Rejinagar Assembly constituency explained

Rejinagar
Type:SLA
Mla:Rabiul Alam Chowdhury
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Murshidabad
Loksabha Cons:Baharampur
Constituency No:70
Established:2011
Electors:259,771
Reservation:None

Rejinagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 70 Rejinagar Assembly constituency covers Beldanga II community development block, and Begunbari, Kapasdanga and Mirjapur I gram panchayats of Beldanga I community development block.[1]

Rejinagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
2011RejinagarHumayun KabirIndian National Congress[2]
2013 Bye electionRabiul Alam ChowdhuryIndian National Congress[3]

Election results

2013 bye election

The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Humayun Kabir to Trinamool Congress.[3]

2011

In the 2011 election, Humayun Kabir of Congress defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam Mondal of RSP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 13 July 2014 . West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 20 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati . PTI, 28 February 2013 . moneycontrol.com . 20 July 2014.