Raina (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Raina (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Raina | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Raina Location in West Bengal  Raina Raina (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°04′N 87°53′E | |
| Country |  |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 261 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 38. Bardhaman Purba (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 209,643 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 261 Raina (SC) assembly constituency covers Raina II community development block and Hijalna, Natu, Palsona, Sehara, Narugram, Shyamsundar, and Rayna gram panchayats of Raina I community development block.[1]
Raina assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Basudeb Khan | 98,897 | 51.12 | -15.31 | |
| AITC | Nepal Ghorui | 86,676 | 44.80 | +13.22# | |
| BJP | Pandit Krishna Chandra | 3,241 | 1.68 | ||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Asit Rana | 2,611 | |||
| BSP | Protul Biswas | 1,024 | |||
| JDP | Adhir Roy | 1,004 | |||
| Turnout | 193,453 | 92.28 | |||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | -28.53# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011 Bardhaman district summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
| Trinamool Congress | 15 |  |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 |  |
| Forward bloc | 1 | |
| Marxist Forward Bloc | 0 | |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2006
Swapan Samanta of CPI(M) won the Raina assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Nityananda Tah of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Shyamaprosad Pal of CPI(M) defeated Arup Kumar Das of Trinamool Congress and Arabinda Bhattacharyya of Congress, in the respective years. In 1991, 1987 and 1982, Dhirendranath Chatterjee of CPI(M) defeated Sunil Das, Uday Sankar Sain and Sukumar Chattopadhyay, all of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Ram Narayan Goswami of CPI(M) defeated Ajit Krishna Bhattacharya of Congress.[5]
1951-1972
Sukumar Chattopadhyay of Congress won the seat in 1972, and in 1971, it was won by Gokulananda Roy of CPI(M). Panchu Gopal Guha of CPI(M) won it in 1969, and Dasarathi Tah of PSP won it in 1967. Prabodh Kumar Guha of Congress won the seat in 1962. It was a double member seat in 1957 and 1951. In 1957, Dasarathi Tah and Gobardhan Pakray, both representing PSP, won the seats. In the first state assembly elections after independence in 1951, Dasarathi Tah and Mritunjoy Pramanik, both representing KMPP, won the Raina seats.[6]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- "Raina". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Raina. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Raina. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- "273 – Raina Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-29.