Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Rajarhat New Town | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Rajarhat New Town   Rajarhat New Town Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°31′0″E / 22.61667°N 88.51667°ECoordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°31′0″E / 22.61667°N 88.51667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No. | 115 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 17. Barasat |
| Electorate (year) | 183,790 (2011) |
Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one constituency, Rajarhat (SC), covering the area. From 2011 there are two constituencies – Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 115 Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Rajarhat community development block and Ward Nos. 1 to 5, 12 to 14, 20, 21 and 27 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation.[1]
Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]Rajarhat (SC) was part of Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Rajarhat | Pranab Prasad Roy | Communist Party of India[3] |
| 1967 | S.N.Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | |
| 1969 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1971 | Khagendranath Mondal | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1972 | Khagendranath Mondal | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1977 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1982 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1987 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1991 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1996 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 2001 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2006 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2011 | Rajarhat New Town | Sabyasachi Dutta | All India Trinamool Congress[15] |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sabyasachi Dutta | 90,671 | 45.58 | -3.65 | |
| CPI(M) | Narendranath Chatterjee | 81,478 | 40.96 | -3.54 | |
| BJP | Nupur Ghosh | 17,877 | 8.98 | +6.65 | |
| WPI | Sheikh Md. Salim | 3,087 | 1.55 | ||
| BSP | Bhaskar Roy | 1,998 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Samir Sardar | 1,447 | 0.72 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,332 | 1.17 | ||
| Majority | 8,923 | 4.62 | |||
| Turnout | 198,890 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Sabyasachi Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapash Chatterjee of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sabyasachi Dutta | 80,738 | 49.23 | +1.83# | |
| CPI(M) | Tapash Chatterjee | 72,991 | 44.50 | -5.76 | |
| BJP | Priyalal Dutta | 3,827 | 2.33 | ||
| IUML | Md. Salim Makkar | 1,474 | |||
| Independent | Tapan Kumar Paul | 1,159 | |||
| Independent | Himangsu Mallick | 1,093 | |||
| Independent | Gopal Chakraborty | 881 | |||
| BSP | Basudeb Naskar | 834 | |||
| Independent | Kashem Gazi | 665 | |||
| Independent | Atin Kumar Roy | 34 | |||
| Turnout | 164,000 | 89.24 | |||
| Trinamool Congress win (new seat) | |||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 28 |  23 |
| Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  16 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006 Rajarhat
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[14]Rabindranath Mandal of CPI(M) won the Rajarhat (SC) assembly seat defeating Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001[13]Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated Rabindranath Mandal of CPI(M). Prior to that Rabindranath Mondal had won the seat five times in a row defeating Tanmoy Mondal representing Congress in 1996,[12]Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1991,[11]Biswananda Naskar of Congress in 1987,[10]Tanmoy Mondal of Congress in 1982[9]and Amalendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1977.[8][17]
1962-1972 Rajarhat
Khagendranath Mondal of Congress won in 1972[7]and 1971.[6]Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1969.[5]S.N.Das of CPI(M) won in 1967.[4]Pranab Prasad Roy of CPI won in 1962.[3]Prior to that the Rajarhat seat was not there.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Rajarhat New Town. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "91 - Rajarhat (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2011.