Coordinates: 25°27′N 88°10′E / 25.450°N 88.167°E / 25.450; 88.167

Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake census town, see Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur. For 2 its namesake community development block, see Itahar.
Itahar
ইটাহার
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Itahar is located in West Bengal
Itahar
Itahar
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 25°27′N 88°10′E / 25.450°N 88.167°E / 25.450; 88.167
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
Constituency No36
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency6. Balurghat
Electorate (year)164,111 (2011)[1]
202,219 (2016)[2]
229,362 (2021)[3]

Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 36 Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Itahar community development block.[4]

Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Itahar Banamali Das Indian National Congress[5]
1957 Basanta Lal Chatterjee Communist Party of India[6]
1962 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[7]
1967 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[8]
1969 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[9]
1971 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[10]
1972 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[11]
1977 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[12]
1982 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress (Socialist)[13]
1987 Swadesh Chaki Communist Party of India[14]
1991 Dr. Zainal Abedin Indian National Congress[15]
1996 Srikumar Mukherjee Communist Party of India[16]
2001 Srikumar Mukherjee Communist Party of India[17]
2006 Srikumar Mukherjee Communist Party of India[18]
2011 Amal Acharjee All India Trinamool Congress[19]
2016 Amal Acharjee All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Mosarraf Hussen All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[]

2021[]

In the 2021 elections, Mosaraf Hussen of AITC defeated his nearest rival Amit Kumar Kundu of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Itahar constituency
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[]

In the 2016 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Itahar constituency
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[]

In the 2011 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Itahar constituency[19][20]
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[]

In the 2006 election, Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI defeated Amal Acharjee of INC

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Itahar constituency[19][21]
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[]

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,[18] Dr. Zainal Abedin of NCP in 2001[17] and Dr. Zainal Abedin representing Congress in 1996.[16] 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.[15] Swadesh Chaki of CPI defeated Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress in 1987.[14] Dr. Zainal Abedin of ICS/Congress defeated Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI in 1982[13] and Salil Kumar Guha of CPI(M) in 1977.[12][22]

1951–1972[]

Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress won in 1972,[11] 1971,[10] 1969,[9] 1967[8] and 1962.[7] Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI won in 1957.[6] Banamali Das of Congress won in 1951.[5]

References[]

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  4. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  19. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  20. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Itahar. Empowering India. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  21. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Itahar. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2006.
  22. ^ "34 - Itahar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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