Baisnabnagar | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E / 24.85167°N 88.01083°ECoordinates: 24°51′06″N 88°00′39″E / 24.85167°N 88.01083°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Malda |
Constituency No | 54 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Maldaha Dakshin |
Electorate (year) | 172,496 (2011) |
Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Mothabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Bisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). BJP won the 2016 assembly elections in Baisnabnagar.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 54 Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kaliachak III community development block.
Baisnabnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).
For MLAs from the area in previous years see Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
In the 2016 election, Swadhin Kumar Sarkar of the BJP defeated Azizul Haque of the INC-CPI(M) alliance.
In the 2011 election, Ishaque Khan Chowdhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Bishwanath Ghosh of CPI(M).
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 3 (See for details)