Raniganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Raniganj 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 Bardhaman district
Bardhaman District
'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...

 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, No. 278 Raniganj assembly constituency covers Raniganj
Raniganj
Raniganj is a city and a municipality in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Raniganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 91 metres ....

 municipality and Andal community development block. Ratibati
Ratibati
Ratibati is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Ratibati is located at ....

 gram panchayat of Raniganj
Raniganj (community development block)
Raniganj is an administrative division in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Raniganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Searsole Rajbari. Banshra, Chelad, Ratibati, Chapui, Jemari Raniganj (community development block) ...

 CD Block is part of Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jamuria is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 279 Jamuria assembly constituency covers Jamuria municipality, Jamuria community development block, and Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD...

. Amrasota, Egra, Ballavpur
Ballavpur
Ballavpur is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. The place is adjacent to Raniganj town. It on the northern bank of Damodar River and Mejia is across the river in Bankura District-Geography:Ballavpur is...

, Jemari
Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township)
Jemari is a census town under Raniganj police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:J.K.Nagar Township is located at ....

 and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj
Raniganj (community development block)
Raniganj is an administrative division in Asansol subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Raniganj police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Searsole Rajbari. Banshra, Chelad, Ratibati, Chapui, Jemari Raniganj (community development block) ...

 CD Block are part of Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Asansol Dakshin is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Hirapur .-Extent:...

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Raniganj assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
Asansol is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

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2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state asemby election
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...

, the Raniganj assembly seat was won by Haradhan Jha 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...

. He defeated his nearest rival Jitendra Tiwari of Trinamool Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987, Bansa Gopal Chowdhury of CPI (M) won the seat defeating his nearest rivals Sampa Sarkar, Senapati Mondal, Sankar Dutta and Kalyani Biswas (all 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 the respective years. In 1982 and 1977, Haradhan Roy of CPI (M) defeated Hare Krishna Goswami and Sarojakshya Mukherjee (both of Congress) in the respective years.

1951-1972

Haradhan Roy of CPI(M) won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Lakhan Bagdi of CPI
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...

 won in 1962
West Bengal state assembly election, 1962
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. In 1957
West Bengal state assembly election, 1957
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

, there was a seat at Ondal
Andal, Bardhaman
Andal is a census town and police station in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Andal is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 metres ....

. It was won by Dhawadhari Mondal and Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay, both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951
West Bengal state assembly election, 1952
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

, Banku Behari Mandal of Congress won the Raniganj seat.
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