| Rejinagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 70 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Rejinagar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baharampur |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 2,59,771 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vacant | |
| Party | Vacant |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Rejinagar 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. 70 Rejinagar Assembly constituency covers Beldanga II community development block, and Begunbari, Kapasdanga and Mirjapur I gram panchayats of Beldanga I community development block.[1]
Rejinagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Humayun Kabir | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013^ | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2026 | Humayun Kabir | Janata Unnayan Party | |
| 2026^ | |||
- ^ denotes by-poll
Election results
2026 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | |||||
| CPI(M) | Afreen Begum | ||||
| INC | |||||
| AJUP | Golam Nabi Azad | ||||
| ISF | |||||
| AITC | |||||
| NCPI | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJUP | Humayun Kabir | 123,536 | 51.62 |  | |
| BJP | Bapan Ghosh | 64,660 | 27.02 |  3.15 | |
| AITC | Ataur Rahaman | 41,718 | 17.43 |  38.88 | |
| INC | Jillu Sheikh | 4,101 | 1.71 | 16.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,634 | 0.68 | 0.06 | |
| Majority | 58,876 | 24.60 | 7.84 | ||
| Turnout | 2,39,676 | 93.12 | |||
| AJUP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | 118,494 | 56.31 | 48.4 | |
| BJP | Arabinda Biswas | 50,226 | 23.87 | 18.05 | |
| INC | Kafiruddin Sheikh | 37,282 | 17.72 | 25.4 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,560 | 0.74 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | 68,268 | 32.44 | 29.44 | ||
| Turnout | 2,10,445 | 81.01 | 1.26 | ||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | 79,770 | 43.12 | 4.04 | |
| Independent | Humayun Kabir | 74,210 | 40.12 | New | |
| AITC | Begum Siddika | 14,631 | 7.91 | 15.99 | |
| BJP | Bankim Karmakar | 10,771 | 5.82 | 3.65 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,150 | 1.16 | New | |
| Majority | 5,560 | 3.00 | 3.85 | ||
| Turnout | 1,84,993 | 82.27 | 1.82 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013 by-election
The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the switch-over of sitting Congress MLA Humayun Kabir to Trinamool Congress.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | 66,876 | 39.08 | 10.66 | |
| RSP | Sirajul Islam Mondal | 55,154 | 32.23 | 11.89 | |
| AITC | Humayun Kabir | 40,911 | 23.9 | 23.9 | |
| BJP | Salahuddin Sheikh | 3,720 | 2.17 | 2.15 | |
| Majority | 11,722 | 6.85 | 1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 1,71,128 | 84.09 | 1.65 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Humayun Kabir of Congress defeated his nearest rival Serajul Islam Mondal of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Humayun Kabir | 77,542 | 49.74 | ||
| RSP | Sirajul Islam Mondal | 68,781 | 44.12 | ||
| BJP | Arabinda Biswas | 6,733 | 4.32 | ||
| JD(U) | Fulchand Sheikh | 2,831 | |||
| Majority | 8,761 | 5.62 | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,887 | 82.44 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Humayun Kabir resigned from Rejinagar, retaining Naoda seat
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati". PTI, 28 February 2013. moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Form 21E Return of Elections" (PDF). 70 Rejinagar Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2013 (Bye election)". Rejinagar (70). Empowering India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Rejinagar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.