Rejinagar | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 23°50′53″N 88°15′35″E / 23.84806°N 88.25972°ECoordinates: 23°50′53″N 88°15′35″E / 23.84806°N 88.25972°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
Constituency No | 70 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 10. Baharampur |
Electorate (year) | 189,100 (2011) |
Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came into existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 70 Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Beldanga II community development block, and Begunbari, Kapasdanga and Mirjapur I gram panchayats of Beldanga I community development block.
Rejinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).
The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Humayun Kabir to Trinamool Congress.
In the 2011 election, Humayun Kabir of Congress defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam Mondal of RSP.
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)