# Raninagar Assembly constituency

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.
Raninagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1957 | Raninagar | Syed Badruddin | |
| 1962 | | Syed Badruddin | Independent |
| 2011 | | Firoza Begam | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | | Firoza Begam | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | | Abdul Soumik Hossain | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

In the 2021 election, Abdul Soumik Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Firoza Begam of Congress.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Raninagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Abdul Soumik Hossain | 134,957 | 60.79 | +27.78 |
| | INC | Firoza Begam | 55,255 | 24.89 | −33.58 |
| | BJP | Mst. Masuara Khatun | 21,138 | 9.52 | +4.42 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,774 | 1.25 | +0.35 |
| | ISF | Golam Masum Reja | 2,754 | 1.24 | |
| | SDPI | Md. Saher Alam | 1,393 | 0.63 | |
| | Independent | Firoza Bibi | 884 | 0.40 | |
| | Independent | Hasibul Islam | 828 | 0.37 | |
| | BSP | Ruliya Parvin | 587 | 0.26 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Nasrin Naher Lucy | 501 | 0.23 | −0.51 |
| | Independent | Safiur Rahaman Mandal | 496 | 0.22 | |
| | Bahujan Maha Party | Abdul Hai | 828 | 0.11 | |
| | United Socialist Party | Saira Bibi | 202 | 0.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 222,016 | 91.18 | +6.32 |
| | AITC gain from INC | AITC gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Firoza Begam of Congress defeated her nearest rival, Dr. Humayun Kabir of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Raninagar constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 190,082 | 84.86 | −2.98 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Firoza Begum of Congress defeated her nearest rival Maksuda Begum of Forward Bloc.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raninagar constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 163,811 | 87.84 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1957–1962

The Raninagar assembly seat existed for a short period in 1957 and 1962. Syed Badruddin, Independent, won in both the years.