Khandaghosh
SLA
MlaNabin Chandra Bag
Alliance+
Latest election year2026
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Loksabha consBishnupur
Constituency no259
Established1951
Electors194,747
ReservationSC

Khandaghosh Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission, No. 259 Khandaghosh (SC) assembly constituency covers Khandaghosh community development block and Adra, Bhuri, Gohogram, Khano, Maszidpur, Sanko and Satinadi gram panchayats of Galsi II CD Block.[1]

Khandaghosh assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1951Janab Mohammad Hossain
1957No constituency
1962Jahar Lal Banerjee
1967P. Dhibar
1969Gobardhan Pakray
1971Purna Chandra Malik
1972Monoranjan Pramanick
1977Purna Chandra Malik
1982
1987Shibaprasad Dalui
1991
1996
2001Jyotsna Singh
2006Prasanta Majhi
2011Nabin Chandra Bag
2016
2021
2026

Election results

2006

Prasanta Majhi of the CPI (M) won the Khandaghosh (SC) assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Biswanath Roy of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Jyotsna Singha of CPI (M) defeated Banshi Badan Roy of Trinamool. In 1996, 1991 and 1986 Shiba Prasad Dalui of CPI (M) defeated Basudev Mandal, Sankar Nath Maji and Pramatha Dhibar, all of Congress, in the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Purna Chandra Malik of CPI (M) defeated Manoranjan Pramanik of Congress.[2]

1972

Monoranjan Pramanik of Congress won the seat in 1972. In 1971, the seat was won by Purna Chandra Malik of CPI (M). Gobardhan Pakray of Samyukta Socialist Party won it in 1969. P. Dhibar of Congress won the seat in 1967. Jaharlal Banerjee of Congress won it in 1962. Khandaghosh constituency was not there in 1957 and in 1951 it was a general constituency. It was won by Jb Md Hossain of Congress.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Table B – Assembly segments of Laok Sabha constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. ^ "272 – Khandaghosh (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  3. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-29.