Tarakeswar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
- Marxist Forward Bloc (10 times) (55.6%)
- Indian National Congress (4 times) (22.2%)
- Trinamool Congress (3 time) (16.7%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)
| Tarakeswar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 198 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Tarakeswar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 221,972 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 198 Tarakeswar Assembly constituency, also spelt Tarakeshwar, is composed of the following: Tarakeswar Municipality, Tarakeswar community development block, and Bhanderhati I, Bhanderhati II, Gopinathpur I, Gopinathpur II and Perambua Sahabazar gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block.[1]
Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Parbati Charan Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Balai Lal Sheth | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Santi Chatterjee | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Pratim Chatterjee | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Rachhpal Singh | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Ramendu Sinharay | ||
| 2026 | Santu Pan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Santu Pan | 116,901 | 52.76 |  9.43 | |
| AITC | Ramendu Sinharay | 85,902 | 38.77 |  8.19 | |
| CPI(M) | Adesh Khamrui | 9,616 | 4.34 | 2.75 | |
| Independent | Diti Bhattacharjee | 1,878 | 0.85 |  | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,485 | 0.67 | 0.67 | |
| Majority | 30,999 | 13.99 | 10.36 | ||
| Turnout | 221,578 | 94.03 | 8.17 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ramendu Sinharay | 96,698 | 46.96 | 3.79 | |
| BJP | Swapan Dasgupta | 89,214 | 43.33 | 33.97 | |
| CPI(M) | Surajit Ghosh | 14,595 | 7.09 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,752 | 1.34 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | 7,484 | 3.63 | 10.77 | ||
| Turnout | 205,917 | 85.86 | 0.76 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rachhpal Singh | 97,588 | 50.75 | 4.35 | |
| NCP | Surajit Ghosh | 69,898 | 36.35 | | |
| BJP | Jagannath Das | 17,989 | 9.36 | 6.80 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,983 | 2.07 | | |
| JDP | Palash Hansda | 2,818 | 1.47 | 0.23 | |
| Majority | 27,690 | 14.40 | 0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 1,92,276 | 86.62 | 2.59 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rachhpal Singh | 97,022 | 55.10 | | |
| CPI(M) | Pratim Chatterjee | 71,550 | 40.64 | | |
| BJP | Ganesh Chakraborty | 4,504 | 2.56 | 32.04 | |
| JDP | Palash Hansda | 2,996 | 1.70 | | |
| Majority | 25,472 | 14.46 | 9.04 | ||
| Turnout | 1,76,072 | 89.21 | 1.61 | ||
| AITC gain from MFB | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 74,849 | 58.10 | 3.55 | |
| BJP | Krishna Bhattacharjee | 44,578 | 34.60 | 24.80 | |
| INC | Ajit Kumar Ghosh | 9,400 | 7.30 | | |
| Majority | 30,271 | 23.50 | 0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,827 | 87.60 | 4.56 | ||
| MFB hold | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 69,186 | 54.55 | ||
| INC | Mohan Ghosh | 40,274 | 31.75 | ||
| BJP | Rakhal Chandra Das | 12,434 | 9.80 | ||
| Independent | Debasish Chatterjee | 3,325 | 2.62 | ||
| Independent | Prabir Pal | 1,615 | 1.27 | ||
| Majority | 28,912 | 22.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,834 | 83.04 | |||
| MFB hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[6] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[8] and 1967.[9] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[10] 1957[11] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[12]
1951-1972
Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972.[6] Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[8] and 1967.[9] Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962,[10] 1957[11] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[12]