# Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency

Bangaon Dakshin 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, No. 96 Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bairampur, Chauberia I, Chauberia II, Dighari, Kalupur and Palla gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block, and Chandpara, Dooma, Fulsara, Jaleswar II, Jhaudanga and Ramnagar gram panchayats of Gaighata community development block.
Bangaon Dakshin Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Bongaon assembly constituency was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bongaon |||
| 1951 | Jiban Ratan Dhar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Ajit Kumar Ganguly | Communist Party of India |
| | Manindra Bhusan Biswas | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Jiban Ratan Dhar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | K.Bhowmick | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Ajit Kumar Ganguly | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | Ajit Kumar Ganguly | Communist Party of India |
| 1972 | Ajit Kumar Ganguly | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Ranajit Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Bhupendranath Seth | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Ranajit Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Bhupendranath Seth | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Pankaj Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Pankaj Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Bhupendranath Seth | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2006 Bye election | Saugata Roy | All India Trinamool Congress. |
| 2009 Bye election | Gopal Seth | All India Trinamool Congress. |
| Bangaon Dakshin |||
| 2011 | Surajit Kumar Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Surajit Kumar Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Swapan Majumder | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 election, Swapan Majumder of the BJP defeated his nearest rival Alo Rani Sarkar of AITC.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bangaon Dakshin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Swapan Majumder | 97,828 | 47.07 | 34.08 |
| | AITC | Alo Rani Sarkar | 95,824 | 46.11 | 3.09 |
| | CPI(M) | Tapas Kumar Biswas | 10,069 | 4.84 | 30.03 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,542 | 0.74 | 0.07 |
| | SUCI(C) | Rabindra Nath Barai | 953 | 0.46 | New |
| | BSP | Pradip Kumar Sarkar | 820 | 0.39 | 0.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,004 | 0.96 | 13.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,07,834 | 83.71 | 0.26 |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |

### 2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bangaon Dakshin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Surajit Kumar Biswas | 92,379 | 49.2 | 4.51 |
| | CPI(M) | Ramendranath Audhya | 65,475 | 34.87 | 5.43 |
| | BJP | Swapan Majumder | 24,384 | 12.99 | 9.78 |
| | BSP | Pradip Kumar Sarkar | 1,616 | 0.86 | 0.34 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,512 | 0.81 | New |
| | AMB | Dipankar Mandal | 1,484 | 0.79 | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Pranballabh Pathak | 925 | 0.49 | 1.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,904 | 14.33 | 0.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,87,775 | 83.45 | 2.89 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Surajit Kumar Biswas of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anuj Baran Sarkar of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bangaon Dakshin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Surajit Kumar Biswas | 87,677 | 53.71 | |
| | CPI(M) | Anuj Baran Sarkar | 65,788 | 40.30 | |
| | BJP | Arun Halder | 5,243 | 3.21 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Himangshu Biswas | 2,561 | | |
| | BSP | Rabindra Nath Biswas | 1,961 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,230 | 86.63 | |
| | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) |

### 1977-2009 Bongaon assembly seat

In the 2009 bye-election caused by the election of sitting MLA, Saugata Roy to the Lok Sabha from Dum Dum, Gopal Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bangaon seat.
In the 2006 bye-election caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Bhupen Seth, Saugato Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M).
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Bhupendranath Seth of All India Trinamool Congress won the Bongaon assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pankaj Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth, Independent and Congress respectively) in 2001 and 1996. Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1991. Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1987. Bhupendranath Seth of Congress defeated Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982. Ranajit Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendranath Seth of Congress in 1977.

### 1951-1972 Bongaon assembly seat

Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. K.Bhowmick of Congress won in 1967. Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1962. In 1957, Bongaon was a joint seat. Ajit Kumar Ganguly of CPI and Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in 1957. Jiban Ratan Dhar of Congress won in 1951.