Tarakeswar Assembly constituency

Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Tarakeswar
Constituency No. 198 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
LS constituencyArambagh
Established1951
Total electors221,972
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 198 Tarakeswar Assembly constituency, also spelt Tarakeshwar, is composed of the following: Tarakeswar Municipality, Tarakeswar community development block, and Bhanderhati I, Bhanderhati II, Gopinathpur I, Gopinathpur II and Perambua Sahabazar gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block.[1]

Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election
Year
Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Tarakeswar Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[5]
1969 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[6]
1971 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[7]
1972 Balai Lal Sheth Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[9]
1982 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[10]
1987 Santi Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[11]
1991 Santi Chaterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[12]
1996 Pratim Chaterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[13]
2001 Pratim Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[14]
2006 Pratim Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[15]
2011 Rachhpal Singh All India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016 Rachhpal Singh All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Ramendu Sinharay All India Trinamool Congress
  • In some years Marxist Forward Bloc candidates ran on Independent or CPI(M) tickets.

Election results

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2021 election

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ramendu Singha Roy 97,588 47.63 −4.35
BJP Swapan Dasgupta 88461 43.1 +27.29
CPI(M) Surajit Ghosh 14396 9.36 +6.80
RPI(A) Sanju Chakraborty 1690 1.47 −0.23
NOTA 2740 2.07 +2.07

2016 election

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,588 50.75 −4.35
NCP Surajit Ghosh 69,898 36.35 −4.29
BJP Jagannath Das 17,989 9.36 +6.80
Jharkhand Party (Naren) Palash Hansda 2,818 1.47 −0.23
NOTA 3,983 2.07 +2.07

2011

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In the 2011 election, Rachpal Singh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Pratim Chatterjee of MFB.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tarakeswar constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,022 55.10
MFB Pratim Chatterjee 71,549 40.64 −17.46
BJP Ganesh Chakraborty 4,504 2.56
JDP Palash Kinkar Hansda 2,996 1.70
Turnout 176,072 89.29
AITC gain from MFB Swing #

.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

2006

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In the 2006 election, Pratim Chatterjee of CPIM-Marxist Forward Bloc Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishna Bhattacharje of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Tarakeswar constituency[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MFB Pratim Chatterjee 74,849 58.10
BJP Krishna Bhattacharjee 44,578 40.64 −17.46
INC Ajit Kumar Ghosh 9,400 7.30
Turnout 1,28,861 87.6
MFB hold Swing #

.# Trinamool Congress+BJP alliance contested this seat in 2006.

2001

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In the 2001 election, Pratim Chatterjee of CPIM-Marxist Forward Bloc Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishna Bhattacharje of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Tarakeswar constituency[16][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MFB Pratim Chatterjee 69,186 54.55
INC Mohan Ghosh 40,274 31.75
BJP Rakhal Chandra Das 12,434 9.80
Independent Debasish Chatterjee 3325 2.62
Independent Prabir Pal 1615 1.27
Turnout 1,26,834 83.04
MFB hold Swing #

.# Trinamool Congress+Trinamool Congress alliance contested this seat in 2001.

1977-2006

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Tarakeswar has been a base of Marxist Forward Bloc but officially their candidates are often shown as Independent. In 1996, the candidate was shown as belonging to CPI(M). In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Pratim Chatterjee, Independent/ CPI(M), won the 185 Tarakeswar assembly seat defeating Krishna Bhattacharjee of BJP in 2006,[15] Mohan Ghosh of Congress in 2001[14] and Ajit Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1996.[13] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Santi Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Balailal Sheth of Congress in 1991[12] and 1987.[11] Ram Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Bimal Kanti Ghosh of ICS in 1982.[10] and Ajit Bose Mullik of Janata Party in 1977.[20]

1951-1972

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Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[8] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[4] 1957[3] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tarakeswar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tarakeswar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tarakeswar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "185 - Tarakeswar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.