Arambagh Assembly constituency

{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Arambagh

| 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/Arambag.map}}

| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Arambagh Assembly Constituency

| map_alt =

| state = West Bengal

| district = Hooghly

| loksabha_cons = Arambagh

| constituency_no = 200

| established = 1951

| reservation = SC

| abolished =

| mla = Madhusudan Bag

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| alliance =

| latest_election_year = 2021

| electors = 207,328

}}

Arambagh is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 200 Arambagh Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Arambagh municipality, and Arandi I, Arandi II, Batanal, Gaurhati I, Gaurhati II, Madhabpur, Mayapur I, Mayapur II, Salepur I, Salepur II and Tirol gram panchayats of Arambagh community development block.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 26 July 2015|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}

Arambagh Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Election

! Member

! colspan=2|Party

1951ArambaghMadan Mohan SahaCommunist Party of India{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
Radha Krishna PalIndependent
1957Radha Krishna PalIndian National Congress{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1962Arambagh EastPrafulla Chandra SenIndian National Congress{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
Arambagh WestRadha Krishna PalIndian National Congress
1967ArambaghAjoy Kumar MukherjeeBangla Congress{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1969Prafulla Chandra SenIndian National Congress{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1971Prafulla Chandra SenIndian National Congress{{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, AC No ?|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1972Prafulla Chandra SenIndian National Congress{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1977Ajoy Kumar DeyJanata Party{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1982Abdul MannanIndian National Congress{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1987Benode DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist){{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1991Benode DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist){{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, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
1996Binoy DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist){{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}
2001Binoy DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist){{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
2006Binoy DuttaCommunist Party of India (Marxist){{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
2011Krishna Chandra SantraTrinamool Congress{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}
2016Krishna Chandra SantraTrinamool Congress
2021Madhusudan BagBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

=1951-1972=

Prafulla Chandra Sen won the Arambagh seat in 1972, 1971 and 1969. In a historic contest in 1967 Prafulla Chandra Sen, then the Congress Chief Minister, lost the Arambagh seat to Ajay Kumar Mukherjee of Bangla Congress, who became the new Chief Minister, in the first United Front government in the state. The main factor of Sen's defeat was student agitation there. Students under the leadership of Narayan Ch Ghosh had organised farmers, poor people and the middle class against Sen. In 1962 Arambagh had two seats. Prafulla Chandra Sen of Congress won the Arambagh East seat and Radha Krishna Pal of Congress won the Arambagh West seat. In 1957 Radha Krishna Pal of Congress won the Arambagh seat. In independent India's first general election in 1951 Arambagh had twin seats. These were won by Madan Mohan Saha of CPI and Radha Krishna Pal, Independent.

=1977-2006=

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Binoy Dutta of CPI(M) won the Arambagh assembly seat, defeating Bibhabindu Nandi of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Sk. Hasan Imam of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Abdus Sukkur of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Benode Das of CPI(M) defeated Jalim Singha Roy of Congress in 1991 and Abdul Mannan of Congress in 1987. Abdul Mannan of Congress defeated independent candidate Ranjit Chakraborty in 1982. Ajoy Kumar Dey of Janata Party defeated Madan Kumar Saha of CPI(M) in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp194.htm |title =194 - Arambagh Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 1 December 2010}}

=1977=

{{Election box begin | title=1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Janata Party

|candidate = Ajoy Kumar Dey

|votes = 31,304

|percentage = 57.70%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Madan Mohan Saha

|votes = 13,935

|percentage = 25.70%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Abdul Mannan

|votes = 8,440

|percentage = 15.60%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)|Independent

|candidate = Sk. Shahabuddin Ahmed

|votes = 539

|percentage = 1.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 17,369

|percentage = (31.7%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 54,847

|percentage = (58.4%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1982=

{{Election box begin | title=1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Abdul Mannan

|votes = 42,668

|percentage = 48.10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)|Independent

|candidate = Ranjit Chakarborty

|votes = 39,925

|percentage = 45.10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Janata Party

|candidate = Ajoy Kumar Dey

|votes = 6,174

|percentage = 1.10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,743

|percentage = (3.1%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 89,895

|percentage = (77.5%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1987=

{{Election box begin | title=1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Benode Das

|votes = 60,097

|percentage = 54.80%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Abdul Mannan

|votes = 47,799

|percentage = 43.50%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Madan Haider

|votes = 1,244

|percentage = 1.10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)|Independent

|candidate = Sk. Md.Jikria

|votes = 326

|percentage = 0.30%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)|Independent

|candidate = Nikunja Jana

|votes = 308

|percentage = 0.30%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 12.298

|percentage = (11.1%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,11,005

|percentage = (82.4%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1991=

{{Election box begin | title=1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Benode Das

|votes = 71,681

|percentage = 56.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Jalim Singha Roy

|votes = 50,404

|percentage = 39.40%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Prafulla Kumar Mukherjee

|votes = 4,688

|percentage = 3.70%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)|Independent

|candidate = Sourish Ghosh

|votes = 1,181

|percentage = 0.90%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 21,277

|percentage = (16.4%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,29,918

|percentage = (81.2%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1996=

{{Election box begin | title=1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Benoy Datta

|votes = 91,939

|percentage = 62.40%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Abdus Sukur

|votes = 47,839

|percentage = 32.50%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Anath Bandhu Dey

|votes = 7,220

|percentage = 4.90%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)|Independent

|candidate = Sadananda Pal

|votes = 274

|percentage = 0.20%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 44,100

|percentage = (29.40%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,50,080

|percentage = (85.3%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2001=

{{Election box begin | title=2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Benoy Datta

|votes = 127,439

|percentage = 79.00

|change = +16.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Sk. Hasan Imam

|votes = 26,963

|percentage = 16.70

|change = +16.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Asit Kumar Kundu

|votes = 7,010

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,00,476

|percentage = 62.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,61,410

|percentage = 82.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser = All India Trinamool Congress

|swing = 35.17#

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

=2006=

{{Election box begin | title=2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Benoy Datta

|votes = 104,067

|percentage = 62.30%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Bivabindu Nandi

|votes = 50,324

|percentage = 30.10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Sufal Jana

|votes = 12,757

|percentage = 7.60%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 53,743

|percentage = (32.10%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,67,338

|percentage = (85.4%)

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|loser = All India Trinamool Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

=2011=

{{Election box begin | title=2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh (SC) constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Krishna Chandra Santra

|votes = 98,011

|percentage = 53.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Asit Malik

|votes = 78,448

|percentage = 42.70

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Sukumar Santra

|votes = 7,194

|percentage = 3.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 19,563

|percentage = 10.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,83,653

|percentage = 88.4%

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = All India Trinamool Congress

|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

=2016=

{{Election box begin | title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh (SC) constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=200| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 19 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Arambagh| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 1 May 2011}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Krishna Chandra Santra

|votes = 107,579

|percentage = 54.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Asit Malik

|votes = 71,122

|percentage = 36.30

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Murari Bera

|votes = 17,261

|percentage = 8.80

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 36,457

|percentage = 18.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 1,95,962

|percentage = 86.1%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = All India Trinamool Congress

|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

=2021=

{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Arambagh (SC)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Madhusudan Bag

|votes = 1,03,108

|percentage = 46.88

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Sujata Mondal Khan

|votes = 95,936

|percentage = 43.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Sakti Mohan Malik

|votes = 14,965

|percentage = 6.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 7,172

|percentage = 3.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 2,19,960

|percentage = 84.98

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = All India Trinamool Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References