# Beldanga Assembly constituency

Beldanga 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. 71 Beldanga Assembly constituency covers Beldanga municipality, Bhabta I, Bhabta II, Debkundu, Mirjapur II, Mahula I and Sujapur Kumarpur gram panchayats of Beldanga I community development block, and Bhakuri II, Haridasmati, Naoda Panur, Rajdharpara and Rangamati Chandpara gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.
Beldanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Member | Party |
| Beldanga ||||
| 1951 | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Debsaran Ghosh | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1967 | A. Latif | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Muhammed Khuda Baksh | Independent |
| 1971 | Timir Baran Bhaduri | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Timir Baran Bhaduri | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1977 | Timir Baran Bhaduri | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1982 | Nurul Islam Choudhury | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Nurul Islam Choudhury | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Nurul Islam Choudhury | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Timir Baran Bhaduri | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2001 | Golam Kibria Mia | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | Mohammad Refatullah | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2011 | Sheikh Safiujjaman | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Sheikh Safiujjaman | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Hasanuzzaman Sheikh | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Beldanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Hasanuzzaman Sk | 112,862 | 55.19 | 22.96 |
| | BJP | Sumit Ghosh | 59,030 | 28.86 | 14.29 |
| | INC | Safiujjaman Sheikh | 26,949 | 13.18 | 36.25 |
| | Independent | Kajal Ghosh Biswas | 1,968 | 0.96 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,368 | 0.67 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,832 | 26.33 | 9.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,04,511 | 80.85 | 0.65 |
| | AITC gain from INC | AITC gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Sk. Shafiujjaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Golam Kibria Mia of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Beldanga constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Seikh Safiujjaman | 87,017 | 49.43 | +4.11 |
| | AITC | Golam Kibria Mia | 56,736 | 32.23 | |
| | BJP | Alok Ghosh | 25,651 | 14.57 | +3.03 |
| | IUML | Ittefa Hossain | 2,865 | 1.63 | −4.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,229 | 1.27 | |
| | SP | Marjina Khatun | 1,552 | 0.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,050 | 80.20 | −1.87 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Sk. Shafiujjaman of Congress defeated his nearest rival Md. Refatullah of RSP.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Beldanga constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Seikh Safiujjaman | 67,888 | 45.32 | +0.11 |
| | RSP | Md. Refatullah | 54,005 | 36.05 | −10.23 |
| | BJP | Alok Ghosh | 17,282 | 11.54 | |
| | IUML | Abul Hossain | 8,693 | 5.80 | |
| | JD(U) | Masah Gulashunnaher Banu | 1,943 | 1.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,811 | 82.07 | |
| | INC gain from RSP | INC gain from RSP | Swing | +10.34 | |

### 1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Md. Refatullah of RSP won the Beldanga assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Golam Kibria Mia of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Golam Kibria Mia of Congress defeated Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP in 2001. Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP defeated Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress in 1996. Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress defeated Sk. Nowshad Ali of RSP in 1991 and 1987, and Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP in 1982. Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP defeated Nurul Islam Choudhury of Congress in 1977.

### 1951–1972

Timir Baran Bhaduri of RSP won in 1972 and 1971. Muhammed Khuda Baksh, Independent, won in 1969. A. Latif of Congress won in 1967. Debsaran Ghosh of RSP won in 1962. Parimal Ghosh of Congress won from the Beldanga seat in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.