Nalhati Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
| Nalhati | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 293 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Nalhati Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| LS constituency | Birbhum |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 176,536 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Rajendra Prasad Singh | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Nalhati Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 293 Nalhati Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Nalhati I CD Block, and Kushmore I, Kushmore II and Rudranagar gram panchayats of Murarai II CD Block.[1]
Nalhati Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2021
In the 2021 elections, Rajendra Prasad Singh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tapas Kumar Yadav of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rajendra Prasad Singh (Raju Singh) | 117,438 | 56.54 | +11.21 | |
| BJP | Tapas Kumar Yadav (Ananda Yadav) | 60,533 | 29.15 | +18.80 | |
| AIFB | Dipak Chatterjee | 21,328 | 10.27 | -29.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,900 | 0.91 | +0.06 | |
| Independent | Moinuddin Shams | 1,832 | 0.88 | ||
| BMP | Manik Hansda | 1,586 | 0.76 | ||
| BSP | Dinabandhu Mondal | 1,031 | 0.50 | -1.70 | |
| JD(U) | Amarjit Fulmali | 984 | 0.47 | ||
| Justice And Development Party | Md. Monibur Rahaman | 617 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Abdus Salam | 447 | 0.22 | ||
| Turnout | 207,696 | 84.83 | -0.09 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 elections, Moinuddin Shams of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Dipak Chatterjee of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Moinuddin Shams | 83,412 | 45.33 | +17.28 | |
| AIFB | Dipak Chatterjee | 73,084 | 39.71 | +6.72 | |
| BJP | Anil Singha | 19,046 | 10.35 | +3.07 | |
| BSP | Dinabandhu Mondal | 4,053 | 2.20 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Abdus Salam | 1,885 | 1.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,563 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | Sukanta Ghosh | 979 | 0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 184,022 | 84.92 | -0.84 | ||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2013 by-election
The 2013 by-election was necessitated by the election of the sitting MLA Abhijit Mukherjee to the Lok Sabha from Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Dipak Chatterjee | 55,341 | 32.99 | -5.96 | |
| INC | Abdur Rahaman | 47,595 | 28.38 | -20.27 | |
| AITC | Biplab Kumar Ojha | 47,041 | 28.05 | +28.05 | |
| BJP | Anil Singha | 12,219 | 7.28 | +0.46 | |
| AIUDF | Md. Noorul Hoda | 1,953 | 1.16 | ||
| Independent | Dhananjoy Bandopadhyay | 1,368 | |||
| JP | Nurul Islam | 1,227 | |||
| Independent | Kaosar Sekh | 957 | |||
| Majority | 7,746 | 4.61 | |||
| Turnout | 167,701 | 85.76 | |||
| AIFB gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Abhijit Mukherjee (son of Pranab Mukherjee) of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Chatterjee of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abhijit Mukherjee | 76,047 | 48.65 | +3.22# | |
| AIFB | Dipak Chatterjee | 60,887 | 38.95 | -11.49 | |
| BJP | Anil Singha | 10,656 | 6.82 | ||
| BSP | Bikash Mondal | 2,717 | 1.74 | ||
| Independent | Rudra Deb Ghosh | 1,516 | |||
| Independent | Ajrail Md. | 1,258 | |||
| SUCI | Rafiqul Hasan | 1,123 | |||
| Independent | Prabhat Kumar Mondal | 912 | |||
| Turnout | 156,329 | 88.55 | |||
| INC gain from AIFB | Swing | +14.71# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 assembly state assembly elections, Dipak Chatterjee of Forward Bloc won the Nalhati assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Walee Mollah of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996 Kalimuddin Shams of Forward Bloc defeated Sharif Hossain of Congress. Sattick Kumar Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Madan Mohan Mandal of BJP in 1991, Brindaban Saha of Congress in 1987 and Sachidanandan Sau of Congress in 1982. Bhabani Prasad Chattopadhyay of Forward Bloc defeated Abhoy Charan Das of Congress in 1977.[8]
1951–1972
Golam Mohiuddin, Independent, won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Shiromani Prasad of Congress won in 1962. In 1957 Nalhati was a joint seat. Mohammad Yeakub Hossain and Sisir Kumar Saha, both of Congress, won from Nalhati. In independent India's first election in 1951 Mohammad Yeakub Hossain of Congress won.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati". PTI, 28 February 2013. moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Annexure XV Return of Election" (PDF). 293 Nalhati constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Nomination status in Naihati Bye election 2013". Nalhati Bye-election 2013. Official website of Birbhum district. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Nalhati". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Nalhati. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Nalhati. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "293 – Nalhati Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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