Tarakeswar Assembly constituency

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Tarakeswar
Constituency No. 198 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Tarakeswar Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Lok Sabha constituency Arambagh
Established1951
Total electors221,972
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

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

Contents

Overview

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

YearNameParty
1951 Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc
1969
1971
1972 Balai Lal Sheth Indian National Congress
1977 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc
1982
1987 Santi Chatterjee
1991
1996 Pratim Chaterjee
2001
2006
2011 Rachhpal Singh Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Ramendu Sinharay

Election results

2021 election

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Ramendu Singha Roy 97,588 47.63 −4.35
BJP Swapan Dasgupta 8846143.1+27.29
CPI(M) Surajit Ghosh143969.36+6.80
RPI(A) Sanju Chakraborty16901.47−0.23
NOTA27402.07+2.07

2016 election

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,58850.75−4.35
NCP Surajit Ghosh69,89836.35−4.29
BJP Jagannath Das17,9899.36+6.80
Jharkhand Party (Naren) Palash Hansda2,8181.47−0.23
NOTA3,9832.07+2.07

2011

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tarakeswar constituency [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,02255.10
    MFB Pratim Chatterjee 71,54940.64−17.46
    BJP Ganesh Chakraborty4,5042.56
    JDP Palash Kinkar Hansda2,9961.70
    Turnout 176,07289.29
    AITC gain from MFB Swing #

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

    2006

    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 [2] [4]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    MFB Pratim Chatterjee 74,84958.10
    BJP Krishna Bhattacharjee44,57840.64−17.46
    INC Ajit Kumar Ghosh9,4007.30
    Turnout 1,28,86187.6
    MFB hold Swing #

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

    2001

    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 [2] [5]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    MFB Pratim Chatterjee 69,18654.55
    INC Mohan Ghosh40,27431.75
    BJP Rakhal Chandra Das12,4349.80
    Independent Debasish Chatterjee33252.62
    Independent Prabir Pal16151.27
    Turnout 1,26,83483.04
    MFB hold Swing #

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

    1977-2006

    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, [6] Mohan Ghosh of Congress in 2001 [7] and Ajit Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1996. [8] 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 [9] and 1987. [10] Ram Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Bimal Kanti Ghosh of ICS in 1982. [11] and Ajit Bose Mullik of Janata Party in 1977. [12]

    1951-1972

    Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972. [13] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971, [14] 1969 [15] and 1967. [16] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962, [17] 1957 [18] and in independent India's first election in 1951. [19]

    References

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