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Tarakeswar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Constituency No.198
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency29. Arambagh (SC)
Electorate (year)197,200 (2011)

Tarakeswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 198 Tarakeswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 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 Tarakeswar Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[5]
1969 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[6]
1971 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[7]
1972 Babu Lall Sheth Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[9]
1982 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[10]
1987 Santi Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[11]
1991 Santi Chaterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[12]
1996 Pratim Chaterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[13]
2001 Pratim Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[14]
2006 Pratim Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc[15]
2011 Rachhpal Singh All India Trinamool Congress][16]
  • In some years Marxist Forward Bloc candidates ran on Independent or CPI(M) tickets.

Election results

2016 election

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Tarakeswar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh
NCP Surajit Ghosh
BJP

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[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,022 55.10
MFB Pratim Chatterjee 71,550 40.64 −17.46
BJP Ganesh Chakraborty 4,504 2.56
JDP Palash Kinkar Hansda 2,996 1.70
Turnout 176,072 89.29
AITC gain from MFB Swing #

.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006. Template:Hooghly 2011 election summary

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,[15] Mohan Ghosh of Congress in 2001[14] and Ajit Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1996.[13] 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[12] and 1987.[11] Ram Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Bimal Kanti Ghosh of ICS in 1982.[10][10] and Ajit Bose Mullik of Janata Party in 1977.[18]

1951-1972

Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[8] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[4] 1957[3] and in independent India’s first election in 1951.[2]

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 "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 "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 180. 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 180. 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 180. 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. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. 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 185. 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 185. 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 185. 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 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. ^ a b "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". Tarakeswar. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  18. ^ "185 - Tarakeswar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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