This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For its namesake municipal town, see Kaliaganj. For its namesake community development block, see Kaliaganj (community development block).
In the 2021 election, Soumen Roy of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress. Soumen Roy himself later defected to Trinamool Congress. He later rejoined the BJP.
A bye-poll was necessitated due to the death of the incumbent MLA, Pramatha Nath Ray. In this election, Tapan Deb Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kamal Chandra Sarkar of BJP.
2019 West Bengal state assembly bye- elections: Kaliaganj (SC) constituency
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[4] Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) won the Kaliaganj (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pramatha Nath Ray of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pramathanath Ray of Congress defeated Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) in 2001[5] and 1996.[6] Ramani Kanta Debsarma of CPI(M) defeated Pramatha Nath Roy of Congress in 1991[7] and Naba Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987.[8] Naba Kumar Roy of Congress defeated Nani Gopal Roy of CPI(M) in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]
1962–1972
Debendra Nath Roy of Congress won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Syama Prasad Barman won the Kaliaganj seat in 1969,[14] 1967[15] and 1962.[16] Prior to that the Kaliaganj seat was not there. In 1957 and 1951 Raiganj was a joint seat. Hazi Badirudddin Ahmad and Syama Prasad Barman, both of Congress, won from Raiganj in 1957.[17] Syama Prasad Barman and Gulam Hamidur Rahman, both of Congress, won from Raiganj in 1951.[18]
