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Revision as of 22:29, 26 March 2011
Dinhata | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Constituency No | 7 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1 Cooch Behar (SC) |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Template:Lang-bn) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Extent
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 7 Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Dinhata municipality, Dinhata II community development block, and Bhetaguri I, Dinhata Gram I, Dinhata Gram II and Putimari I gram panchayats of Dinhata I community development block.[1]
Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Results
Result of 2011 election to come here
1972-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Ashok Mandal of Trinamool Congress won the Dinhata seat defeating his nearest rival Udayan Guha of Forward Bloc. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamal Guha won the seat in a row from 1977 to 2001 (and also earlier – see below). He reperesented Forward Bloc in all years except 1996, when he represented the break away Forward Bloc (Socialist), which subsequently was reunited with the parent body. He defeated Dipak Sengupta representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and representing Forward Bloc in 1996, Alok Nandi of Congress in 1991 and 1987, Ramkrishna Pal of Congress in 1982 and Alok Nandy of Congress in 1977.[2]
1951-1972
Jogesh Chandra Sarkar of Congress won the Dinhata seat in 1972 and 1971. Animesh Mukharjee of Congress won it in 1969. Kamal Guha of Forward Bloc won it 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Dinhata was double seat reserved for SC. Bhawani Prasanna Talukdar and Umesh Chandra Mandal (both of Congress) won. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Satish Chandra Roy Singha and Umesh Chandra Mandal (both of Congress) won from Dinhata.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "7 - Dinhata Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.