Samserganj Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Samserganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Samserganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 56 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Samserganj Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 235,570 |
| 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. 56 Samserganj Assembly constituency covers Dhulian municipality and Bhasaipaikar, Bogdadnagar, Chachanda, Dogachhi, Napara, Nimtita, Pratapganj and Tinpukuria gram panchayats of Samserganj community development block.[1]
Samserganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Touab Ali | Communist Party of India | |
| 2016 | Amirul Islam | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Noor Alam | ||||
| BJP | |||||
| ISF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amirul Islam | 96,417 | 51.13 | +20.72 | |
| INC | Zaidur Rahman | 70,038 | 37.14 | New | |
| BJP | Milan Ghosh | 10,800 | 5.73 | −1.44 | |
| CPI(M) | Md. Modassar Hossain | 6,158 | 3.27 | −26.04 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,064 | 1.62 | −0.45 | |
| Majority | 26,379 | 13.99 | +12.87 | ||
| Turnout | 1,88,627 | 80.07 | −1.85 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amirul Islam | 48,381 | 30.41 | ||
| CPI(M) | Touab Ali | 46,601 | 29.31 | ||
| IND | Md. Rejaul Hoque | 42,389 | 26.66 | ||
| BJP | Milan Ghosh | 11,397 | 7.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,290 | 2.07 | ||
| Majority | 1,780 | 1.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,033 | 81.92 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mousumi Begum of Congress,
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Touab Ali | 61,138 | 46.43 | ||
| INC | Mousumi Begum | 53,349 | 40.52 | ||
| BJP | Sasthi Charan Ghosh | 6,031 | 4.58 | ||
| SDPI | Md Affan Ali | 4,256 | 3.23 | ||
| BSP | Jaydeb Goswami | 2,411 | 1.83 | ||
| IND | Seikh Samshul | 1,966 | 1.49 | ||
| Majority | 7,789 | 5.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,694 | 86.35 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||