Mohammad Bazar (community development block)
Mohammad Bazar (community development block) (Bengali: মহম্মদবাজার সমষ্টি উন্নয়ন ব্লক) is an administrative division in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mohammad Bazar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Patalnagar.
Geography
Mohammad Bazar is located at 23°59′31″N 87°34′19″E / 23.992°N 87.572°E / 23.992; 87.572.
Mohammad Bazar community development block has an area of 313.40 km2.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Mohammad Bazar block/panchayat samiti are: Angargoria, Bharkata, Bhutura(Seharakuri), Charicha, Deucha, Gonpur, Hinglow, Kapista, Mohammad Bazar, Puranagram, Rampur and Sekedda.
Demographics
As per 2001 census, Mohammad Bazar block had a total population of 139,478, out of which 71,430 were males and 68,048 were females. Mohammad Bazar block registered a population growth of 19.91 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for Birbhum district was 17.88 per cent.Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Mahammad Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Mahammad Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 Mahammad Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011. Sainthia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is a new constituency in the area.
Election results
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dhiren Bagdi of CPI(M) won the 289 Mahammad Bazar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Biswajit Mukherjee of Congress. Dhiren Sen of CPI(M) defeated Sailen Mahata of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Rajaram Ghosh of Congress in 1996, Nirmal Chandra Mondal of BJP in 1991, Tapan Mukherjee of Congress in 1987, Sunil Das of Congress in 1982 and Nitai Pada Ghosh of Congress in 1977.
1962–1972
Nitai Pada Ghosh of Congress won in 1972. Dhiren Sen of CPI(M) won in 1971. Dwarika Prasonna Roy of Bangla Congress won in 1969. N.Ghosh of Congress won in 1967. In 1962 the Mahammad Bazar seat was reserved for scheduled tribes. It was won by Bhusan Hansdah of Congress. Prior to that the seat did not exist.
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