Natabari

Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal. For 2. its namesake village, see Natabari, Cooch Behar.
Natabari
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Natabari
Location in West Bengal
Natabari
Natabari (India)
Coordinates: 26°24′57″N 89°35′45″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Constituency No8
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency1 Cooch Behar (SC)
Electorate (year)193,214 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 8 Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Deoanhat, Dauaguri, Guriahati I, Guriahati II, Jiranpur and Panisala gram panchayats of Cooch Behar I community development block and Andaran Fulbari II, Balarampur I, Balarampur II, Chilkhana I, Chilkhana II, Deocharai, Dhalpal II, Maruganj, Natabari I, Natabari II gram panchayats of Tufanganj I community development block.[1]

Natabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1977NatabariSibendra Narayan ChowdhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [2]
1982Sibendra Narayan ChowdhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
1987Sibendra Narayan ChowdhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1991Sibendra Narayan ChowdhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1996Sibendra Narayan ChowdhuryCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
2001Tamser AliCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
2006Tamser AliCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
2011Rabindra Nath GhoshAll India Trinamool Congress[9]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Rabindra Nath Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tamser Ali of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Natabari constituency[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rabindra Nath Ghosh 81,951 47.56 +1.80
CPI (M) Tamser Ali 74,386 43.17 -5.67
BJP Utpal Kanti Deb 9,923 5.76
Independent Siddikuddin Bepari 2,972
RPI Girindra Nath Barman 1,867
Independent Prodyut Kumar Dey 1,197
Turnout 172,296 89.17
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing +7.47
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Cooch Behar district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 4 3
Indian National Congress 1 0
Forward bloc 4 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 4

1972-2006

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006[8] and 2001[7] state assembly elections, Tamser Ali of CPI(M) defeated Rabindra Nath Ghosh of Trinamool Congress. Sibendra Narayan Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Rabindranath Ghosh representing Congress in 1996,[6] Biimbal Chandra Dhar of Congress in 1991,[5] Santosh Kumar Roy of Congress in 1987,[4] 1982[3] and 1977.[2][11] Prior to that the constituency did not exist.

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Natabari. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  11. "8 - Natabari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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