Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Madhyamgram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madhyamgram Madhyamgram Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°42′0″N 88°27′0″E / 22.70000°N 88.45000°ECoordinates: 22°42′0″N 88°27′0″E / 22.70000°N 88.45000°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Constituency No.	118
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	17. Barasat
Electoral system	First past the post

Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 118 Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Madhyamgram municipality, Chandipur Rohanda, Kemia Khamarpara gram panchayats of Barasat II community development block, and Ichhapur Nilganj, Paschim Khilkapur and Purba Khilkapur gram panchayats of Barasat I community development block.^[1]

Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
2011	Madhyamgram	Rathin Ghosh	All India Trinamool Congress[2]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ranjit Choudhury of Forward Bloc.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Madhyamgram constituency^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Trinamool Congress	Rathin Ghosh	99,841	57.18
	Forward Bloc	Ranjit Choudhury	65,173	37.33
	BJP	Bijoy Banerjee	5,350	3.06
	BSP	Jaydeb Biswas	4,236	2.43
Turnout			174,600	88.75
	Trinamool Congress win (new seat)

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Uttar 24 Parganas district summary

Party	Seats won	Seat change
Trinamool Congress	28	23
Congress	1	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	3	16
Forward Bloc	0	3
Revolutionary Socialist Party	0	1
Communist Party of India	1	1

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)

Election results

2016

In the 2016 election, Rathin Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival tapas majumdar of Indian National Congress.

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Madhyamgram. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Madhyamgram constituency^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Trinamool Congress	Rathin Ghosh	110271	57.18
	Indian National Congress	Tapas majumdar	74861	37.33
	BJP	Debasis mitra	17,350	3.06
	BSP	Himangshu mondal	2,236	2.43
Turnout			2.20lacs	88.75

North 24 Parganas district topics
General	Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary Dakshineswar Kali Temple Gangaridai Kanchrapara Airfield Marichjhanpi Sundarbans Reserve Forest Sundarban National Park Kripamayee Kali Temple
Subdivisions	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Sadar Basirhat Bidhannagar
Municipalities	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Baduria Baranagar Barasat Barrackpore Basirhat Bhatpara Bidhannagar Garulia Gobardanga Habra Halisahar Kamarhati Kanchrapara Khardaha Madhyamgram Naihati North Barrackpur North Dumdum Panihati Rajarhat South Dumdum Taki Titagarh
Community development blocks	Barasat Sadar subdivision Amdanga Deganga Barasat I Barasat II Habra I Habra II Rajarhat Basirhat subdivision Baduria Basirhat I Basirhat II Haroa Hasnabad Hingalganj Minakhan Sandeshkhali I Sandeshkhali II Swarupnagar Bangaon subdivision Bagdah Bangaon Gaighata Barrackpore subdivision Barrackpore I Barrackpore II
Rivers	Bidyadhari Hariabhanga Hooghly Ichhamati Kalindi Raimangal Jamuna
Transport	NH 34 NH 35 Belghoria Expressway Kalyani Expressway Barrackpore Trunk Road Jubilee Bridge Vivekananda Setu Nivedita Setu Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Barasat Basirhat Railway Eastern Railway Kolkata Suburban Railway Sealdah-Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Lalgola and Gede branch lines
Railway stations	Bangaon Junction Barasat Junction Barrackpore Dum Dum Junction Hasnabad Hridaypur Kankinara Madhyamgram Naihati Junction
Institutes of higher learning	Adamas University Amity University Brainware University Camellia Institute of Technology Guru Nanak Institute of Technology JIS University Indian Statistical Institute Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Techno India University University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata West Bengal State University West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
Lok Sabha constituencies	Bangaon Barrackpore Barasat Basirhat Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Bagdah Bangaon Uttar Bangaon Dakshin Gaighata Swarupnagar Baduria Habra Ashoknagar Amdanga Bijpur Naihati Bhatpara Jagatdal Noapara Barrackpore Khardaha Dum Dum Uttar Panihati Kamarhati Baranagar Dum Dum Rajarhat New Town Bidhannagar Rajarhat Gopalpur Madhyamgram Barasat Deganga Haroa Minakhan Sandeshkhali Basirhat Dakshin Basirhat Uttar Hingalganj
Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Titagarh Hasnabad
See also	Cities, towns and locations in North 24 Parganas district People from North 24 Parganas district

2. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Madhyamgram. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.