Tehatta Assembly constituency
| Tehatta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Tehatta Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| LS constituency | Krishnanagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 252,454 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Tapas Kumar Saha | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Tehatta Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 78 Tehatta Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Betai I, Betai II, Chhitka, Kanainagar, Natna, Patharghata I, Raghunathpur, Shyamnagar and Tehatta gram panchayats of Tehatta I community development block and Dighal, Kandi, Nandanpur, Narayanpur I and Narayanpur II gram panchayats of Karimpur II CD Block.[1]
Tehatta Assembly constituency is part of No. 12 Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Raghunandan Biswas | INC[2] |
| 1957 | Shankardas Bandopadhyay | INC[3]| |
| 1962 | Shankardas Bandopadhyay | INC[4] |
| 1967 | Shankardas Bandopadhyay | INC[5] |
| 1969 | Surat Ali Khan | INC[6] |
| 1971 | Madhabendu Mohanta | CPI(M)[7] |
| 1972 | Kartik Chandra Biswas | INC[8] |
| 2011 | Ranjit Mondal | CPI(M)[9] |
| 2016 | Gouri Sankar Dutta | AITC[10] |
The Tehatta assembly seat was not there between 1977 and 2006. Palashipara Assembly constituency and Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency existed in the area.
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Kumar Saha | 97,848 | 44.86 | -4.18 | |
| BJP | Ashutosh Paul | 90,933 | 41.69 | +33.25 | |
| CPI(M) | Subodh Chandra Biswas | 23,239 | 10.65 | -29.65 | |
| BSP | Tarak Nath Biswas | 1,876 | 0.86 | -0.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,736 | 0.80 | +0.07 | |
| Independent | Rabindranath Halder | 1,439 | 0.66 | ||
| Purvanchal Mahapanchayet | Surya Biswas | 638 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Chiranjit Sardar | 400 | 0.18 | ||
| Turnout | 218,109 | 89.10 | +2.77 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Gouri Sankar Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Ranjit Kumar Mondal of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Gouri Sankar Dutta | 97,611 | 49.04 | +29.12 | |
| CPI(M) | Ranjit Kumar Mondal | 80,215 | 40.30 | -2.48 | |
| BJP | Arjun Kumar Biswas | 16,809 | 8.44 | +4.43 | |
| BSP | Arabinda Biswas | 1,918 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,444 | 0.73 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sherful Ansary | 1,063 | 0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 199,060 | 86.33 | -2.23 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Ranjit Kumar Mondal of Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated his nearest rival Tapas Kumar Saha, an Independent candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ranjit Kumar Mondal | 75,445 | 42.78 | ||
| Independent | Tapas Kumar Saha | 56,248 | 31.90 | ||
| AITC | Gouri Sankar Dutta | 35,127 | 19.92 | ||
| BJP | Asutosh Paul | 7,067 | 4.01 | ||
| BSP | Tapan Bala | 2,458 | |||
| Turnout | 176,345 | 88.56 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
Tapash Kumar Saha, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate.[14]
1977-2006
The Tehatta assembly seat was not there between 1977 and 2006. Palashipara Assembly constituency and Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency existed in the area.
1951–1972
Kartik Chandra Biswas of Congress won in 1972.[8] Madhabendu Mohanta of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Surat Ali Khan of Congress won in 1969.[6] Shankardas Bandopadhyay of Congress won in 1967,[5]1962[4] and 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951, Raghunandan Biswas of Congress won the Tehatta seat.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2021, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Tehatta. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tehatta. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ The Rebel Candidates in the Fray on April 23, The Telegraph (print edition) 23 April 2011