Kaliaganj assembly is reserved for scheduled cast. A Congress candidate won the seat by a significant margin. He defeated AITC candidate. The constituency is now a part of Raiganj constituency. Earlier, it used to be under the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency.

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Here are a few details about Kaliaganj constituent assembly: 

Name of assembly constituency & district: Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur

Lok Sabha Constituency: Raiganj

2016 candidates: Pramatha Nath Ray(Congress), Basanta Roy(AITC), Rupak Roy (BJP)

2020 Candidates: N/A

Sitting MLA, party: Pramatha Nath Ray, Congress

Winning margin in 2016: 46,602

Runner up name, party: Basanta Roy(AITC)

Number of votes in 2016: 250603

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Number of women voters: 119,695

Number of polling booths: 259