covers Raninagar I community development block, Kalinagar I, Kalinagar II, Malibari I, Malibari II and Raninagar I gram panchayats of Raninagar II community development block and Dhulauri gram panchayat of Domkal community development block.[1]
Raninagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Syed Badruddin | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | |||
| 2011 | Firoza Begam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Abdul Soumik Hossain | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Julfikar Ali | Indian National Congress | |
Election Results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Julfikar Ali | 79,423 | 33.48 |  8.59 | |
| AITC | Abdul Soumik Hossain | 76,722 | 32.34 |  28.45 | |
| CPI(M) | Jamal Hossain | 48,587 | 20.48 | ||
| BJP | Rana Pratap Singha Roy | 22,728 | 9.58 | 0.06 | |
| AJUP | Yasser Haider | 2,566 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,240 | 0.94 | 0.31 | |
| Majority | 2,701 | 1.14 | 34.76 | ||
| Turnout | 237,202 | 97.0 | 10.31 | ||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
In the 2021 election, Abdul Soumik Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Firoza Begam of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abdul Soumik Hossain | 134,957 | 60.79 | ||
| INC | Firoza Begam | 55,255 | 24.89 | −33.58 | |
| BJP | Mst. Masuara Khatun | 21,138 | 9.52 | +4.42 | |
| ISF | Golam Masum Reja | 2,754 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,774 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 79,702 | 35.9 | |||
| Turnout | 222,016 | 86.69 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Firoza Begam of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dr. Humayun Kabir of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Firoza Begam | 111,132 | 58.47 | +12.02 | |
| AITC | Dr. Humayun Kabir | 62,750 | 33.01 | ||
| BJP | Basu Basak | 9,693 | 5.10 | +3.18 | |
| WPOI | Golam Mostafa Mondal | 2,441 | 1.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,715 | 0.90 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Manirul Islam | 1,405 | 0.74 | ||
| Independent | Md. Yearul Islam | 946 | 0.50 | ||
| Turnout | 190,082 | 84.86 | −2.98 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Firoza Begum of Congress defeated her nearest rival Maksuda Begum of Forward Bloc.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Firoza Begam | 76,092 | 46.45 | ||
| AIFB | Maksuda Begum | 75,003 | 45.79 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Mondal | 3,151 | 1.92 | ||
| IPFB | Tapan Kumar Hore | 2,946 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Abdul Aktar Sarkar | 2,262 | |||
| MLKSC | Md. Rejaul Haque | 1,693 | |||
| Independent | Nur Mohammed | 1,495 | |||
| Independent | Jalauddin Mondal | 1,169 | |||
| Turnout | 163,811 | 87.84 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1962
The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957[5] and 1962.[6] Syed Badruddin, Independent, won in both the years.