Deganga Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Deganga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Deganga Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Barasat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 175,754 |
| 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. 120 Deganga Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kadambagachhi and Katra gram panchayats of Barasat I community development block, and Amulia, Berachampa I, Berachampa II, Chakla, Chaurasi, Hadipur Jhikra I, Kalsur, Nur Nagar and Sohai-Shwetpur gram panchayats of Deganga community development block.[1]
Deganga Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Rafiuddin Ahmed | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1957 | Rafiuddin Ahmed | Indian National Congress[3] |
| Atul Krishna Roy | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Maulana Bazlur Rahman Durgapuri | Indian National Congress[4] |
| 1967 | J.Kabir | Bangla Congress[5] |
| 1969 | Harun-Or-Rashid | Progressive Muslim League[6] |
| 1971 | Harun-Or-Rashid | Progressive Muslim League[7] |
| 1972 | M.Shaukat Ali | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1977 | A.K.M. Hassan Uzzaman | Indian Union Muslim League[9] |
| 1982 | Mortaza Hossain | All India Forward Bloc[10] |
| 1987 | A.K.M. Hassan Uzzaman | Indian Union Muslim League[11] |
| 1991 | Md. Yakub | All India Forward Bloc[12] |
| 1996 | Md. Yakub | All India Forward Bloc[13] |
| 2001 | Md. Yakub | All India Forward Bloc[14] |
| 2006 | Mortaza Hossain | All India Forward Bloc[15] |
| 2011 | Dr Nuruzjjaman | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
| 2016 | Rahima Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress[17] |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rahima Mondal | 100,105 | 46.70 | -4.17 | |
| ISF | Karim Ali | 67,568 | 31.52 | ||
| BJP | Dipika Chatterjee | 38,446 | 17.93 | +11.63 | |
| AIFB | Md. Hasanoor Jaman Chowdhury | 2,942 | 1.37 | -35.92 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,100 | 0.98 | +0.15 | |
| BSP | Sattar Ali | 1,354 | 0.63 | -1.59 | |
| WPOI | Md. Rafikul Islam | 1,078 | 0.50 | -0.71 | |
| SUCI(C) | Ajoy Sadhukhan | 787 | 0.37 | -0.55 | |
| Turnout | 214,380 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rahima Mondal | 97,412 | 50.87 | +1.48 | |
| AIFB | Md. Hasanoor Jaman Chowdhury | 71,422 | 37.29 | -1.20 | |
| BJP | Tarun Kanti Ghosh | 12,074 | 6.30 | -1.01 | |
| BSP | Baki Billah Karikar | 3,562 | 2.22 | -0.02 | |
| WPOI | Rafikul Islam | 2,317 | 1.21 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Ajoy Sadhukhan | 1,754 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,589 | 0.83 | ||
| LJP | Rita Panda | 694 | 0.36 | ||
| Turnout | 191,509 | 88.75 | -1.55 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dr Nuruzjjaman | 78,395 | 49.39 | +11.84 | |
| AIFB | Dr. Mortaza Hossain | 61,095 | 38.49 | -8.89 | |
| BJP | Tarun Kanti Ghosh | 11,606 | 7.31 | ||
| BSP | Roushan Ali | 3,562 | 2.24 | ||
| Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League | Kausar Ali Mullick | 1,708 | |||
| Independent | Bhaskar Ghosh | 1,369 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Ahed Molla | 979 | |||
| Turnout | 158,714 | 90.3 | |||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | 20.73 | |||
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Dr. Mortoza Hossain of AIFB won the Deganga assembly seat defeating Mafidul Haque Sahaji of AITC. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Md. Yakub of Forward Bloc defeated Abdur Rouf of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14] Idris Ali of Congress in 1996,[13] and Ashanullah of Congress in 1991.[12] A.K.M. Hassan Uzzaman of IUML defeated Dr. Mortoza Hossain of Forward Bloc in 1987.[11] Dr. Mortoza Hossain of Forward Bloc defeated A.K.M. Hassan Uzzaman of IUML in 1982.[10] A.K.M. Hassan Uzzaman of IUML defeated Md. Yakub of Forward Bloc in 1977.[9][19]
1951-1972
M. Shaukat Ali of Congress won in 1972.[8] Harun-Or-Rashid Independent/Progressive Muslim League won in 1971[7] and 1969.[6] J.Kabir of Bangla Congress won in 1967.[5] Maulana Bazlur Rahman Durgapuri of Congress won in 1962.[4] Rafiuddin Ahmed and Atul Krishna Roy, both of Congress, won the Deganaga joint seat in 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951, Rafiuddin Ahmed of Congress won the Deganga seat.[2]