Kaliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Kaliganj | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Kaliganj
 Kaliganj
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| Coordinates: 23°44′0″N 88°14′0″E / 23.73333°N 88.23333°ECoordinates: 23°44′0″N 88°14′0″E / 23.73333°N 88.23333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Constituency No | 80 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 12. Krishnanagar |
| Electorate (year) | 186,219 (2011) |
Kaliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 80 Kaliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bara Chandghar. Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiari, Mira I, Mira II, Panighata, Plassey I and Plassey II gram panchayats of Kaliganj community development block.
Kaliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Naseeruddin Ahamed of All India Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sankar Sarkar of Revolutionary Socialist Party.
Sharifuddin Munshi, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)
In 2006and 2001state assembly elections, Dhananjoy Modak of RSP won the Kaliganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Nasiruddin Ahmed Nasiruddin Ahmed and Abdus Salam Munshi, both of Trinamool Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdus Salam Munshi of Congress defeated Dhananjoy Modak of RSP in 1996,and Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1991and 1987.Debsaran Ghosh of RSP defeated Shibsankar Bandopadhyay of Congress in 1982and S.M.Fazlur Rahman of Janata Party in 1977.
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