# Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency

Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Magrahat II community development block
Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Jaynagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1952 | Magrahat | Abdul Hashem | Indian National Congress |
| | | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | | Abdul Hashem | Indian National Congress |
| | | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Magrahat Purba | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | | Manoranjan Halder | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Nirmal Sinha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Nirmal Sinha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Bansari Mohan Kanji | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Bansari Mohan Kanji | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Namita Saha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Namita Saha | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Namita Saha | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Purba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Namita Saha | 110,945 | 54.00 |
| | BJP | Chandan Kumar Naskar | 56,866 | 28.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 33,822 | 16.00 |
| | | None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | ~4,500 | 2.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,079 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Magrahat Purba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Namita Saha | 75,217 | 50.30 | +2.68 |
| | CPI(M) | Chandan Saha | 66,414 | 44.41 | −5.87 |
| | BJP | Ratan Kumar Sardar | 4,476 | | |
| | People’s Democratic Conference of India | Taranga Mondal | 2,621 | | |
| | Independent | Swapan Mondal | 1,419 | | |
| | Independent | Namita Mistri | 640 | | |
| | IJP | Alok Kumar Halder | 610 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,542 | 84.24 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 8.55 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006 and 2001, Bansari Mohan Kanji of CPI(M) won the Magrahat Purba Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Namita Saha of AITC. Nirmal Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Namita Saha of INC in 1996 and 1991. Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1987, Nirmal Kanti Mondal of INC in 1982 and Manoranjan Halder of INC in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Manoranjan Halder of INC won in 1972. Radhika Ranjan Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of INC won in 1962. In 1957 and 1952, Magrahat Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won. In 1952, Abdul Hashem and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, won.