Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Rashbehari is an assembly constituency in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Rashbehari is a most prestigious area of South Kolkata and also one of the oldest place of kolkata.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 160 Rashbehari is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 93 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Rashbehari is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin .

History

Considering the contributions made by Rash Behari Ghosh for the people of India, a street was named after him in Kolkata. Rashbehari Avenue, named after him, starts from Kalighat Metro station and runs eastwards to Ballygunge and Gariahat.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2016

2011

In the 2011 election, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Santanu Bose of CPI.

2006

In the 2006 election, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Mala Roy of INC.
.# Swing calculated on CPIM+NCP vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2001

In the 2001 election, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sitaram Behani of JD.
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1998 Bye-election

A bye-election was held on 1998 following the death of Congress MLA of Rashbehari Avenue,Hoimi Basu and resignation of the sitting Congress MLA of Baruipur, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay who was switched to Trinamool Congress.
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 1998.

1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of Trinamool Congress won the Rashbehari Avenue assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Mala Roy of Congress and Sitaram Behani of JD respectively. Hoimi Basu of Congress defeated Ranjan Banerjee of CPI in 1996, Ashim Chatterjee of CPI in 1991, Arun Prokas Chatterjee of CPI in 1987, and Ashok Mitra of CPI in 1982. Ashok Mitra of CPI defeated Ashoke Kumar Mukhopadhyay of Janata Party in 1977.

1957-1972

Lakshmi Kanta Bose of Congress defeated Sachin Sen of CPI in 1972 and 1971. Bejoy Kumar Banerjee, Independent, defeated Harendranath Ghosh of Congress in 1969, G.Mukherjee of Congress and Sunil Das of PSP in 1967 and Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress and Sunil Das of PSP in 1962. Sunil Das of PSP defeated Priya Ranjan Sen of Congress, Debajyoti Barman, Independent, and others in 1957. Prior to that the Rashbehari Avenue seat was not there.