Itahar Assembly constituency
| Itahar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 36 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Itahar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balurghat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 229,362 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Itahar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 36 Itahar Assembly constituency covers Itahar community development block.[1]
Itahar Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Banamali Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Basanta Lal Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Indian Congress (Socialist) | ||
| 1987 | Swadesh Chaki | Communist Party of India | |
| 1991 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Srikumar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Amal Acharjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Mosaraf Hussen | ||
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]In the 2021 elections, Mosaraf Hussen of AITC defeated his nearest rival Amit Kumar Kundu of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mosaraf Hussen | 114,645 | 59.10 | +6.84 | |
| BJP | Amit Kumar Kundu | 70,670 | 36.43 | +32.22 | |
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 4,908 | 2.53 | −38.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,240 | 0.64 | −0.39 | |
| Independent | Mojammel Haque | 1,024 | 0.53 | ||
| AIMIM | Mofakkerul Islam | 831 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent | Firoj Alam | 346 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Tufan Barman | 189 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Barman | 133 | 0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 193,986 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]In the 2016 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amal Acharjee | 88,507 | 52.26 | +8.31 | |
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 69,387 | 40.97 | +2.40 | |
| BJP | Yunish Hoque | 7,126 | 4.21 | +2.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,743 | 1.03 | ||
| JDP | Hopna Murmu | 1,576 | 0.93 | +0.30 | |
| BSP | Jainal Abedin | 1,008 | 0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 169,347 | 83.74 | −1.81 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]In the 2011 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amal Acharjee | 61,707 | 43.95 | +31.98 | |
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 54,655 | 38.93 | −5.02 | |
| Independent | Md. Rakbul Boksh | 16,803 | 11.97 | ||
| BJP | Suman Kumar Acharjee | 2,794 | 1.99 | ||
| Independent | Manik Chandra Sarkar | 2,222 | 1.58 | ||
| JDP | Hopna Murmu | 889 | 0.63 | ||
| IPFB | Abdur Razaqque | 679 | 0.48 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Suleman Hafiji | 653 | 0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 140,402 | 85.55 | +0.03 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | -1.93# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
.# Md. Rakbul Boksh, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate, he was suspended from the party.
2006
[edit]In the 2006 election, Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI defeated Amal Acharjee of INC
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 66,768 | 43.95 | −6.17# | |
| INC | Amal Acharjee | 66,028 | 38.93 | −8.19 | |
| AITC | Dr. Zainal Abedin | 6,581 | 11.97 | ||
| LJP | Jayanta Sarkar | 1,999 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Suleman Hafiji | 1,370 | |||
| JDP | Ujjwal Kumar Ray | 1151 | |||
| RPI | Shovan Lal Mitra | 660 | |||
| Turnout | 140,402 | 85.58 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | 1.98# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
[edit]In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI won the 36 Itahar assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Amal Acharjee of Congress in 2006,[5] Dr. Zainal Abedin of NCP in 2001[6] and Dr. Zainal Abedin representing Congress in 1996.[7] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress defeated Swadesh Chaki of CPI in 1991.[8] Swadesh Chaki of CPI defeated Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress in 1987.[9] Dr. Zainal Abedin of ICS/Congress defeated Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI in 1982[10] and Salil Kumar Guha of CPI(M) in 1977.[11][12]
1951–1972
[edit]Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress won in 1972,[13] 1971,[14] 1969,[15] 1967[16] and 1962.[17] Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI won in 1957.[18] Banamali Das of Congress won in 1951.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Itahar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Itahar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2006.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "34 - Itahar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
