Itahar Assembly constituency

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Itahar
Constituency No. 36 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Itahar Assembly constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Itahar Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Lok Sabha constituency Balurghat
Established1951
Total electors229,362
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Itahar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 36 Itahar Assembly constituency covers Itahar community development block. [1]

Itahar Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency). [1] It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1951 Banamali Das Indian National Congress
1957 Basanta Lal Chatterjee Communist Party of India
1962 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress
1967
1969
1971
1972
1977
1982 Indian Congress (Socialist)
1987 Swadesh Chaki Communist Party of India
1991 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress
1996 Srikumar Mukherjee Communist Party of India
2001
2006
2011 Amal Acharjee All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Mosaraf Hussen

Election results

2021

In the 2021 elections, Mosaraf Hussen of AITC defeated his nearest rival Amit Kumar Kundu of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Itahar constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Mosaraf Hussen 114,645 59.10 +6.84
BJP Amit Kumar Kundu70,67036.43+32.22
CPI Srikumar Mukherjee 4,9082.53−38.44
NOTA None of the above 1,2400.64−0.39
IndependentMojammel Haque1,0240.53
AIMIM Mofakkerul Islam8310.43
IndependentFiroj Alam3460.18
IndependentTufan Barman1890.10
IndependentDilip Kumar Barman1330.07
Turnout 193,986
AITC hold Swing

2016

In the 2016 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Itahar constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Amal Acharjee 88,50752.26+8.31
CPI Srikumar Mukherjee 69,38740.97+2.40
BJP Yunish Hoque7,1264.21+2.22
NOTA None of the above 1,7431.03
JDP Hopna Murmu1,5760.93+0.30
BSP Jainal Abedin1,0080.60
Turnout 169,34783.74−1.81
AITC hold Swing

2011

In the 2011 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Itahar constituency [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Amal Acharjee 61,70743.95+31.98
CPI Srikumar Mukherjee 54,65538.93−5.02
IndependentMd. Rakbul Boksh16,80311.97
BJP Suman Kumar Acharjee2,7941.99
IndependentManik Chandra Sarkar2,2221.58
JDP Hopna Murmu8890.63
IPFB Abdur Razaqque6790.48
CPI(ML)L Suleman Hafiji6530.47
Turnout 140,40285.55+0.03
AITC gain from CPI Swing -1.93#

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

.# Md. Rakbul Boksh, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate, he was suspended from the party.

2006

In the 2006 election, Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI defeated Amal Acharjee of INC

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Itahar constituency [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Srikumar Mukherjee66,76843.95−6.17#
INC Amal Acharjee66,02838.93−8.19
AITC Dr. Zainal Abedin6,58111.97
LJP Jayanta Sarkar1,999
CPI(ML)L Suleman Hafiji1,370
JDP Ujjwal Kumar Ray1151
RPI Shovan Lal Mitra660
Turnout 140,40285.58
CPI hold Swing 1.98#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI won the 36 Itahar assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Amal Acharjee of Congress in 2006, [5] Dr. Zainal Abedin of NCP in 2001 [6] and Dr. Zainal Abedin representing Congress in 1996. [7] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress defeated Swadesh Chaki of CPI in 1991. [8] Swadesh Chaki of CPI defeated Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress in 1987. [9] Dr. Zainal Abedin of ICS/Congress defeated Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI in 1982 [10] and Salil Kumar Guha of CPI(M) in 1977. [11] [12]

1951–1972

Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress won in 1972, [13] 1971, [14] 1969, [15] 1967 [16] and 1962. [17] Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI won in 1957. [18] Banamali Das of Congress won in 1951. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  12. "34 - Itahar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  19. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.