# Murshidabad Assembly constituency

Murshidabad 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. 64 Murshidabad Assembly constituency covers Murshidabad municipality, Jiaganj Azimganj municipality and Murshidabad Jiaganj community development block
Murshidabad Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | MLA | Party |
| 1951 | Murshidabad | Durgapada Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Murshidabad | Durgapada Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Murshidabad | Birendra Narayan Roy | Independent |
| 1967 | Murshidabad | S.K.A. Mirza | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Murshidabad | Mohammad Idris Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Murshidabad | Mohammad Idris Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Murshidabad | Mohammad Idris Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Murshidabad | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1982 | Murshidabad | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | Murshidabad | Abdul Mannan Hossain | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Murshidabad | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1996 | Murshidabad | Mazammel Haque | Independent |
| 2001 | Murshidabad | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2006 | Murshidabad | Bivas Chakraborty | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2011 | Murshidabad | Shaoni Singha Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Murshidabad | Shaoni Singha Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Murshidabad | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Murshidabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | 95,967 | 41.86 | 29.91 |
| | AITC | Shaoni Singha Roy | 93,476 | 40.78 | 6.26 |
| | INC | Sheikh Nejauddin | 28,835 | 12.58 | 34.44 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,904 | 1.27 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,491 | 1.08 | 11.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,29,231 | 85.46 | 0.12 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Murshidabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shaoni Singha Roy | 94,579 | 47.02 | 0.99 |
| | AITC | Ashim Krishna Bhatta | 69,440 | 34.52 | New |
| | BJP | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | 24,031 | 11.95 | 5.88 |
| | AIFB | Bivas Chakraborty | 5,066 | 2.52 | 39.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,966 | 1.47 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,139 | 12.5 | 8.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,01,150 | 85.58 | 1.34 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Shaoni Singha Roy of Congress defeated her nearest rival Bibhas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Murshidabad constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shaoni Singha Roy | 75,441 | 46.03 | |
| | AIFB | Bibhas Chakraborty | 69.089 | 42.15 | −6.83 |
| | BJP | Ranajit Kumar Das | 9,946 | 6.07 | |
| | Independent | Shyamal Krishna Das | 4,495 | | |
| | PDS | Md. Kashimuddin Shaikh | 2,753 | | |
| | SUCI | Gulshenara Iva | 2,169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,893 | 87.11 | |
| | INC gain from AIFB | INC gain from AIFB | Swing | | |
.# Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.

### 1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Bivas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc won the Murshidabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Joyanta Roy of IPFB. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Abdul Mannan Hossain, Independent, in 2001. Mazammel Haque, Independent, defeated Abdul Ohab Mondal of Congress in 1996, Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Asak Ali of Congress in 1991. Abdul Mannan Hossain of Congress defeated Madan Mohan Ray, Independent, in 1987. Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defeated Dedar Bakshi of ICS in 1982 and Syed Nawab Jani Meerza of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1951–1972

Mohammad Idris Ali of Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. S.K.A.Mirza of Congress won in 1967. Birendra Narayan Ray, Independent, won in 1962. Durgapada Sinha of Congress won in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.