Coordinates: 25°31′20″N 88°21′26″E / 25.52222°N 88.35722°E / 25.52222; 88.35722

Kushmandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Kushmandi. For 2 its namesake village, see Kushmandi, Dakshin Dinajpur.
Kushmandi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kushmandi is located in West Bengal
Kushmandi
Kushmandi
Location in West Bengal
Kushmandi is located in India
Kushmandi
Kushmandi
Kushmandi (India)
Coordinates: 25°31′20″N 88°21′26″E / 25.52222°N 88.35722°E / 25.52222; 88.35722
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
Constituency No37
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency6. Balurghat
Electorate (year)155,978 (2011)[1]
191,402 (2016)[2]
219,921 (2021)[3]

Kushmandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 37 Kushmandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Kushmandi community development block and Belbari II, Jahangirpur and Sukdebpur gram panchayats of Gangarampur community development block.[4]

Kushmandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1962 Kushmandi Khalil Sayed Communist Party of India[5]
1967 Jatindra Mohan Roy Indian National Congress[6]
1969 Jatindra Mohan Roy Indian National Congress[7]
1971 Jatindra Mohan Roy Indian National Congress[8]
1972 Jatindra Mohan Roy Indian National Congress[9]
1977 Dhirendra Nath Sarkar Indian National Congress[10]
1982 Dhirendra Nath Sarkar Indian National Congress[11]
1987 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[12]
1991 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[13]
1996 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[14]
2001 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[15]
2006 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[16]
2011 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[17]
2016 Narmada Chandra Roy Revolutionary Socialist Party[17]
2021 Rekha Roy All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[]

2021[]

In the 2021 election, Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Ranjit Kumar Roy of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Kushmandi (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rekha Roy 89,968 48.88 +7.88
BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy 77,384 42.04 +29.34
RSP Narmada Chandra Roy 12,576 6.83 -36.37
NOTA None of the above 1,598 0.87 -1.54
BSP Biswanath Sarkar 1,436 0.78 -0.52
Independent Bhimnal Sarkar 1,118 0.61
Turnout 184,075
AITC gain from RSP Swing

2016[]

In the 2016 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Kushmandi (SC) constituency[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Narmada Chandra Roy 68,965 43.20 -4.22
AITC Rekha Roy 65,436 41.00 -3.82
BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy 20,183 12.70
NOTA None of the above 3,941 2.41
BSP Jaydeb Mondal 2,009 1.30
Independent Anil Kumar Singha 1,495 0.90
Independent Jagannath Roy 1,468 0.90
Turnout 159,556 85.80 -4.88
RSP hold Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011[]

In the 2011 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Partha Sarathi Sarkar of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kushmandi (SC) constituency[17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Narmada Chandra Roy 66,368 47.42 +0.46
INC Parthasarathi Sarkar 62,725 44.82 -1.46#
BJP Ranjit Kumar Roy 5,286 3.78
Independent Raghunath Sarkar 2,306
BSP Prasanta Mandal 1,295
CPI(ML)L Subesh Sarkar 1,057
Independent Gouranga Barman 915
Turnout 139,952 89.88
RSP hold Swing 2.02#

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

1977–2006[]

In the 2006,[16] 2001,[15] 1996,[14] 1991[13] and 1987[12] state assembly elections Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP won the 37 Kushmandi (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Rajib Lochan Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress, Krishna Chandra Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Congress and Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress defeated Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP in 1982[11] and Jogendra Nath Roy of RSP in 1977.[10][20]

1962–1972[]

Jatindra Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1972,[9] 1971,[8] 1969[7] and 1967.[6] Khalil Sayed of CPI won in 1962.[5] The seat did not exist prior to that.

References[]

  1. ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kushmandi. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  19. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kushmandi. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  20. ^ "33 – Kushmandi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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