# Karandighi Assembly constituency

Karandighi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 32 Karandighi Assembly constituency covers Dalkhola Municipality and Altapur I, Altapur II, Dalkhola II, Domhana, Karandighi I, Karandighi II, Lahutara I, Lahutara II, SIMA Anandapur, Raniganj, Rasakhowa I and Rasakhowa II gram panchayats of Karandighi community development block.
Karandighi Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | MLA | Party |
| Karandighi constituency |||
| 1951 | Mohinuddin Mokhtar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Phanis Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Phanis Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1969 | Suresh Chandra Sinha | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1971 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| 1982 | Suresh Chandra Singha | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | Suresh Chandra Singha | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2001 | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2006 | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2011 | Gokul Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2016 | Manodeb Singha | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Goutam Paul | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 elections, Goutam Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Subhas Chandra Sinha of BJP.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Karandighi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Goutam Paul | 116,597 | 54.70 | +25.26 |
| | BJP | Subhas Chandra Sinha | 79,968 | 37.52 | +21.90 |
| | AIFB | Md. Hafizul Iqbal | 9,146 | 4.29 | −23.40 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,449 | 1.15 | −1.21 |
| | Independent | Benoy Kumar Das | 1,269 | 0.60 | |
| | BSP | Harun Rashid | 1,139 | 0.53 | −2.04 |
| | Independent | Subhas Chandra Sinha | 693 | 0.33 | |
| | Independent | Abdullah | 632 | 0.30 | |
| | Independent | Dinesh Chandra Singha | 537 | 0.25 | |
| | AMB | Biswajit Sinha | 271 | 0.13 | |
| | BMP | Santhapan Hasdak | 231 | 0.11 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Shanti Lal Singha | 207 | 0.10 | −0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,136 | 81.17 | −0.46 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 elections, Manodeb Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Gokul Behari Roy of AIFB.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Karandighi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Manodeb Singha | 54,599 | 29.44 | |
| | AIFB | Gokul Behari Roy | 51,367 | 27.69 | −10.30 |
| | Independent | Sk. Samsul | 35,547 | 19.16 | |
| | BJP | Abdul Jalil | 28,978 | 15.62 | +12.94 |
| | BSP | Nirod Bandhu Biswas | 4,762 | 2.57 | −0.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,376 | 2.36 | |
| | SP | Abdul Mahid Hossain | 2,030 | 1.09 | |
| | Independent | Sushanta Kumar Das | 1,628 | 0.88 | |
| | Independent | Rehena Khatun | 1,357 | 0.73 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Shanti Lal Singha | 846 | 0.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,490 | 81.63 | −0.61 |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 elections, Gokul Behari Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Subhas Goswami of Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Karandighi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIFB | Gokul Behari Roy | 57,023 | 37.99 | −7.08 |
| | INC | Subhas Goswami | 51,245 | 34.14 | −8.13 |
| | Independent | Md. Hafizul Iqbal | 24,272 | 16.17 | |
| | BSP | Nirod Bandhu Biswas | 4,355 | 2.90 | |
| | BJP | Arshad Alam | 4,020 | 2.68 | |
| | Independent | Bablu Soren | 2,437 | | |
| | SUCI(C) | Muktar Ahamed | 2,232 | | |
| | JD(U) | Hem Ranjan Mandal | 1,605 | | |
| | Independent | Binoy Kumar Das | 1,124 | | |
| | Independent | Dinesh Chandra Singha | 972 | | |
| | Independent | Purna Chandra Singha | 815 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,100 | 82.24 | |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | 1.05 | |

### 1977–2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Gokul Roy of Forward Bloc won the Karandighi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress in 1996. Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress defeated Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc in 1991. Suresh Chandra Singha of Forward Bloc defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress defeated Amarendra Nath Singha of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1951–1972

Haji Sajjad Hussain of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Suresh Chandra Sinha of Forward Bloc won in 1969. H.S.Hussain of PSP won in 1967. Phanis Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 the area was part of Bihar and Mohinuddin Mokhtar of Congress won the Karandighi seat.