Rashbehari Assembly constituency
Rashbehari | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Rashbehari Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°31′05″N 88°21′32″E / 22.51806°N 88.35889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 160 |
| MLA | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Kolkata Dakshin |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Rashbehari is a most prestigious area of South Kolkata and also one of the oldest place of kolkata.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 160 Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 93 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) .[1]
History
Considering the contributions made by Rash Behari Ghosh for the people of India, a street was named after him in Kolkata.[6] Rashbehari Avenue, named after him, starts from Kalighat Metro station and runs eastwards to Ballygunge and Gariahat.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Rashbehari Avenue | Sunil Das | Praja Socialist Party[2] |
| 1962 | Bejoy Kumar Banerjee | Independent[3] | |
| 1967 | Bejoy Kumar Banerjee | Independent[4] | |
| 1969 | Bejoy Kumar Banerjee | Independent[5] | |
| 1971 | Rashbehari | Lakshmi Kanta Basu | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1972 | Lakshmi Kanta Bose | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1977 | Rashbehari Avenue | Ashok Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| 1982 | Hoimi Basu | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1987 | Hoimi Bosu | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1991 | Hoimi Basu | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1996 | Hoimi Basu | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| Bye-Election,1998 | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | West Bengal Trinamool Congress[12] | |
| 2001 | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress[13] | |
| 2006 | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress[14] | |
| Major boundary changes; constituency renamed as Rashbehari | |||
| 2011 | Rashbehari | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | All India Trinamool Congress[15] |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 60,857 | 44.23 | ||
| INC | Ashutosh Chatterjee | 46,304 | 33.65 | ||
| BJP | Samir Banerjee | 23,381 | 16.99 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Swati Ghosh | 1,335 | 0.97 | ||
| BSP | Omprakash Prajapati | 968 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Uttam Kumar Das | 587 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Tarulata Dutta | 553 | 0.40 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the above | 3,872 | 2.81 | ||
| Majority | 14,553 | 10.58 | |||
| Turnout | 137,857 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Santanu Bose of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 88,892 | 65.60 | +11.10 | |
| CPI(M) | Santanu Bose | 38,998 | 28.80 | +8.60 | |
| BJP | Jiban Sen | 5,108 | 3.80 | ||
| LJP | Mita Biswas | 1,059 | 0.80 | ||
| Independent | Deb Kumar Das | 983 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Ashim Halder | 563 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 49,894 | 36.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
Template:Kolkata 2011 election summary
2006
In the 2006 election, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Mala Roy of INC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 34,819 | 54.50 | ||
| INC | Mala Roy | 12,917 | 20.20 | ||
| NCP | Tarun Kumar Bandyopadhyay | 12,884 | 20.20 | ||
| Independent | Shibajee Dey | 2,029 | 3.20 | ||
| Independent | Dipankar Naskar | 347 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Shankar Das | 309 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Kajal Das | 295 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Pranab Bhattacharjee | 292 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 21,883 | 34.3 | |||
| Turnout | 63851 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on CPIM+NCP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2001
In the 2001 election, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sitaram Behani of JD(S).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 41,562 | 64.33 | ||
| JD(S) | Sitaram Behani | 14,174 | 21.94 | ||
| BJP | Samir Chatterjee | 4,882 | 7.56 | ||
| PDS | Sankar Banerjee | 1,555 | 2.41 | ||
| Independent | Dipankar Naskar | 1,442 | 2.23 | ||
| Independent | Kundan Kumar Das | 991 | 1.53 | ||
| Turnout | 64606 | 52.11 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.
1998 Bye-election
A bye-election was held on 1998 following the death of Congress MLA of Rashbehari Avenue,Hoimi Basu and resignation of the sitting Congress MLA of Baruipur, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay who was switched to Trinamool Congress.
]]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 31,979 | 53.44 | ||
| CPI(M) | Biplab Chatterjee | 18,446 | 30.83 | ||
| INC | Soumyadeep Basu | 9,052 | 15.13 | ||
| Independent | Kanika Mukherjee | 117 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Amalendu Ghosh | 105 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Kalyan Kumar Rakshit | 74 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Samir Guha | 44 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Mridula Mukherjee | 24 | 0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 60,583 | 50.05 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 1998.
1977-2006
In the 2006[14] and 2001[13] state assembly elections, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress won the Rashbehari Avenue assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Mala Roy of Congress and Sitaram Behani of JD(S) respectively. Hoimi Basu of Congress defeated Ranjan Banerjee of CPI(M) in 1996,[12] Ashim Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1991,[11] Arun Prokas Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1987,[10] and Ashok Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982.[9] Ashok Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Ashoke Kumar Mukhopadhyay of Janata Party in 1977.[8][19]
1957-1972
Lakshmi Kanta Bose of Congress defeated Sachin Sen of CPI(M) in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Bejoy Kumar Banerjee, Independent, defeated Harendranath Ghosh of Congress in 1969,[5] G.Mukherjee of Congress and Sunil Das of PSP in 1967[4] and Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress and Sunil Das of PSP in 1962.[3] Sunil Das of PSP defeated Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress, Debajyoti Barman, Independent, and others in 1957.[2] Prior to that the Rashbehari Avenue seat was not there.
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