# Baduria Assembly constituency

Baduria Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 99 Baduria Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baduria municipality, and Aturia, Bagjola, Bajitpur, Chandipur, Chhatra, South Jadurhati, North Jadurhati, Jagannathpur, Jasikati Atghara, Nayabastia Milani, Raghunathpur and Sayesta Nagar II gram panchayats of Baduria community development block.
Baduria Assembly constituency is part of No. 18 Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Muhammad Ziaul Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Muhammad Ziaul Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Quazi Abdul Gaffar | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Mir Abdus Sayeed | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | Quazi Abdul Gaffar | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Quazi Abdul Gaffar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Mustafa Bin Quasem | Communist Party of India |
| 1982 | Abdul Gaffar Kazi | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Mohammad Shelim | Communist Party of India |
| 1991 | Abdul Gaffar Kazi | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Abdul Gaffar Kazi | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Abdul Gaffar Kazi | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | Mohammad Shelim | Communist Party of India |
| 2011 | Abdul Ghaffar Quazi | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Abdur Rahim Quazi | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Abdur Rahim Quazi | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 elections, Abdur Rahim Quazi of AITC defeated his nearest rival Sukalyan Baidya of BJP.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Baduria constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Abdur Rahim Quazi | 109,701 | 51.53 | +12.70 |
| | BJP | Sukalyan Baidya | 53,257 | 25.02 | +16.03 |
| | INC | Abdus Sattar | 45,231 | 21.25 | −28.92 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,953 | 0.92 | +0.08 |
| | BSP | Gopal Das | 1,278 | 0.60 | +0.01 |
| | Independent | Safikul Islam Dafadar | 844 | 0.40 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Nitai Krishna Pal | 619 | 0.29 | −0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,883 | | |
| | AITC gain from INC | AITC gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 elections, Abdur Rahim Quazi of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Amir Ali of All India Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Baduria constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Abdur Rahim Quazi | 98,408 | 50.17 | −3.00 |
| | AITC | Amir Ali | 76,163 | 38.83 | New |
| | BJP | Debika Mukherjee | 17,629 | 8.99 | +5.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,654 | 0.84 | |
| | BSP | Gopal Das | 1,166 | 0.59 | −0.27 |
| | SUCI(C) | Nurul Amin Mondal | 1,130 | 0.58 | −0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,150 | 87.75 | −2.25 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Quazi Abdul Ghaffar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Selim Gayen of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Baduria constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Quazi Abdul Gaffar | 89,952 | 53.17 | +1.66# |
| | CPI(M) | Mohammed Selim Gayen | 66,992 | 39.60 | −6.02 |
| | BJP | Sukumar Dey | 6,616 | 3.91 | |
| | Independent | Alauddin Amed | 2,872 | | |
| | BSP | Gopal Das | 1,469 | 0.86 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Nurul Amin Mondal | 1,278 | 0.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,179 | 90 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 7.08# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Mohammad Shelim of CPI(M) won the Baduria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Gaffar Kazi of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Gaffar Kazi of Congress defeated Sambhu Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001 and Mohammad Shelim of CPI(M) in 1996 and 1991. In 1987, the result was in favour of Mohammad Shelim when Abdul Gaffar Kazi had lost. In 1982, Abdul Gaffar Kazi had won against CPI(M) candidate Mustafa Bin Quasem, who had won in 1977 against Zulfiqar Ali of Congress.

### 1957-1972

Quazi Abdul Gaffar of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Mir Abdus Sayeed of CPI(M) won in 1969. Quazi Abdul Gaffar of Congress won in 1967. Md. Ziaul Haque of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. Prior to that the Baduria constituency was not there.