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Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Itahar
ইটাহার | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Itahar Location in West Bengal  Itahar Itahar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°27′N 88°10′E / 25.450°N 88.167°ECoordinates: 25°27′N 88°10′E / 25.450°N 88.167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 36 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 6. Balurghat |
| Electorate (year) | 164,111 (2011)[1] 202,219 (2016)[2] 229,362 (2021)[3] |
Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 36 Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Itahar community development block.[4]
Itahar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[4] It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Itahar | Banamali Das | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1957 | Basanta Lal Chatterjee | Communist Party of India[6] | |
| 1962 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1967 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1969 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1971 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1972 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1977 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[12] | |
| 1982 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress (Socialist)[13] | |
| 1987 | Swadesh Chaki | Communist Party of India[14] | |
| 1991 | Dr. Zainal Abedin | Indian National Congress[15] | |
| 1996 | Srikumar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India[16] | |
| 2001 | Srikumar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India[17] | |
| 2006 | Srikumar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India[18] | |
| 2011 | Amal Acharjee | All India Trinamool Congress[19] | |
| 2016 | Amal Acharjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Mosarraf Hussen | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results[edit]
2021[edit]
In the 2021 elections, Mosaraf Hussen of AITC defeated his nearest rival Amit Kumar Kundu of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mosaraf Hussen | 114,645 | 59.10 | +6.84 | |
| BJP | Amit Kumar Kundu | 70,670 | 36.43 | +32.22 | |
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 4,908 | 2.53 | -38.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,240 | 0.64 | -0.39 | |
| Independent | Mojammel Haque | 1,024 | 0.53 | ||
| [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|Template:All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/shortname]] | Mofakkerul Islam | 831 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent | Firoj Alam | 346 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Tufan Barman | 189 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Barman | 133 | 0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 193,986 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
In the 2016 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amal Acharjee | 88,507 | 52.26 | +8.31 | |
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 69,387 | 40.97 | +2.40 | |
| BJP | Yunish Hoque | 7,126 | 4.21 | +2.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,743 | 1.03 | ||
| JDP | Hopna Murmu | 1,576 | 0.93 | +0.30 | |
| BSP | Jainal Abedin | 1,008 | 0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 169,347 | 83.74 | -1.81 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit]
In the 2011 elections, Amal Acharjee of AITC defeated his nearest rival Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Amal Acharjee | 61,707 | 43.95 | +31.98 | |
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 54,655 | 38.93 | -5.02 | |
| Independent | Md. Rakbul Boksh | 16,803 | 11.97 | ||
| BJP | Suman Kumar Acharjee | 2,794 | 1.99 | ||
| Independent | Manik Chandra Sarkar | 2,222 | 1.58 | ||
| JDP | Hopna Murmu | 889 | 0.63 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Indian People's Forward Bloc/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Indian People's Forward Bloc|Template:Indian People's Forward Bloc/meta/shortname]] | Abdur Razaqque | 679 | 0.48 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Suleman Hafiji | 653 | 0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 140,402 | 85.55 | +0.03 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | -1.93# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
.# Md. Rakbul Boksh, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate, he was suspended from the party.
2006[edit]
In the 2006 election, Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI defeated Amal Acharjee of INC
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Srikumar Mukherjee | 66,768 | 43.95 | -6.17# | |
| INC | Amal Acharjee | 66,028 | 38.93 | -8.19 | |
| AITC | Dr. Zainal Abedin | 6,581 | 11.97 | ||
| LJP | Jayanta Sarkar | 1,999 | |||
| CPI(ML)L | Suleman Hafiji | 1,370 | |||
| JDP | Ujjwal Kumar Ray | 1151 | |||
| [[Republican Party of India|Template:Republican Party of India/meta/shortname]] | Shovan Lal Mitra | 660 | |||
| Turnout | 140,402 | 85.58 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | 1.98# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006[edit]
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections Srikumar Mukherjee of CPI won the 36 Itahar assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Amal Acharjee of Congress in 2006,[18] Dr. Zainal Abedin of NCP in 2001[17] and Dr. Zainal Abedin representing Congress in 1996.[16] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress defeated Swadesh Chaki of CPI in 1991.[15] Swadesh Chaki of CPI defeated Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress in 1987.[14] Dr. Zainal Abedin of ICS/Congress defeated Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI in 1982[13] and Salil Kumar Guha of CPI(M) in 1977.[12][22]
1951–1972[edit]
Dr. Zainal Abedin of Congress won in 1972,[11] 1971,[10] 1969,[9] 1967[8] and 1962.[7] Basanta Lal Chatterjee of CPI won in 1957.[6] Banamali Das of Congress won in 1951.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Itahar. Empowering India. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Itahar. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2006.
- ↑ "34 - Itahar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.