Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Kaliaganj | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Kaliaganj
 Kaliaganj
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| Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°19′E / 25.633°N 88.317°ECoordinates: 25°38′N 88°19′E / 25.633°N 88.317°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 34 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 5. Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 202,761 (2011) |
Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 34 Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Kaliaganj municipality, Kaliaganj community development block and Barua and Birghai gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.
Kaliaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress defeated his nearest rival Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 2 (See for details)
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) won the Kaliaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pramathanath Ray of Congress defeated Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996. Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) defeated Pramatha Nath Roy of Congress in 1991 and Naba Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987. Naba Kumar Roy of Congress defeated Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) in 1982 and 1977.
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