# Bagdah Assembly constituency

Bagdah 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. 94 Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bagdah community development block and Gangrapota, Sundarpur and Tengra gram panchayats of Bangaon community development block.
Bagdah Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). It was earlier part of Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Manindra Bhusan Biswas | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1969 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1971 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1972 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1977 | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1982 | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | Apurba Lal Majumdar | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Block |
| 1996 | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Block |
| 2001 | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Block |
| 2006 | Dulal Bar | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2011 | Upendranath Biswas | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Dulal Bar | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Biswajit Das | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2024 | Madhuparna Thakur | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Bagdah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Madhuparna Thakur | 150,002 | 64.80 | 18.10 |
| | AIFB | Gouradipta Biswas | 70,350 | 30.40 | 23.7 |
| | BJP | Binay Kumar Biswas | 10,100 | 4.36 | 43.10 |
| | INC | Ashoke Kumar Haldar | 120 | 0.05 | 3.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 667 | 0.34 | 0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79,652 | 33.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 231,240 | | |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | | |

### 2021

In the 2021 election, Biswajit Das of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated his nearest rival Paritosh Kumar Saha of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). He later switched parties to AITC.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bagdah (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Biswajit Das | 108,111 | 49.41 | +45.03 |
| | AITC | Paritosh Kumar Saha | 98,319 | 44.94 | +1.26 |
| | INC | Prabir Kirtonia (Bapi) | 8,250 | 3.77 | −45.87 |
| | BSP | Santosh Biswas | 2,240 | 1.02 | +0.27 |
| | Independent | Pradip Kumar Biswas | 851 | 0.39 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,020 | 0.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 218,791 | 79.06 | +0.57 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Dulal Bar of Indian National Congress (INC) defeated his nearest rival Upendra Nath Biswas of AITC.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bagdah (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Dulal Bar | 102,026 | 49.64 |
| | AITC | Upendranath Biswas | 89,790 | 43.68 |
| | BSP | Bikash Biswas | 1,532 | 0.75 |
| | BJP | Biva Majumder | 8,987 | 4.38 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,324 | 0.64 |
| | Independent | Harish Chandra Mondal | 792 | 0.39 |
| | Guru Chand Mukti Morcha | Hirak Golder | 581 | 0.28 |
| | RPI(A) | Gautam Malo | 498 | 0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 205,546 | 79.63 |
| | INC gain from AITC | INC gain from AITC | Swing | |

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bagdah (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Upendranath Biswas | 91,821 | 52.91 | +1.57# |
| | AIFB | Mrinalkanti Sikdar | 70,865 | 40.84 | −9.93 |
| | BSP | Chandan Mallick | 4,414 | 2.54 | |
| | BJP | Arabinda Biswas | 4,306 | 2.48 | |
| | Independent | Pranita Mandal | 1,212 | | |
| | Nirjatita Samaj Biplabi Party | Dhirendra Nath Mandal | 913 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,531 | 85.57 | 11.40# |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress won the Bagdah (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Bagdah (SC) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Dulal Chandra Bar | 79896 | |
| | AIFB | Kamalakshi Biswas | 74991 | |
| | BSP | Chandan Mallick | 3121 | |
| | INC | Kartick Bain | 2531 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160539 | |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2001

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIFB | Kamalakshi Biswas | 61936 | |
| | AITC | Dulal Chandra Bar | 61699 | |
| | BJP | Arabinda Biswas | 8288 | |
| | BSP | Chandan Mallick | 1715 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135666 | |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### 1977-2006

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Dulal Chandra Bar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Kalidas Adhikari of Congress in 1996, and Ram Chandra Bose of Congress in 1991. Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress defeated Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1987. Kamalakshmi Biswas of Forward Bloc defeated Apurba Lal Majumdar of Congress in 1982 and Independent in 1977.

### 1962-1972

Apurba Lal Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Manindra Bhusan Biswas of Congress won in 1962. Prior to that the Bagdah seat did not exist.