Raina (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Raina
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raina is located in West Bengal
Raina
Raina
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°04′N 87°53′E / 23.067°N 87.883°E / 23.067; 87.883Coordinates: 23°04′N 87°53′E / 23.067°N 87.883°E / 23.067; 87.883
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
Constituency No.261
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency38. Bardhaman Purba (SC)
Electorate (year)209,643 (2011)

Raina (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose was born (village-Subaldaha) in this Vidhan Sabha Constituency.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 261 Raina (SC) assembly constituency covers Raina II community development block and Hijalna, Natu, Palsona, Sehara, Narugram, Shyamsundar, and Rayna gram panchayats of Raina I community development block.[1]

Raina assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left wing parties, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Raina Mrityunjoy Pramanick and Dasarathi Tah Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party [3]
1957 Dasarathi Tah and Gobardhan Pakray Praja Socialist Party[4]
1962 Probodh Kumar Guha Indian National Congress [5]
1967 Dasarathi Tah Praja Socialist Party [6]
1969 Panchu Gopal Guha Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971 Gokulananda Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8]
1972 Sukumar Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress [9]
1977 Ram Narayan Goswami Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1982 Dhirendra Nath Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1987 Dhirendranath Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1991 Dhirendranath Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1996 Shyamaprasad Pal Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
2001 Shyamaprasad Pal Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2006 Swapan Samanta Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16][17]
2011 Basudeb Khan Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18]
2016 Nepal Ghorui All India Trinamool Congress[19][20]
2021 Shampa Dhara All India Trinamool Congress [21]

Election results[]

2021[]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Raina[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Shampa Dhara 108,752 47.46 +15.30
BJP Manik Roy 90,547 39.51 +520.65
CPI (M) Basudeb Khan 25,332 11.05 -73.01
BSP Pallab Biswas 1,871 0.82
BMUP Rabi Routh 1,101 0.48
NOTA None of the above 1,563 0.68
Turnout 229,166
AITC hold Swing

2016[]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016:Raina constituency[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nepal Ghorui 94,323 45.77 +0.97
CPI (M) Basudeb Khan 93,875 45.55 -5.57
BJP Kashinath Patra 14,589 7.08 +5.4
NOTA None of the above 3,306 1.6
Turnout 206,093 87.61 -4.67
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing

2011[]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raina [23][24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Basudeb Khan 98,897 51.12 -15.31
AITC Nepal Ghorui 86,676 44.80 +13.22#
BJP Pandit Krishna Chandra 3,241 1.68
People’s Democratic Conference of India Asit Rana 2,611
BSP Protul Biswas 1,024
JDP Adhir Roy 1,004
Turnout 193,453 92.28
CPI (M) hold Swing -28.53#

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

1977-2006[]

Swapan Samanta of CPI(M) won the Raina assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Nityananda Tah of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Shyamaprosad Pal of CPI(M) defeated Arup Kumar Das of Trinamool Congress and Arabinda Bhattacharyya of Congress, in the respective years. In 1991, 1987 and 1982, Dhirendranath Chatterjee of CPI(M) defeated Sunil Das, Uday Sankar Sain and Sukumar Chattopadhyay, all of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Ram Narayan Goswami of CPI(M) defeated Ajit Krishna Bhattacharya of Congress.[26]

1951-1972[]

Sukumar Chattopadhyay of Congress won the seat in 1972, and in 1971, it was won by Gokulananda Roy of CPI(M). Panchu Gopal Guha of CPI(M) won it in 1969, and Dasarathi Tah of PSP won it in 1967. Prabodh Kumar Guha of Congress won the seat in 1962. It was a double member seat in 1957 and 1951. In 1957, Dasarathi Tah and Gobardhan Pakray, both representing PSP, won the seats. In the first state assembly elections after independence in 1951, Dasarathi Tah and Mritunjoy Pramanik, both representing KMPP, won the Raina seats.[27]

References[]

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  14. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 371. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 362. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  16. ^ "List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006". Raina. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ^ "List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election". Raina. Elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Raina. Elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Raina". 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "Raina Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  22. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Raina. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Raina". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  24. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raina. Empowering India. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  25. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Raina. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  26. ^ "273 – Raina Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  27. ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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