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{{About|the Assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake community development block|Kushmandi|2 its namesake village|Kushmandi, Dakshin Dinajpur}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kushmandi
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Kushmandi.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kushmandi Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|Dakshin Dinajpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balurghat]]
| constituency_no = 37
| established = 1962
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Rekha Roy]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 219,921
}}
'''Kushmandi''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 37 Kushmandi Assembly constituency (SC) covers [[Kushmandi (Community development block)|Kushmandi]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Belbari II, Jahangirpur and Sukdebpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Gangarampur (Community development block)|Gangarampur]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Kushmandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 [[Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2| Party
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[Khalil Sayed]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="4" | Jatindra Mohan Roy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2" | Dhirendra Nath Sarkar
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="7" | [[Narmada Chandra Roy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=7}}
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Rekha Roy]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|}

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kushmandi}}
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|candidate = [[Rekha Roy]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
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|candidate = [[Tapas Chandra Roy]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyotirmoy Roy
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
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===2021===
In the 2021 election, [[Rekha Roy]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] defeated her nearest rival, Ranjit Kumar Roy of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kushmandi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Rekha Roy
|votes = 89,968
|percentage = 48.88
|change = +7.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Kumar Roy
|votes = 77,384
|percentage = 42.04
|change = +29.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Narmada Chandra Roy
|votes = 12,576
|percentage = 6.83
|change = -36.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,598
|percentage = 0.87
|change = -1.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Biswanath Sarkar
|votes = 1,436
|percentage = 0.78
|change = -0.52
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bhimnal Sarkar
|votes = 1,118
|percentage = 0.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 184,075
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Kushmandi (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=37| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115455/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=37| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 14 July 2014|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Kushmandi | publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 8 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Narmada Chandra Roy
|votes = 68,965
|percentage = 43.20
|change = -4.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Rekha Roy
|votes = 65,436
|percentage = 41.00
|change = -3.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Kumar Roy
|votes = 20,183
|percentage = 12.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 3,941
|percentage = 2.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jaydeb Mondal
|votes = 2,009
|percentage = 1.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Anil Kumar Singha
|votes = 1,495
|percentage = 0.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jagannath Roy
|votes = 1,468
|percentage = 0.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 159,556
|percentage = 85.80
|change = -4.88
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.</small>

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP defeated Partha Sarathi Sarkar of Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Kushmandi (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=37| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115455/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=37| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 14 July 2014|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Kushmandi | publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 8 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Narmada Chandra Roy
|votes = 66,368
|percentage = 47.42
|change = +0.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Parthasarathi Sarkar
|votes = 62,725
|percentage = 44.82
|change = -1.46#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Kumar Roy
|votes = 5,286
|percentage = 3.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Raghunath Sarkar
|votes = 2,306
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Prasanta Mandal
|votes = 1,295
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Subesh Sarkar
|votes = 1,057
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Gouranga Barman
|votes = 915
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 139,952
|percentage = 89.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing = 2.02#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> 2001,<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 1987<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> state assembly elections Narmada Chandra Roy of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] won the 37 Kushmandi (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Rajib Lochan Sarkar of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], Jitendra Nath Sarkar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]], Krishna Chandra Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of Congress and Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dhirendra Nath Sarkar of Congress defeated Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and Jogendra Nath Roy of RSP in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp33.htm | title = 33 – Kushmandi (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1962–1972===
Jatindra Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> [[Khalil Sayed]] of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> The seat did not exist prior to that.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Dakshin Dinajpur topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Dakshin Dinajpur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]

Kushmandi Assembly constituency - Revision history

JeffreyChallis6 at 06:22, 6 May 2026