Rashbehari Avenue (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 160 Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 93 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Rashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Kolkata Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency) .

2011

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

Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10

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(S).

.# 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(S) respectively. Hoimi Basu of Congress defeated Ranjan Banerjee of CPI(M) in 1996, Ashim Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1991, Arun Prokas Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1987, and Ashok Mitra of CPI(M) in 1982.Ashok Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Ashoke Kumar Mukhopadhyay of Janata Party in 1977.

1957-1972

Lakshmi Kanta Bose of Congress defeated Sachin Sen of CPI(M) in 1972and 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.