Kushmandi Assembly constituency

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Kushmandi
Constituency No. 37 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Kushmandi Assembly constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Kushmandi Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Lok Sabha constituency Balurghat
Established1962
Total electors219,921
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

Kushmandi is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 37 Kushmandi Assembly constituency (SC) covers Kushmandi community development block and Belbari II, Jahangirpur and Sukdebpur gram panchayats of Gangarampur community development block. [1]

Kushmandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1962 Khalil Sayed Communist Party of India
1967 Jatindra Mohan Roy Indian National Congress
1969
1971
1972
1977 Dhirendra Nath Sarkar
1982
1987 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021 Rekha Roy All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Ranjit Kumar Roy of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kushmandi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Rekha Roy 89,968 48.88 +7.88
BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy77,38442.04+29.34
RSP Narmada Chandra Roy12,5766.83−36.37
NOTA None of the above 1,5980.87−1.54
BSP Biswanath Sarkar1,4360.78−0.52
IndependentBhimnal Sarkar1,1180.61
Turnout 184,075
AITC gain from RSP Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Kushmandi (SC) constituency [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RSP Narmada Chandra Roy68,96543.20−4.22
AITC Rekha Roy65,43641.00−3.82
BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy20,18312.70
NOTA None of the above 3,9412.41
BSP Jaydeb Mondal2,0091.30
IndependentAnil Kumar Singha1,4950.90
IndependentJagannath Roy1,4680.90
Turnout 159,55685.80−4.88
RSP hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

In the 2011 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Partha Sarathi Sarkar of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kushmandi (SC) constituency [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RSP Narmada Chandra Roy66,36847.42+0.46
INC Parthasarathi Sarkar62,72544.82−1.46#
BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy5,2863.78
IndependentRaghunath Sarkar2,306
BSP Prasanta Mandal1,295
CPI(ML)L Subesh Sarkar1,057
IndependentGouranga Barman915
Turnout 139,95289.88
RSP hold Swing 2.02#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006, [5] 2001, [6] 1996, [7] 1991 [8] and 1987 [9] state assembly elections Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP won the 37 Kushmandi (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Rajib Lochan Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress, Krishna Chandra Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Congress and Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress defeated Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP in 1982 [10] and Jogendra Nath Roy of RSP in 1977. [11] [12]

1962–1972

Jatindra Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1972, [13] 1971, [14] 1969 [15] and 1967. [16] Khalil Sayed of CPI won in 1962. [17] The seat did not exist prior to that.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kushmandi. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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  6. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. "33 – Kushmandi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.