Kushmandi Assembly constituency

Kushmandi is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Kushmandi
Constituency No. 37 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Kushmandi Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
LS constituencyBalurghat
Established1962
Total electors219,921
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 37 Kushmandi Assembly constituency (SC) covers Kushmandi community development block and Belbari II, Jahangirpur and Sukdebpur gram panchayats of Gangarampur community development block.[1]

Kushmandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1962KushmandiKhalil SayedCommunist Party of India[2]
1967Jatindra Mohan RoyIndian National Congress[3]
1969Jatindra Mohan RoyIndian National Congress[4]
1971Jatindra Mohan RoyIndian National Congress[5]
1972Jatindra Mohan RoyIndian National Congress[6]
1977Dhirendra Nath SarkarIndian National Congress[7]
1982Dhirendra Nath SarkarIndian National Congress[8]
1987Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[9]
1991Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[10]
1996Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
2001Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[12]
2006Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[13]
2011Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[14]
2016Narmada Chandra RoyRevolutionary Socialist Party[14]
2021Rekha RoyAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Ranjit Kumar Roy of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kushmandi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCRekha Roy 89,968 48.88 +7.88
BJPRanjit Kumar Roy77,38442.04+29.34
RSPNarmada Chandra Roy12,5766.83-36.37
NOTANone of the above1,5980.87-1.54
BSPBiswanath Sarkar1,4360.78-0.52
IndependentBhimnal Sarkar1,1180.61
Turnout184,075
AITC gain from RSPSwing

2016

In the 2016 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Kushmandi (SC) constituency[14][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RSPNarmada Chandra Roy68,96543.20-4.22
AITCRekha Roy65,43641.00-3.82
BJPRanjit Kumar Roy20,18312.70
NOTANone of the above3,9412.41
BSPJaydeb Mondal2,0091.30
IndependentAnil Kumar Singha1,4950.90
IndependentJagannath Roy1,4680.90
Turnout159,55685.80-4.88
RSP holdSwing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

In the 2011 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Partha Sarathi Sarkar of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kushmandi (SC) constituency[14][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RSPNarmada Chandra Roy66,36847.42+0.46
INCParthasarathi Sarkar62,72544.82-1.46#
BJPRanjit Kumar Roy5,2863.78
IndependentRaghunath Sarkar2,306
BSPPrasanta Mandal1,295
CPI(ML)LSubesh Sarkar1,057
IndependentGouranga Barman915
Turnout139,95289.88
RSP holdSwing2.02#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In the 2006,[13] 2001,[12] 1996,[11] 1991[10] and 1987[9] state assembly elections Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP won the 37 Kushmandi (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Rajib Lochan Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Trinamool Congress, Krishna Chandra Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Congress and Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress defeated Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP in 1982[8] and Jogendra Nath Roy of RSP in 1977.[7][17]

1962–1972

Jatindra Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1972,[6] 1971,[5] 1969[4] and 1967.[3] Khalil Sayed of CPI won in 1962.[2] The seat did not exist prior to that.

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