Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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).

Rajarhat New Town
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rajarhat New Town
Location in West Bengal
Rajarhat New Town
Rajarhat New Town (India)
Coordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°31′0″E
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.115
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency17. Barasat
Electorate (year)183,790 (2011)

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 6 and 10 to 13 of Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality (now merged with 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		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1962RajarhatPranab Prasad RoyCommunist Party of India[3]
1967S.N.DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1969Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1971Khagendranath MondalIndian National Congress[6]
1972Khagendranath MondalIndian National Congress[7]
1977Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001Tanmoy MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[13]
2006Rabindranath MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011Rajarhat New TownSabyasachi DuttaAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Rajarhat New TownSabyasachi DuttaAll India Trinamool Congress (later Bharatiya Janata Party)

Election results

2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Rajarhat New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC 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
WPOI 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 -0.11
Turnout 198,890 84.29 -4.95
Registered electors 235,946
AITC hold Swing -0.06

2011

In the 2011 election, Sabyasachi Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapash Chatterjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Rajarhat New Town constituency[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC 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
AITC win (new seat)

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Uttar 24 Parganas district summary
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.

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References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "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.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Rajarhat New Town. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  17. "91 – Rajarhat (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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