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About: the Assembly constituency in West Bengal, India

For other uses, see Kushmandi.

2 its namesake village

Template:Infobox Indian constituency Kushmandi is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 37 Kushmandi Assembly constituency (SC) covers Kushmandi community development block and Belbari II, Jahangirpur and Sukdebpur gram panchayats of Gangarampur community development block.[1]

Kushmandi Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1962 Khalil Sayed Template:Full party name with color
1967 Jatindra Mohan Roy Template:Full party name with color
1969
1971
1972
1977 Dhirendra Nath Sarkar
1982
1987 Narmada Chandra Roy Template:Full party name with color
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021 Rekha Roy Template:Full party name with color

Election results

2026

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2021

In the 2021 election, Rekha Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival, Ranjit Kumar Roy of BJP.

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2016

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

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.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

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

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1977–2006

In the 2006,[2] 2001,[3] 1996,[4] 1991[5] and 1987[6] state assembly elections Narmada Chandra Roy of RSP won the 37 Kushmandi (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Rajib Lochan Sarkar of Congress, Jitendra Nath Sarkar of 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[7] and Jogendra Nath Roy of RSP in 1977.[8][9]

1962–1972

Jatindra Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1972,[10] 1971,[11] 1969[12] and 1967.[13] Khalil Sayed of CPI won in 1962.[14] The seat did not exist prior to that.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. 33 – Kushmandi (SC) Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  10. General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

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