Baduria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Baduria is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 99 Baduria is composed of the following: Baduria municipality, and Aturia, Bagjola, Bajitpur, Chandipur, Chhatra, South Jadurhati, North Jadurhati, Jagannathpur, Jasikati Atghara, Nayabastia Milani, Raghunathpur and Sayesta Nagar II gram panchayats of Baduria community development block.
Baduria is part of No. 18 Basirhat.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2016

Abdur Rahim Quazi of Indian National Congress wins the seat. Amir Ali of All India Trinamool Congress was nearest rival.

2011

In the 2011 election, Quazi Abdul Ghaffar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Selim Gayen of CPI.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Mohammad Shelim of CPI won the Baduria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Gaffar Kazi of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Gaffar Kazi of Congress defeated Sambhu Biswas of CPI in 2001 and Mohammad Shelim of CPI in 1996 and 1991. In 1987, the result was in favour of Mohammad Shelim when Abdul Gaffar Kazi had lost. In 1982, Abdul Gaffar Kazi had won against CPI candidate Mustafa Bin Quasem, who had won in 1977 against Zulfiqar Ali of Congress.

1957-1972

Quazi Abdul Gaffar of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI won in 1969. Quazi Abdul Gaffar of Congress won in 1967. Md. Ziaul Haque of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the Baduria constituency was not there.