Dinhata Assembly constituency
Dinhata | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Constituency No | 7 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1 Cooch Behar (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 221,691 (2011) |
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
2011
In the 2011 election , Udayan Guha of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Dr. Md Fazle Haque ( Independent ).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Udayan Guha | 93,050 | 50.52 | +7.45 | |
| Independent | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | 63,024 | 34.22 | ||
| NCP | Amiya Kumar Barman | 13,093 | 7.11 |
| |
| BSP | Niranjan Barman | 4,135 | 2.25 | ||
| BJP | Sudhansu Kumar Roy | 3,964 | 2.15 | ||
| Independent | Chayan Roy | 2,610 | |||
| IPFB | Mayamana Khatun | 1,903 | |||
| Independent | Goutam Barman | 1,753 | |||
| JD(U) | Narayan Barman | 65 | |||
| Turnout | 184,184 | 83.08 | |||
| AIFB gain from AITC | Swing | +7.45 | |||
The outgoing Trinamool Congress MLA, Ashok Mondal, was publicly expelled by Mamata Banerjee for campaigning for Dr. Md. Fazle Haque, dissident Congress leader and MLA from Sitai. [5]
.# Nationalist Congress Party did not contest this seat in 2006. Template:Cooch Behar 2011 election summary
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.[6]
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.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Dinhata". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dinhata. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Dinhata. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Trinamool North MLA axed". The Telegraph, 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "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.
