Uttar Dinajpur District

West Bengal

Uttar Dinajpur district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Raiganj. It covers 3,142 sq km and had a population of 30,07,134 at the 2011 census, a density of 957 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 9 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Raiganj
Area
3,142 sq km
Population
30.07 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
957 /km²
Literacy Rate
59.07%
Sex Ratio
939
per 1,000 males
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Uttar Dinajpur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Uttar Dinajpur district.

Total Population
30.07 Lakh
Male Population
15.51 Lakh
Female Population
14.56 Lakh
Rural Population
26.51 Lakh
Urban Population
3.56 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
8.07 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.62 Lakh
Literacy Rate
59.07%
Population Density
957 /km²
Sex Ratio
939
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 65.52%Female literacy 52.17%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Uttar Dinajpur district.

2
Tehsils
9
Blocks
98
Nyay Panchayats
98
Gram Panchayats
1,515
Villages
Headquarters
Raiganj
Languages
Bengali, Surjapuri, Urdu, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.62° N, 88.12° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Uttar Dinajpur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Raiganj

Constituency No. 5 · General
Primary
Kartick Chandra Paul
Kartick Chandra Paul
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Chopra
  • Islampur
  • Goalpokhar
  • Chakulia
  • Karandighi
  • Hemtabad
  • Kaliaganj
  • Raiganj
  • Itahar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Uttar Dinajpur

(9)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Chopra
No. 28 · Raiganj
HR
Hamidul Rahman
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Islampur
No. 29 · Raiganj
AC
Abdul Karim Chowdhary
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Goalpokhar
No. 30 · Raiganj
MR
Md. Ghulam Rabbani
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Chakulia
No. 31 · Raiganj
AA
Azad Minhajul Arfin
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Karandighi
No. 32 · Raiganj
GP
Goutam Paul
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Hemtabad
No. 33 · Raiganj
SB
Satyajit Barman
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Kaliaganj
No. 34 · Raiganj
SR
Soumen Roy
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Raiganj
No. 35 · Raiganj
KK
Krishna Kalyani
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Itahar
No. 36 · Raiganj
MH
Mosaraf Hussen
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Uttar Dinajpur

(10)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Uttar Dinajpur district.

  • Kartick Chandra Paul
    Kartick Chandra Paul
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Raiganj · No. 5
  • HR
    Hamidul Rahman
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Chopra · No. 28
  • AC
    Abdul Karim Chowdhary
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Islampur · No. 29
  • MR
    Md. Ghulam Rabbani
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Goalpokhar · No. 30
  • AA
    Azad Minhajul Arfin
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Chakulia · No. 31
  • GP
    Goutam Paul
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Karandighi · No. 32
  • SB
    Satyajit Barman
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Hemtabad · No. 33
  • SR
    Soumen Roy
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Kaliaganj · No. 34
  • KK
    Krishna Kalyani
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Raiganj · No. 35
  • MH
    Mosaraf Hussen
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Itahar · No. 36

Election History

Lok Sabha

Raiganj · No. 5

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPKartick Chandra Paul
    Votes 5,60,897Vote share 40.57%Margin 68,197
    1. 1. Kartick Chandra Paul · BJP5,60,897 (40.57%)
    2. 2. Krishna Kalyani · AITC4,92,700 (35.64%)
    3. 3. Ali Imran Ramz · INC2,63,210 (19.04%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPDebasree Chaudhuri
    Votes 5,11,652Vote share 40.08%Margin 60,574
    1. 1. Debasree Chaudhuri · BJP5,11,652 (40.08%)
    2. 2. Kanaia Lal Agarwal · AITC4,51,078 (35.33%)
    3. 3. Mohammed Salim · CPI(M)1,82,038 (14.26%)
    4. 4. Deepa Dasmunsi · INC83,662 (6.55%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaCPI(M)Mohammed Salim
    Votes 3,17,515Vote share 29%Margin 1,634
    1. 1. Mohammed Salim · CPI(M)3,17,515 (29%)
    2. 2. Deepa Dasmunsi · INC3,15,881 (28.85%)
    3. 3. Satya Ranjan Dasmunsi · AITC1,92,639 (17.59%)
    4. 4. Nimu Bhowmick · BJP1,92,298 (17.56%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Uttar Dinajpur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 5
9 Assembly
No. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

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Uttar Dinajpur District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Raiganj
Area
3,142 sq km
Population
30.07 Lakh
Population density
957 per km²
Sex ratio
939 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
59.07%
Languages
Bengali, Surjapuri, Urdu, English
Tehsils
2
Blocks
9
Gram panchayats
98
Villages
1,515
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
9
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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