Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Rajarhat New Town | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 115 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,52,588 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Tapash Chatterjee |
Most Successful parties from Rajarhat-Newtown assembly
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 115 Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1–5,12-14,20-21 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (Before 2015 Wards 1-6 & 10-13 of Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality) and Ward 27 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation(formerly Mahisbathan–II gram panchayat of Rajarhat CD Block) and remaining Rajarhat CD Block[1]
Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Rajarhat (SC) was part of Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajarhat | |||
| 1962 | Pranab Prasad Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | S.N. Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Rabindranath Mondal | ||
| 1971 | Khagendranath Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Tanmoy Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Rajarhat New Town | |||
| 2011 | Sabyasachi Dutta | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Tapash Chatterjee | ||
| 2026 | Piyush Kanodia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Piyush Kanodia | 106,564 | 42.19 |  11.99
| |
| AITC | Tapash Chatterjee | 106,248 | 42.07 |  12.15
| |
| CPI(M) | Saptarshi Deb | 32,246 | 12.77 | 0.66
| |
| INC | Sk Nizamuddin | 1,885 | 0.75 | Template:New | |
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 1,792 | 0.71 | 0.16
| |
| Majority | 316 | 0.12 | 23.09
| ||
| Turnout | 252,560 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapash Chatterjee | 127,374 | 54.22 | 8.62
| |
| BJP | Bhaskar Roy | 70,942 | 30.20 | 23.22
| |
| CPI(M) | Saptarshi Deb | 31,543 | 13.43 | 27.53
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 2,032 | 0.87 | 0.30
| |
| Independent | Subhendu Ghosh | 1,313 | 0.56 | Template:New | |
| BSP | Bhaskar Roy | 1,137 | 0.48 | 0.52
| |
| Independent | Subir Samaddar | 565 | 0.24 | Template:New | |
| Majority | 56,432 | 24.02 | 17.40
| ||
| Turnout | 234,906 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sabyasachi Dutta | 90,671 | 45.58 | 3.65
| |
| CPI(M) | Narendranath Chatterjee | 81,478 | 40.96 | 3.54
| |
| BJP | Nupur Ghosh | 17,877 | 8.98 | 6.65
| |
| WPOI | Sheikh Md. Salim | 3,087 | 1.55 | ||
| BSP | Bhaskar Roy | 1,998 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Samir Sardar | 1,447 | 0.72 | ||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 2,332 | 1.17 | ||
| Majority | 8,923 | 4.62 | 0.11
| ||
| Turnout | 198,890 | 84.29 | 4.95
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | -0.06 | |||
2011[edit | edit source]
In the 2011 election, Sabyasachi Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapash Chatterjee of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sabyasachi Dutta | 80,738 | 49.23 | +1.83# | |
| CPI(M) | Tapash Chatterjee | 72,991 | 44.50 | −5.76 | |
| BJP | Priyalal Dutta | 3,827 | 2.33 | ||
| IUML | Md. Salim Makkar | 1,474 | |||
| Independent | Tapan Kumar Paul | 1,159 | |||
| Independent | Himangsu Mallick | 1,093 | |||
| Independent | Gopal Chakraborty | 881 | |||
| BSP | Basudeb Naskar | 834 | |||
| Majority | 7,747 | 4.72 | |||
| Turnout | 164,000 | 89.24 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006 Rajarhat[edit | edit source]
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[6] Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won the Rajarhat (SC) assembly seat defeating Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001[7] Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M). Prior to that Rabindranath Mondal had won the seat five times in a row defeating Tanmoy Mondal representing Congress in 1996,[8] Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1991,[9] Biswananda Naskar of Congress in 1987,[10] Tanmoy Mondal of Congress in 1982[11] and Amalendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1977.[12][13]
1962–1972 Rajarhat[edit | edit source]
Khagendranath Mondal of Congress won in 1972[14] and 1971.[15] Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1969.[16] S.N.Das of CPI(M) won in 1967.[17] Pranab Prasad Roy of CPI won in 1962.[18] Prior to that the Rajarhat seat was not there.
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 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/ConstituencywiseS25115.htm
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Rajarhat New Town. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "91 – Rajarhat (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
