Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Tarakeswar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 198 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 221,972 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Santu Pan | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Most Successful parties from Tarakeshwar assembly
Marxist Forward Bloc (10 times) (55.56%)
Indian National Congress (4 times) (22.22%)
All India Trinamool Congress (3 time) (16.67%)
Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 198 Tarakeswar Assembly constituency, also spelt Tarakeshwar, is composed of the following: Tarakeswar Municipality, Tarakeswar community development block, and Bhanderhati I, Bhanderhati II, Gopinathpur I, Gopinathpur II and Perambua Sahabazar gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block.[1]
Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Parbati Charan Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Balai Lal Sheth | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Santi Chatterjee | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Pratim Chatterjee | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Rachhpal Singh | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Ramendu Sinharay | ||
| 2026 | Santu Pan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Santu Pan | 116,901 | 52.76 |  9.43
| |
| AITC | Ramendu Sinharay | 85,902 | 38.77 |  8.19
| |
| CPI(M) | Abesh Khamrui | 9,616 | 4.34 | 2.75
| |
| INC | Bhabani Prasad Mondal | 1,077 | 0.49 | Template:New | |
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 1,485 | 0.67 | 0.67
| |
| Majority | 31,999 | 14.44 | 10.81
| ||
| Turnout | 221,578 | ||||
| BJP gain from Trinamool Congress | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ramendu Sinharay | 96,698 | 46.96 | 3.79
| |
| BJP | Swapan Dasgupta | 89,214 | 43.33 | 33.97
| |
| CPI(M) | Surajit Ghosh | 14,595 | 7.09 | Template:New | |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 2,752 | 1.34 | 0.73
| |
| RPI(A) | Sanju Chakraborty | 1,697 | 0.82 | Template:New | |
| Independent | Sukumar Khanra | 961 | 0.47 | Template:New | |
| Majority | 7,484 | 3.63 | 10.77
| ||
| Turnout | 2,05,917 | 85.86 | 0.76
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| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rachhpal Singh | 97,588 | 50.75 | 4.35
| |
| NCP | Surajit Ghosh | 69,898 | 36.35 | Template:New | |
| BJP | Jagannath Das | 17,989 | 9.36 | 6.80
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 3,983 | 2.07 | Template:New | |
| JDP | Palash Hansda | 2,818 | 1.47 | 0.23
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| Majority | 27,690 | 14.40 | 0.06
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| Turnout | 1,92,276 | 86.62 | 2.59
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| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rachhpal Singh | 97,022 | 55.10 | Template:New | |
| CPI(M) | Pratim Chatterjee | 71,550 | 40.64 | Template:New | |
| BJP | Ganesh Chakraborty | 4,504 | 2.56 | 32.04
| |
| JDP | Palash Hansda | 2,996 | 1.70 | Template:New | |
| Majority | 25,472 | 14.46 | 9.04
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| Turnout | 1,76,072 | 89.21 | 1.61
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| Trinamool Congress gain from Marxist Forward Bloc | Swing | ||||
2006[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 74,849 | 58.10 | 3.55
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| BJP | Krishna Bhattacharjee | 44,578 | 34.60 | 24.80
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| INC | Ajit Kumar Ghosh | 9,400 | 7.30 | Template:New | |
| Majority | 30,271 | 23.50 | 0.7
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| Turnout | 1,28,827 | 87.60 | 4.56
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| MFB hold | Swing | ||||
2001[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 69,186 | 54.55 | ||
| INC | Mohan Ghosh | 40,274 | 31.75 | ||
| BJP | Rakhal Chandra Das | 12,434 | 9.80 | ||
| Independent | Debasish Chatterjee | 3,325 | 2.62 | ||
| Independent | Prabir Pal | 1,615 | 1.27 | ||
| Majority | 28,912 | 22.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,834 | 83.04 | |||
| MFB hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2006[edit | edit source]
Tarakeswar has been a base of Marxist Forward Bloc but officially their candidates are often shown as Independent. In 1996, the candidate was shown as belonging to CPI(M). In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Pratim Chatterjee, Independent/ CPI(M), won the 185 Tarakeswar assembly seat defeating Krishna Bhattacharjee of BJP in 2006,[5] Mohan Ghosh of Congress in 2001[6] and Ajit Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1996.[7] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Santi Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Balailal Sheth of Congress in 1991[8] and 1987.[9] Ram Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Bimal Kanti Ghosh of ICS in 1982.[10] and Ajit Bose Mullik of Janata Party in 1977.[11]
1951-1972[edit | edit source]
Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[12] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[13] 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[16] 1957[17] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[18]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tarakeswar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Tarakeswar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 185. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "185 - Tarakeswar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.