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Arambag
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Constituency No.200
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency29. Arambagh (SC)
Electorate (year)207,328 (2011)

Arambag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 200 Arambag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Arambag municipality, and Arandi I, Arandi II, Batanal, Gaurhati I, Gaurhati II, Madhabpur,Mayapur I, Mayapur II, Malaypur I, Malaypur II, Salepur I, Salepur II and Tirol gram panchayats of Arambagh community development block.[1]

Arambag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Arambag Madan Mohan Saha Communist Party of India[2]
Radha Krishna Pal Independent[2]
1957 Radha Krishna Pal Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Arambag East Prafulla Chandra Sen Indian National Congress[4]
Arambag West Radha Krishna Pal Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Arambag Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Bangla Congress[5]
1969 Prafulla Chandra Sen Indian National Congress[6]
1971 Prafulla Chandra Sen Indian National Congress[7]
1972 Prafulla Chandra Sen Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Ajoy Kumar Dey Janata Party[9]
1982 Abdul Mannan Indian National Congress[10]
1987 Benode Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Benode Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996 Binoy Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001 Binoy Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006 Binoy Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011 Krishna Chandra Santra All India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Arambag (SC) constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Krishna Chandra Santra 98,011 53.37 +15.63#
CPI(M) Asit Malik 78,448 42.72 −19.54
BJP Sukumar Santra 7,194 3.92
Turnout 183,653 88.58
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 35.17#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Template:Hooghly 2011 election summary

2006

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Arambag constituency[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Binoy Datta 104,067 62.30%
AITC Bivabindu Nandi 50,324 30.10%
INC Sufal Jana 12,757 7.60%
Majority 53,743 (32.10%)
Turnout 1,67,338 (85.4%)
CPI(M) hold Swing

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

2001

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Arambag constituency[16][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Binoy Datta 127,429 79.00%
AITC Sk. Hasan Imam 26,963 16.70%
BJP Asit Kumar Kundu 7,010 4.30%
Majority 1,00,466 (62.20%)
Turnout 1,61,410 (82.1%)
CPI(M) hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Binoy Dutta of CPI(M) won the Arambag assembly seat defeating Bibhabindu Nandi of Trinamool Congress in 2006,[15] Sk. Hasan Imam of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[14] and Abdus Sukkur of Congress in 1996.[13] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Benode Das of CPI(M) defeated Jalim Singha Roy of Congress in 1991[12] and Abdul Mannan of Congress in 1987.[11] Abdul Mannan of Congress defeated independent candidate Ranjit Chakraborty in 1982.[10] Ajoy Kumar Dey of Janata Party defeated Madan Kumar Saha of CPI(M) in 1977.[9][20]

1951-1972

Prafulla Chandra Sen won the Arambag seat in 1972,[8] 1971[7] and 1969.[6] In a historic contest in 1967[5]Prafulla Chandra Sen, then the Congress Chief Minister, lost the Arambagh seat to Ajay Kumar Mukherjee of Bangla Congress, who became the new Chief Minister, in the first United Front government in the state. In 1962[4] Arambagh had two seats. Prafulla Chandra Sen of Congress won the Arambagh East seat and Radha Krishna Pal of Congress won the Arambagh West seat. In 1957[3] Radha Krishna Pal of Congress won the Arambagh seat. In independent India’s first general election in 1951[2] Arambagh had twin seats. These were won by Madan Mohan Saha of CPI and Radha Krishna Pal, Independent.

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Arambag. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Arambag. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  19. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Arambag. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  20. ^ "194 - Arambagh Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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