https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Nagrakata_Assembly_constituency Nagrakata Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-11-15T12:57:03Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nagrakata_Assembly_constituency&diff=519985&oldid=prev Cristine5684: Post 2026-05-08T16:53:01Z <p>Post</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Nagrakata<br /> | type= SLA<br /> <br /> | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Nagrakata.map}}<br /> | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Nagrakata Assembly Constituency<br /> <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = [[Puna Bhengra]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> <br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | district = [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars]]<br /> | constituency_no = 21<br /> | established = 1962<br /> | electors = 237,305<br /> | reservation = ST<br /> | abolished = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Nagrakata Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Jalpaiguri district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled tribes]].<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 21 Nagrakata Assembly constituency (ST) comprises the [[Nagrakata (Community development block)|Nagrakat]] and [[Matiali (Community development block)|Matiali]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]], along with the Banarhat II and Chamurchi [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Dhupguri (Community development block)|Dhupguri]] community development block.&lt;ref name =delimitation&gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 21 June 2001 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Nagrakata Assembly constituency falls under the No. 2 [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (ST).&lt;ref name =delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Name<br /> !colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Budhu Bhagat<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> |Bhudhu Bhagat<br /> |-<br /> |[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> |Punai Oraon<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |[[Prem Oraon]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Punai Oraon<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;4&quot;|Chaitan Munda<br /> |-<br /> |[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> |Sukhmoith (Piting) Oraon<br /> |-<br /> |[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |[[Joseph Munda]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |[[Sukra Munda]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |rowspan=2| Puna Bhengra<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> <br /> ===2026===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Nagrakata}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[Puna Bhengra]]<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:103478}}<br /> |percentage = 50.73<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Sanjay Kujur<br /> |party = Trinamool Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:77620}}<br /> |percentage = 38.06<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Dil Kumar Oraon<br /> |party = Left Front (West Bengal)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:9708}}<br /> |percentage = 4.76<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Shinu Munda<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:4567}}<br /> |percentage = 2.24<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br /> |party = None of the above (India)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2887}}<br /> |percentage = 1.42<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:25858}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:203963}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |loser = TMC<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> <br /> In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Puna Bhengra of BJP defeated his nearest rival Joseph Munda of TMC.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Nagrakata}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = [[Puna Bhengra]]<br /> |votes = 94,722<br /> |percentage = 49.55<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Joseph Munda]]<br /> |votes = 71,247<br /> |percentage = 37.27<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Sukbir Subba<br /> |votes = 12,442<br /> |percentage = 6.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br /> |candidate = Robat Munda<br /> |votes = 3,283<br /> |percentage = 1.72<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = Progressive People&#039;s Party<br /> |candidate = Benam Oraon<br /> |votes = 2,247<br /> |percentage = 1.18<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br /> |candidate = Ashan Tirkey<br /> |votes = 1,774<br /> |percentage = 0.93<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[None of the above|NOTA]]<br /> |candidate = None of the Above <br /> |votes = 5,454<br /> |percentage = 2.85<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,91,169<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |loser = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2016===<br /> <br /> In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sukra Munda of TMC defeated his nearest rival Joseph Munda of Congress.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Nagrakata (ST) constituency}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Sukra Munda]] <br /> |votes = 57,306<br /> |percentage = 32.46<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Joseph Munda <br /> |votes = 54,078<br /> |percentage = 30.63<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = John Barla <br /> |votes = 47,836<br /> |percentage = 27.10<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League<br /> |candidate = Ganesh Lama<br /> |votes = 3,855<br /> |percentage = 2.18<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Indar Deo Oraon<br /> |votes = 3,829<br /> |percentage = 2.17<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Pawan Kumar Kherwar<br /> |votes = 3,442<br /> |percentage = 1.95<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = None of the Above (India)<br /> |candidate = None of the Above <br /> |votes = 6,196<br /> |percentage = 3.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 3,228<br /> |percentage = 1.83<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,76,542<br /> |percentage = 82.55<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = All India Trinamool Congress<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> <br /> In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Joseph Munda of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sukhmoith Oraon of CPI(M).<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Nagrakata (ST) constituency}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Joseph Munda<br /> |votes = 46,537<br /> |percentage = 30.27<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Sukhmoith (Piting) Oraon<br /> |votes = 43,774<br /> |percentage = 29.77<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha<br /> |candidate = William Minj<br /> |votes = 40,664<br /> |percentage = 26.45<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Rajesh Lakra<br /> |votes = 20,778<br /> |percentage = 13.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 763<br /> |percentage = 0.50<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,53,753<br /> |percentage = 83.72<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977-2006===<br /> In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]], Sukhmoith (Piting) Oraon of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 21 Nagrakata (ST) seat defeating his nearest rival Shankar Barik of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chaitan Munda of CPI(M) defeated Ganesh Oraon of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2001, Victor Lakra of Congress in 1996 and Bhadeya Oraon of Congress in 1991. Sukra Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Bhadea Oraon of Congress in 1987. Punai Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Tuna Oraon of Congress in 1982 and Hemraj Bhagat of Congress in 1977.<br /> <br /> ===1962–1972===<br /> Prem Oraon of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in 1972. Punai Oraon of CPI(M) won in 1971. Budhu Bhagat of Congress won in 1969, 1967 and [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. In [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]] Mangru Bhagat of CPI and Budhu Bhagat of Congress won the [[Mal Assembly constituency|Mal]] (ST) joint seat.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{Jalpaiguri topics}}<br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> {{West Bengal elections}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jalpaiguri district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]<br /> [[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]</div> Cristine5684