Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency

Rajarhat New Town
Constituency No. 115 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Rajarhat New Town Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Established1962
Total electors2,52,588
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Elected year2026
Preceded byTapash Chatterjee

Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Most Successful parties from Rajarhat-Newtown assembly
  1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) (8 times) (50.0%)
  2. All India Trinamool Congress (4 time) (25.0%)
  3. Indian National Congress (2 times) (12.5%)
  4. Communist Party of India (1 time) (6.25%)
  5. Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (6.25%)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 115 Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1–5,12-14,20-21 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (Before 2015 Wards 1-6 & 10-13 of Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality) and Ward 27 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation(formerly Mahisbathan–II gram panchayat of Rajarhat CD Block) and remaining Rajarhat CD Block[1]

Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Rajarhat (SC) was part of Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
Rajarhat
1962 Pranab Prasad Roy Communist Party of India
1967 S.N. Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1969 Rabindranath Mondal
1971 Khagendranath Mondal Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Rabindranath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996
2001 Tanmoy Mondal Trinamool Congress
2006 Rabindranath Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Rajarhat New Town
2011 Sabyasachi Dutta Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Tapash Chatterjee
2026 Piyush Kanodia Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Rajarhat New Town[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Piyush Kanodia 106,564 42.19 Increase11.99
AITC Tapash Chatterjee 106,248 42.07 Decrease12.15
CPI(M) Saptarshi Deb 32,246 12.77 Decrease0.66
NOTA None of the above 1,792 0.71 Decrease0.16
Majority 316 0.12 Decrease23.9
Turnout 252,560 94.34 Increase13.08
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Rajarhat New Town[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Tapash Chatterjee 127,374 54.22 Increase8.62
BJP Bhaskar Roy 70,942 30.2 Increase23.22
CPI(M) Saptarshi Deb 31,543 13.43 Decrease27.53
NOTA None of the above 2,032 0.87
Majority 56,432 24.02
Turnout 234,906 81.26
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Rajarhat New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sabyasachi Dutta 90,671 45.58 Decrease3.65
CPI(M) Narendranath Chatterjee 81,478 40.96 Decrease3.54
BJP Nupur Ghosh 17,877 8.98 Increase6.65
WPOI Sheikh Md. Salim 3,087 1.55
BSP Bhaskar Roy 1,998 1.00
Independent Samir Sardar 1,447 0.72
NOTA None of the above 2,332 1.17
Majority 8,923 4.62 Decrease0.11
Turnout 198,890 84.29 Decrease4.95
AITC hold Swing -0.06


2011

In the 2011 election, Sabyasachi Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapash Chatterjee of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Rajarhat New Town constituency[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sabyasachi Dutta 80,738 49.23 +1.83#
CPI(M) Tapash Chatterjee 72,991 44.50 −5.76
BJP Priyalal Dutta 3,827 2.33
IUML Md. Salim Makkar 1,474
Independent Tapan Kumar Paul 1,159
Independent Himangsu Mallick 1,093
Independent Gopal Chakraborty 881
BSP Basudeb Naskar 834
Majority 7,747 4.72
Turnout 164,000 89.24
AITC win (new seat)

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


2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[6] Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won the Rajarhat (SC) assembly seat defeating Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001[7] Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M). Prior to that Rabindranath Mondal had won the seat five times in a row defeating Tanmoy Mondal representing Congress in 1996,[8] Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1991,[9] Biswananda Naskar of Congress in 1987,[10] Tanmoy Mondal of Congress in 1982[11] and Amalendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1977.[12][13]


1972

Khagendranath Mondal of Congress won in 1972[14] and 1971.[15] Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1969.[16] S.N.Das of CPI(M) won in 1967.[17] Pranab Prasad Roy of CPI won in 1962.[18] Prior to that the Rajarhat seat was not there.


References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "91 – Rajarhat (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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