| Raninagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 63 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Raninagar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 256,101 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Raninagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 63 Raninagar Assembly constituency covers Raninagar I community development block, Kalinagar I, Kalinagar II, Malibari I, Malibari II and Raninagar I gram panchayats of Raninagar II community development block and Dhulauri gram panchayat of Domkal community development block.[1]
Raninagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Syed Badruddin | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | |||
| 2011 | Firoza Begam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Abdul Soumik Hossain | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Julfikar Ali | Indian National Congress | |
Election Results
2026
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Julfikar Ali | 79,423 | 33.48 |  8.59 | |
| AITC | Abdul Soumik Hossain | 76,722 | 32.34 |  28.45 | |
| CPI(M) | Jamal Hossain | 48,587 | 20.48 | ||
| BJP | Rana Pratap Singha Roy | 22,728 | 9.58 | 0.06 | |
| AJUP | Yasser Haider | 2,566 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,240 | 0.94 | 0.31 | |
| Majority | 2,701 | 1.14 | 34.76 | ||
| Turnout | 237,202 | 97.0 | 10.31 | ||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
In the 2021 election, Abdul Soumik Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Firoza Begam of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abdul Soumik Hossain | 134,957 | 60.79 | ||
| INC | Firoza Begam | 55,255 | 24.89 | −33.58 | |
| BJP | Mst. Masuara Khatun | 21,138 | 9.52 | +4.42 | |
| ISF | Golam Masum Reja | 2,754 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,774 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 79,702 | 35.9 | |||
| Turnout | 222,016 | 86.69 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Firoza Begam of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dr. Humayun Kabir of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Firoza Begam | 111,132 | 58.47 | +12.02 | |
| AITC | Dr. Humayun Kabir | 62,750 | 33.01 | ||
| BJP | Basu Basak | 9,693 | 5.10 | +3.18 | |
| WPOI | Golam Mostafa Mondal | 2,441 | 1.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,715 | 0.90 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Manirul Islam | 1,405 | 0.74 | ||
| Independent | Md. Yearul Islam | 946 | 0.50 | ||
| Turnout | 190,082 | 84.86 | −2.98 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Firoza Begum of Congress defeated her nearest rival Maksuda Begum of Forward Bloc.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Firoza Begam | 76,092 | 46.45 | ||
| AIFB | Maksuda Begum | 75,003 | 45.79 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Mondal | 3,151 | 1.92 | ||
| IPFB | Tapan Kumar Hore | 2,946 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Abdul Aktar Sarkar | 2,262 | |||
| MLKSC | Md. Rejaul Haque | 1,693 | |||
| Independent | Nur Mohammed | 1,495 | |||
| Independent | Jalauddin Mondal | 1,169 | |||
| Turnout | 163,811 | 87.84 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1962
The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957[5] and 1962.[6] Syed Badruddin, Independent, won in both the years.
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "Raninagar Election Result 2026 Highlights: INC's Julfikar Ali wins Raninagar with 79423 votes". India Today. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.