Karandighi

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Karandighi | type = city | latd = 25.8 | longd = 87.91
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Uttar Dinajpur
leader_title = MLA
leader_name = Gokul Roy
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 318,793| population_density =
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website =uttardinajpur.nic.in/
footnotes = CD Block

Karandighi ( _bn. করণদিঘী) is a community development block, police station and an assembly constituency in North Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. [cite web | url = http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/railways/uttardinajpur.htm
title = Uttar Dinajpur Rail Network Map | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = Maps of India ]

Geography

Karandighi is located at 25.8 north and 87’91 east [cite web | url =http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp30.htm| title = 30 - Karandighi Assembly Constituency | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Karandighi community development bloc had a population of 318,793, of which 163,876 were males and 154,917 were females. Decadal growth for the period 1991 to 2001 was 38.53%, against 28,72% for Uttar Dinajpur district. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/Table4_4.htm | title = Provisional population totals, West Bengal, Table 4, Uttar Dinajpur District | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84%. [cite web | url = http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/02/FrameTable4_1.htm | title = Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal. Table 4 | accessdate = 2008-02-05 | last = | first = | work =Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]

Administration

Karandighi is intermediate panchayat in Uttar Dinajpur district. Village panchayats under it are Altapur, Bazatgaon, Dalkhola – I, Domohona, Lahutara, Raniganj and Rasakhowa. [cite web | url = http://offerings.nic.in/directory/adminreps/viewpansum.asp?selstate=19&pno=31&ptype=V | title = Village Panchayats of West Bengal | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = Dinajpur Uttar | publisher = National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC ] :

Politics

In the 2006 and 2001 elections to the state assembly, Gokul Roy of AIFB. Won the Karandighi seat defeating Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC. In 1996, Suresh Chandra Singha defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC. In 1991, Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC defeated Suresh Chandra Singha of AIFB. In 1987 and 1982, Suresh Chandra Singha of AIFB defeated Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC. Haji Sajjad Hussain of INC defeated Amarendranath Sinha of Janata Party. [cite web | url =http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S25/partycomp30.htm| title = 30 - Karandighi Assembly Constituency | accessdate = 2008-02-02 | last = | first = | work = Partywise Comparison since 1977Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Karandisghi is part of Raiganj (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 = 2007-09-19 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India]

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