Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Kumarganj | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Kumarganj
 Kumarganj
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| Coordinates: 25°26′02″N 88°43′36″E / 25.43389°N 88.72667°ECoordinates: 25°26′02″N 88°43′36″E / 25.43389°N 88.72667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 38 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 6. Balurghat |
| Electorate (year) | 148,758 (2011) |
Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 38 Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kumarganj community development block and Ashokegram, Basuria, Chaloon and Uday gram panchayats of Gangarampur community development block.
Kumarganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 elections, Mahamuda Begam of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Mafuja Khatun of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituency – 1 (See for details)
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Mahfuza Khatun of CPI(M) won the Kumarganj assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals Ahmad Ali Sardar and Nani Gopal Roy, both of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dwijendra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Parinita Singha Roy of Congress in 1996 and Prabodh Kumar Singha Roy of Congress in 1991. Dwijendra Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Afrabuddin Sarkar of Congress in 1987. Dwijendra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Sekhar Kumar Dasgupta of Congress in 1982. Jamini Kishore Mojumdar of CPI(M) defeated Khalil Sayed of Congress in 1977.
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