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{{For|disambiguation|Rajnagar (disambiguation){{!}}Rajnagar}}
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Rajnagar
| type= SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
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| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Birbhum]]
| constituency_no = 287
| established = 1957
| reservation = SC
| abolished = 2011
| latest_election_year =
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}}
'''Rajnagar''' was an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It was reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 Rajnagar Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web | url = http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2010-10-01 | publisher = Government of West Bengal | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110813092204/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | archive-date = 2011-08-13 }}</ref>

[[Rajnagar, Birbhum|Rajnagar]] is a [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]

==Election results==
===1977–2006===
Bijoy Bagdi of the [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the 287 Rajnagar assembly (SC) seat from 1987 to 2006, defeating Sheuli Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2006, Ashima Dhibar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Asesh Mondal of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996, Panchanan Badyakar of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in 1991, and Anil Bouri of Congress in 1986. Siddheswar Mondal of Forward Bloc defeated Subhendu Modal of Congress in 1982 and Jiten Kumar Mondal in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp287.htm | title = 287 – Rajnagar (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-10-01 }}</ref>

===1957–1972===
Dwija Pada Saha of Congress won in 1972. Nanda Bauri of CPI(M) won in 1971. Siddheswar Mondal of Forward Bloc won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Rajnagar was a joint seat. It was won by Nishapati Majhi and Khagendranath Bandopadhyay, both of Congress. The Rajnagar seat did not exist in 1951.<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}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Birbhum district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 disestablishments in India]]

Rajnagar, West Bengal Assembly constituency - Revision history

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