Raina Assembly constituency
{{For|disambiguation|Raina (disambiguation){{!}}Raina}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Raina
| 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/Raina.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Raina Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = West Bengal
| district = Purba Bardhaman
| loksabha_cons = Bardhaman Purba
| constituency_no = 261
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = Shampa Dhara
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| electors = 209,643
}}
Raina Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
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.{{cite web | url = http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2010-08-21 | publisher = Government of West Bengal | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110813092204/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | archive-date = 2011-08-13 }}
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).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Raina}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Shampa Dhara|votes=108,752|percentage=47.46|change={{increase}}1.69}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Manik Roy|votes=90,547|percentage=39.51|change={{increase}}32.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Basudeb Khan|votes=25,332|percentage=11.05|change={{decrease}}34.50}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party||candidate=Pallab Biswas|votes=1,871|percentage=0.82|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party= BMUP||candidate=Rabi Routh|votes=1,101|percentage=0.48|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,563|percentage=0.68|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=229,166|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016:Raina constituency{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bangal-general-legislative-election-2016/|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |work = Raina | publisher =Election Commission Of India|access-date = 11 April 2021}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Nepal Ghorui
|votes = 94,323
|percentage = 45.77
|change = +0.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Basudeb Khan
|votes = 93,875
|percentage = 45.55
|change = -5.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kashinath Patra
|votes = 14,589
|percentage = 7.08
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,306
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 206,093
|percentage = 87.61
|change = -4.67
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Raina{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25261.htm|title = Raina |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-28 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=261| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529223053/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=261| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 29 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Raina| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-09 }}{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Raina |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-09 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Basudeb Khan
|votes = 98,897
|percentage = 51.12
|change = -15.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Nepal Ghorui
|votes = 86,676
|percentage = 44.80
|change = +13.22#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pandit Krishna Chandra
|votes = 3,241
|percentage = 1.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = People's Democratic Conference of India
|candidate = Asit Rana
|votes = 2,611
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Protul Biswas
|votes = 1,024
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Adhir Roy
|votes = 1,004
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 193,453
|percentage = 92.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -28.53#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=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.{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp273.htm| title = 273 – Raina Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-08-29 }}
=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.{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections | access-date = 2010-08-29 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}
References
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