Rashbehari Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in India
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Rashbehari Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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| Constituency No. 160 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Rashbehari Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kolkata Dakshin |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 205,959 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission regarding the Delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, Rashbehari Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Rashbehari Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sunil Das | Praja Socialist Party[2] | |
| 1962 | Bejoy Kumar Banerjee | Independent[3][4][5] | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Lakshmi Kanta Basu | Indian National Congress[6][7] | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ashok Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| 1982 | Hoimi Basu | Indian National Congress[9][10][11][12] | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998^ | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | Trinamool Congress[13][14][15][16] | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Debasish Kumar | ||
| 2026 | Swapan Dasgupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Swapan Dasgupta | 74,123 | 53.40 |  17.81 | |
| AITC | Debasish Kumar | 53,258 | 38.37 |  14.42 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Manas Ghosh | 5,618 | 4.05 | ||
| INC | Ashutosh Chatterjee | 2,427 | 1.75 | 6.54 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,296 | 0.93 | 0.41 | |
| Majority | 20,865 | 15.03 | 2.17 | ||
| Turnout | 138,814 | 87.53 | 27.12 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Debasish Kumar | 65,704 | 52.79 | ||
| BJP | Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Subrata Saha | 44,290 | 35.59 | +18.63 | |
| INC | Ashutosh Chatterjee | 10,314 | 8.29 | −25.3 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,662 | 1.34 | ||
| Majority | 21,414 | 17.2 | |||
| Turnout | 124,455 | 60.41 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 60,857 | 44.15 | −21.40 | |
| INC | Ashutosh Chatterjee | 46,304 | 33.59 | New | |
| BJP | Samir Banerjee | 23,381 | 16.96 | +13.19 | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 3,872 | 2.81 | New | |
| SUCI(C) | Swati Ghosh | 1,335 | 0.97 | ||
| Majority | 14,553 | 10.56 | −26.23 | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,857 | 66.94 | −0.72 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | -21.40 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sovandeb Chattopadhyay | 88,892 | 65.60 | ||
| CPI(M) | Santanu Basu | 38,998 | 28.76 | ||
| BJP | Jiban Kumar Sen | 5,108 | 3.77 | ||
| LJP | Mita Biswas | 1,059 | 0.78 | ||
| Majority | 49,894 | 36.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,35,603 | 67.66 | |||
| AITC win | |||||