Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Most Successful parties from Tarakeshwar assembly
  1. Marxist Forward Bloc (10 times) (55.6%)
  2. Indian National Congress (4 times) (22.2%)
  3. Trinamool Congress (3 time) (16.7%)
  4. Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 198 Tarakeswar Assembly constituency, also spelt Tarakeshwar, is composed of the following: Tarakeswar Municipality, Tarakeswar community development block, and Bhanderhati I, Bhanderhati II, Gopinathpur I, Gopinathpur II and Perambua Sahabazar gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block.[1]

Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1951 Parbati Charan Hazra Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc
1969
1971
1972 Balai Lal Sheth Indian National Congress
1977 Ram Chatterjee Marxist Forward Bloc
1982
1987 Santi Chatterjee
1991
1996 Pratim Chatterjee
2001
2006
2011 Rachhpal Singh Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Ramendu Sinharay
2026 Santu Pan Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Santu Pan 116,901 52.76 Increase9.43
AITC Ramendu Sinharay 85,902 38.77 Decrease8.19
CPI(M) Adesh Khamrui 9,616 4.34 Decrease2.75
Independent Diti Bhattacharjee 1,878 0.85 New entry
NOTA None of the above 1,485 0.67 Decrease0.67
Majority 30,999 13.99 Increase10.36
Turnout 221,578 94.03 Increase8.17
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ramendu Sinharay 96,698 46.96 Decrease3.79
BJP Swapan Dasgupta 89,214 43.33 Increase33.97
CPI(M) Surajit Ghosh 14,595 7.09 New entry
NOTA None of the above 2,752 1.34 Decrease0.73
Majority 7,484 3.63 Decrease10.77
Turnout 205,917 85.86 Decrease0.76
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,588 50.75 Decrease4.35
NCP Surajit Ghosh 69,898 36.35 New entry
BJP Jagannath Das 17,989 9.36 Increase6.80
NOTA None of the Above 3,983 2.07 New entry
JDP Palash Hansda 2,818 1.47 Decrease0.23
Majority 27,690 14.40 Decrease0.06
Turnout 1,92,276 86.62 Decrease2.59
AITC hold Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rachhpal Singh 97,022 55.10 New entry
CPI(M) Pratim Chatterjee 71,550 40.64 New entry
BJP Ganesh Chakraborty 4,504 2.56 Decrease32.04
JDP Palash Hansda 2,996 1.70 New entry
Majority 25,472 14.46 Decrease9.04
Turnout 1,76,072 89.21 Increase1.61
AITC gain from MFB Swing

2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MFB Pratim Chatterjee 74,849 58.10 Increase3.55
BJP Krishna Bhattacharjee 44,578 34.60 Increase24.80
INC Ajit Kumar Ghosh 9,400 7.30 New entry
Majority 30,271 23.50 Increase0.7
Turnout 1,28,827 87.60 Increase4.56
MFB hold Swing

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MFB Pratim Chatterjee 69,186 54.55
INC Mohan Ghosh 40,274 31.75
BJP Rakhal Chandra Das 12,434 9.80
Independent Debasish Chatterjee 3,325 2.62
Independent Prabir Pal 1,615 1.27
Majority 28,912 22.80
Turnout 1,26,834 83.04
MFB hold Swing

1977-2006

Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[6] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[8] and 1967.[9] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[10] 1957[11] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[12]

1951-1972

Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[6] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[8] and 1967.[9] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[10] 1957[11] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No 180. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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