Domkal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Domkal is an assembly
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district is a district of West Bengal in eastern India. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of 5,341 km² and having a population 5.863m it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission
Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

, No. 75 Domkal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Ajimganjgola, Bhagirathpur, Domkal, Garaimari, Garibpur, Ghoramara, Jitpur, Juginda, Juranpur, Madhurkul, Raipur and Sarangpur gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Domkal
Domkal (Community development block)
Domkal is an administrative division in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Domkal police station serves this block...

 community development block
Community Development Block in India
The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

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Domkal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Murshidabad is a parliamentary constituency in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India.-Assembly segments:As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 11 Murshidabad is composed of the following...

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2011

In the 2011 election , Anisur Rahman of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Soumik Hossain of Congress.

1977–2006

In the 2006
West Bengal state assembly election, 2006
The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

, 2001, 1996 and 1991 Anisur Rahman
Anisur Rahman (politician)
Anisur Rahman was Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development in the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was elected on a CPI ticket from the Domkal Vidhan Sabha constituency in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.-References:...

 of CPI(M)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

 won the Domkal assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rejaul Karim of Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 in 2006 and 2001, Sadeque Reza of Congress in 1996 and Sarker Mokter Hossain in 1991. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Md Abdul Bari of CPI(M) defeated Ekramul Hoque Biswas of Congress in 1987, A.K.M.Hazekul Alam of IUML
Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

in 1982 and Ekramul Hoque Biswas of Congress in 1977.

1967–1972

Ekramul Hoque Biswas of Congress won in 1972. Md. Abdul Bari of CPI(M) won in 1971. Ekramul Hoque Biswas of Congress won in 1969. Md. Abdul Bari of CPI(M) won in 1967. Prior to that the Domkal seat was not there.
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