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{{Infobox settlement



|name = Nalhati 
|official_name =
|other_name =
|native_name = 
|settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
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|motto =

|pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
|map_caption = Location in West Bengal
|coordinates = {{coord|24|18|N|87|49|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[West Bengal]]}}|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No.]]
|subdivision_name3 = 293
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Open
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Birbhum]]
|subdivision_type6 = Electorate (year)
|subdivision_name6 = 176,536 (2011)

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'''Nalhati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 293 Nalhati (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: [[Nalhati I]] [[Community Development Block in India|CD Block]], and Kushmore I, Kushmore II and Rudranagar [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Murarai II]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-09-26 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Nalhati (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 42 [[Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

==Election results==

===2021===
In the 2021 elections, Rajendra Prasad Singh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tapas Kumar Yadav of BJP.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Nalhati}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Rajendra Prasad Singh (Raju Singh)
|votes = 117,438
|percentage = 56.54
|change = +11.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tapas Kumar Yadav (Ananda Yadav)
|votes = 60,533
|percentage = 29.15
|change = +18.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Dipak Chatterjee
|votes = 21,328
|percentage = 10.27
|change = -29.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,900
|percentage = 0.91
|change = +0.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Moinuddin Shams
|votes = 1,832
|percentage = 0.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Manik Hansda
|votes = 1,586
|percentage = 0.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dinabandhu Mondal
|votes = 1,031
|percentage = 0.50
|change = -1.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Amarjit Fulmali
|votes = 984
|percentage = 0.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Justice And Development Party
|candidate = Md. Monibur Rahaman
|votes = 617
|percentage = 0.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdus Salam
|votes = 447
|percentage = 0.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 207,696
|percentage = 84.83
|change = -0.09
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 elections, Moinuddin Shams of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Dipak Chatterjee of AIFB.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Nalhati}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Moinuddin Shams
|votes = 83,412
|percentage = 45.33
|change = +17.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Dipak Chatterjee
|votes = 73,084
|percentage = 39.71
|change = +6.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anil Singha
|votes = 19,046
|percentage = 10.35
|change = +3.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dinabandhu Mondal
|votes = 4,053
|percentage = 2.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Abdus Salam
|votes = 1,885
|percentage = 1.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,563
|percentage = 0.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sukanta Ghosh
|votes = 979
|percentage = 0.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 184,022
|percentage = 84.92
|change = -0.84
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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)]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/congress-retains-rejinagar-seat-loses-nalhati_832091.html |title = Congress retains Rejinagar seat, loses Nalhati |work= PTI, 28 February 2013| publisher = moneycontrol.com |access-date = 2013-03-01}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2013: Nalhati <ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/WB_Nalhati.pdf |title =Annexure XV Return of Election |work = 293 Nalhati constituency| publisher =Election Commission of India |access-date = 2013-03-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.birbhum.nic.in/ByeElec2013/NalByeNominations.htm|title = Nomination status in Naihati Bye election 2013|work = Nalhati Bye-election 2013| publisher = Official website of Birbhum district |access-date = 2013-03-01}}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Dipak Chatterjee
|votes = 55,341
|percentage = 32.99
|change = -5.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abdur Rahaman
|votes = 47,595
|percentage = 28.38
|change = -20.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Biplab Kumar Ojha
|votes = 47,041
|percentage = 28.05
|change = +28.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anil Singha
|votes = 12,219
|percentage = 7.28
|change = +0.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Md. Noorul Hoda
|votes = 1,953
|percentage = 1.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dhananjoy Bandopadhyay
|votes = 1,368
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Party
|candidate = Nurul Islam
|votes = 1,227
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kaosar Sekh
|votes = 957
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 7,746
|percentage = 4.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 167,701
|percentage = 85.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Forward Bloc
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 elections, [[Abhijit Mukherjee]] (son of [[Pranab Mukherjee]]) of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Chatterjee of AIFB.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Nalhati <ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25293.htm|title = Nalhati |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=293|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Nalhati| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-04-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_2nd_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Nalhati |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-04-20 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030419/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_2nd_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Abhijit Mukherjee]]
|votes = 76,047
|percentage = 48.65
|change = +3.22#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Dipak Chatterjee
|votes = 60,887
|percentage = 38.95
|change = -11.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anil Singha
|votes = 10,656
|percentage = 6.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bikash Mondal
|votes = 2,717
|percentage = 1.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Rudra Deb Ghosh
|votes = 1,516
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ajrail Md.
|votes = 1,258
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = Rafiqul Hasan
|votes = 1,123
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Prabhat Kumar Mondal
|votes = 912
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 156,329
|percentage = 88.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing = +14.71#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977–2006===
In the 2006 assembly state assembly elections, Dipak Chatterjee of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Nalhati assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Walee Mollah of [[Indian National Congress|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 [[Bharatiya Janata Party|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp293.htm | title = 293 – Nalhati Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-10-01 }}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections | access-date = 2010-10-01 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Birbhum topics}}
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{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Birbhum district]]

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