Aurangabad was an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 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

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, Aurangabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. There are two new constituencies in the area – Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Samserganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Samserganj is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Aurangabad in the area ceases to exist from 2011...

 and Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Raghunathganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Raghunathganj is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Aurangabad in the area ceases to exist from 2011...

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It was part of Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, Touab Ali of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the 51 Aurangabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Humayun Reza of Congress

Indian National Congress

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. Humayun Reza of Congress defeated Nur Mohammad of CPI(M) in 2001 and Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1996. Touab Ali of CPI(M) defeated Humayun Reza of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Lutful Haque of Congress defeated Touab Ali of CPI(M) in 1982 and Sohidul Alam of CPI(M) in 1977. The Auragabad constituency did not exist prior to that.