# Hingalganj Assembly constituency

Hingalganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 126 Hingalganj Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Hingalganj community development block, and Barunhat Rameshwarpur, Bhabanipur I, Bhabanipur II, Hasnabad, PatliKhanpur gram panchayats of Hasnabad community development block, and Khulna gram panchayat of Sandeshkhali II community development block.
Hingalganj Assembly constituency is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | Hingalganj | B.N.Brahmachari | Independent |
| 1969 | | Hazarilal Mondal | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | | Lalit Kumar Ghosh | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | | Gopal Chandra Gayen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | | Sudhansu Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Sudhansu Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Sudhansu Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Nripen Gayen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Nripen Gayen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Nripen Gayen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Gopal Gayen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Anandamoy Mondal | Communist Party of India |
| 2016 | | Debes Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Debes Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 election, Debesh Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Nemai Das of BJP.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Hingalganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Debes Mondal | 104,706 | 53.78 | +0.78 |
| | BJP | Nemai Das | 79,790 | 40.98 | +32.97 |
| | CPI | Ranjan Kumar Mondal | 6,008 | 3.09 | −32.96 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,736 | 0.89 | −0.15 |
| | Independent | Krishna Gayen | 1,154 | 0.59 | |
| | BSP | Nirmal Mudi | 850 | 0.44 | −0.38 |
| | Jan Sangh Party | Sanjit Mondal | 433 | 0.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,681 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Debesh Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Anandamoy Mondal of CPI.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Hingalganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Debes Mondal | 94,753 | 53.00 | +7.89 |
| | CPI | Anandamoy Mondal | 64,449 | 36.05 | −9.70 |
| | BJP | Labanya Mondal | 14,327 | 8.01 | +3.27 |
| | Independent | Ranjit Gayen | 1,921 | 1.07 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,854 | 1.04 | |
| | BSP | Nitish Kumar Biswas | 1,467 | 0.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,771 | 84.26 | −1.72 |
| | AITC gain from CPI | AITC gain from CPI | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Anandamoy Mondal of CPI defeated his nearest rival Debesh Mondal of Trinamool Congress,
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Hingalganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Anandamoy Mondal | 72,744 | 45.75 | −5.67 |
| | AITC | Debes Mondal | 71,726 | 45.11 | +1.13# |
| | BJP | Ratikanta Baulia | 7,533 | 4.74 | |
| | Independent | Parimal Mistri | 2,368 | | |
| | BSP | Alipada Paik | 1,846 | | |
| | People’s Democratic Conference of India | Sunil Mandal | 1,727 | | |
| | Rashtriya Janasachetan Party | Nirmal Kumar Biswas | 1,046 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,987 | 85.98 | |
| | CPI gain from CPI(M) | CPI gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -6.80# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2006

In the 2011 assembly elections, Anandamoy Mondal of CPI won the 99 Hingalganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Debes Mandal of Trinamool Congress. Debes Mandal lost second time from this assembly.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 assembly elections, Gopal Gayen of CPI(M) won the 99 Hingalganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Debes Mandal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nripen Gayen of CPI(M) defeated Sourendra Mondal of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Bidyut Kayal of Congress in 1996 and Sankar Roy of Congress in 1991. Sudhanshu Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Aditya Mondal of Congress in 1987 and Amal Krishna Mistry representing Congress in 1982 and representing Janata Party in 1977.

### 1967-1972

Anil Chandra Mondal of CPI won in 1972. Gopal Chandra Gayen of CPI(M) won in 1971. Hazari Lal Mondal of CPI won in 1969. B.N. Brahmachari an Independent won in 1967. Prior to that the Hingalganj seat was not there.