Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Natabari
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is located in West Bengal
Natabari
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 89°35′45″E / 26.41583°N 89.59583°E / 26.41583; 89.59583Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 89°35′45″E / 26.41583°N 89.59583°E / 26.41583; 89.59583
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Cooch Behar
Constituency No 8
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 1 Cooch Behar (SC)
Electorate (year) 193,214 (2011)

Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Contents

Overview [edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 8 Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Deoanhat, Dauaguri, Guriahati I, Guriahati II, Jiranpur and Panisala gram panchayats of Cooch Behar I community development block and Andaran Fulbari II, Balarampur I, Balarampur II, Chilkhana I, Chilkhana II, Deocharai, Dhalpal II, Maruganj, Natabari I, Natabari II gram panchayats of Tufanganj I community development block.[1]

Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Election results [edit]

2011 [edit]

In the 2011 election, Rabindra Nath Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tamser Ali of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Natabari [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Trinamool Congress Rabindra Nath Ghosh 81,951 47.56 +1.80
CPI(M) Tamser Ali 74,386 43.17 -5.67
BJP Utpal Kanti Deb 9,923 5.76
Independent Siddikuddin Bepari 2,972
Republican Party of India Girindra Nath Barman 1,867
Independent Prodyut Kumar Dey 1,197
Turnout 172,296 89.17
Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing +7.47
e • d West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Cooch Behar district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 4 Increase3
Indian National Congress 1 Increase0
Forward bloc 4 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease4

1972-2006 [edit]

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Tamser Ali of CPI(M) defeated Rabindra Nath Ghosh of Trinamool Congress. Sibendra Narayan Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Rabindranath Ghosh representing Congress in 1996, Biimbal Chandra Dhar of Congress in 1991, Santosh Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987, 1982 and 1977.[5]Prior to that the constituency did not exist.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  2. ^ "Natabari". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Natabari. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Natabari. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
  5. ^ "8 - Natabari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.