Kaliganj

Kaliganj

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Kaliganj | type = city | latd = 23.73 | longd = 88.23
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Nadia
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altitude = 18
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 290845| population_density =
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Kaliganj ( _bn. কালীগঞ্জ) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Kaliganj is located at coord|23.73|N|88.23|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Kaliganj.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kaliganj] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|18|m|abbr=on.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Kaliganj community development block had a population of 290,845 out of which 148,750 were males and 141.095 were females. The area is overwhelmingly rural. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_10.htm | title = Census of India 001 | accessdate = 2007-10-08 | last = | first = | work = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]

Administration

Nakashipara is an intermediate panchayat (local self-government) under Nadia zilla panchayat. Village panchayats under it are – Barachandghar, Debagram, Faridpur, Gobra, Hatgachha, Juranpur, Kaliganj, Matiari, Mira I and II, Palitbegia, Panighata, Plassey I and II, and Rajarampur Ghoraikshetra. [cite web | url = http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=3207007000&ptype=V&button1=Submit
title = Details of West Bengal till Village Panchayat Tier
accessdate = 2007-10-08 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India ]

Politics

In the 2006 and 2001 assembly elections, Dhananjoy Modak of RSP won the Kaliganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Nasiruddin Ahmed of AITC in 2006 and Abdus Salam Munshi of AITC in 2001. Abdus Salam Munshi of INC defeated Dhananjoy Modak of RSP in 1996 and Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1991. S.M.Fazlur Rahman of INC defeated Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP in 1987. Deb Saran Ghosh of RSP defeated Shibsankar Bandopadhyay of INC in 1982 and S.M.Fazlur Rahman of JNP in 1977. [cite web | url = http://eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp72.htm
title = 72 - Kaliganj Assembly Constituency | accessdate = 2007-10-08 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Kaliganj is part of Krishnagar(Lok Sabha constituency) [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf
title = General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies | accessdate = 2007-10-08
last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India]

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