Kaliganj Assembly constituency
Updated: 12/11/2025, 4:23:40 PM Wikipedia source
Kaliganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Infobox
Country
India
Region
East India
State
West Bengal
District
Nadia
Lok Sabha constituency
Krishnanagar
Established
1951
Total electors
248,358
Reservation
None
Party
AITC
Elected year
2025
Tables
· Members of the Legislative Assembly
1951
1951
ElectionYear
1951
Member
S. M. Fazlur Rahman
Party Affiliation
Indian National Congress
1957
1957
ElectionYear
1957
Member
Mahananda Haldar
1962
1962
ElectionYear
1962
Member
S. M. Fazlur Rahman
1967
1967
ElectionYear
1967
1969
1969
ElectionYear
1969
1971
1971
ElectionYear
1971
Member
Mir Fakir Mohammed
Party Affiliation
Independent
1972
1972
ElectionYear
1972
Member
Shib Sankar Bandopdhyay
Party Affiliation
Indian National Congress
1977
1977
ElectionYear
1977
Member
Debsaran Ghosh
Party Affiliation
Revolutionary Socialist Party
1982
1982
ElectionYear
1982
1987
1987
ElectionYear
1987
Member
Abdus Salam Munshi
Party Affiliation
Indian National Congress
1991
1991
ElectionYear
1991
1996
1996
ElectionYear
1996
2001
2001
ElectionYear
2001
Member
Dhananjoy Modak
Party Affiliation
Revolutionary Socialist Party
2006
2006
ElectionYear
2006
2011
2011
ElectionYear
2011
Member
Nasiruddin Ahamed
Party Affiliation
Trinamool Congress
2016
2016
ElectionYear
2016
Member
Hasanuzzaman Sheikh
Party Affiliation
Indian National Congress
2021
2021
ElectionYear
2021
Member
Nasiruddin Ahamed
Party Affiliation
Trinamool Congress
2025^
2025^
ElectionYear
2025^
Member
Alifa Ahmed
| ElectionYear | Member | Party Affiliation | |
| 1951 | S. M. Fazlur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Mahananda Haldar | ||
| 1962 | S. M. Fazlur Rahman | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Mir Fakir Mohammed | Independent | |
| 1972 | Shib Sankar Bandopdhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Debsaran Ghosh | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Abdus Salam Munshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Dhananjoy Modak | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Nasiruddin Ahamed | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Hasanuzzaman Sheikh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Nasiruddin Ahamed | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2025^ | Alifa Ahmed | ||
2025 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Kaliganj[18][19] · Election results › 2025 by-election
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
50,049
Candidate
26.84
Votes
4.4
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
1,86,319
Candidate
73.39
Votes
10.95
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | mw- ±% | |
| AITC | Alifa Ahmed | 102,759 | 55.15 | 1.8 | |
| BJP | Ashish Ghosh | 52,710 | 28.29 | 2.62 | |
| INC | Kabil Uddin Shaikh | 28,348 | 15.21 | 3.23 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,502 | 1.34 | 0.36 | |
| Majority | 50,049 | 26.84 | 4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,86,319 | 73.39 | 10.95 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Kaliganj constituency[20][21][22] · Election results › 2021
Majority
Majority
Party
Majority
Party
46,987
Candidate
22.44
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
209,379
Candidate
84.31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITC | Nasiruddin Ahamed (Lal) | 1,10,696 | 53.35 | ||
| BJP | Abhijit Ghosh | 64,709 | 30.91 | ||
| INC | Abul Kashem | 25,076 | 11.98 | ||
| BSP | Sujata Mandal | 1,567 | 0.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,051 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 46,987 | 22.44 | |||
| Turnout | 209,379 | 84.31 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kaliganj constituency[16][23] · Election results › 2011
Turnout
Turnout
Party
Turnout
Party
156,551
Candidate
84.07
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITC | Nasiruddin Ahamed (Lal) | 74,091 | 47.33 | −2.28# | |
| RSP | Sankar Sarkar | 56,913 | 36.35 | −6.91 | |
| BJP | Mahadeb Ghosh | 13,319 | 8.51 | ||
| Independent | Sharifuddin Munshi | 6,863 | 4.38 | ||
| MLKSC | Sk. Akher Ali | 1,327 | |||
| BSP | Sunil Chandra Mandal | 1,259 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Altaf Hossain Sk. | 1,159 | |||
| Independent | Iman Mandal | 1,073 | |||
| JD(U) | Nekchaddin Sekh | 547 | |||
| Turnout | 156,551 | 84.07 | |||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | +4.63# | |||
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18"https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf
- Najarbandihttps://najarbandi.in/kaliganj-byelection-result-tmc-wins-over-49000-votes/
- "Kaliganj Bypoll Election Result 2025"https://web.archive.org/web/20250623141201/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJun2025/candidateswise-S2580.htm
- "Kaliganj bypolls: TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed secures landslide victory against BJP's Ashish Ghosh; CM Mamata Banerjee expresses gratitude"https://web.archive.org/web/20250624043420/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kaliganj-bypolls-tmc-candidate-alifa-ahmed-secures-landslide-victory-against-bjps-ashish-ghosh-cm-mamata-banerjee-expresses-gratitude/articleshow/122027644.cms
- Constituency-wise Datahttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2021.pdf
- Kaliganjhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120327190803/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=80
- Election Commission of Indiahttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/
- Kaliganjhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120327190803/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=80
- The Rebel Candidates in the Fray, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011
- Partywise Comparison Since 1977http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp72.htm