- Mathabhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Mathabhanga — Vidhan Sabha constituency — Location in West Bengal
MathabhangaCoordinates: 26°20′N 89°13′E / 26.333°N 89.217°ECoordinates: 26°20′N 89°13′E / 26.333°N 89.217°E Country 
IndiaState West Bengal District Cooch Behar Constituency No 2 Type Reserved for SC Lok Sabha constituency 1 Cooch Behar (SC) Electorate (year) 193,926 (2011) Mathabhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: মাথাভাঙ্গা বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 2 Mathabhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga II community development block, and Hazrahat I, Hazrahat II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I community development block.[1]
Mathabhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1. Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Results
2011
In the 2011 election , Binay Krishna Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ananta Roy of CPI(M).
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Mathabhanga [2][3][4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Trinamool Congress Binay Krishna Barman 78,249 46.94 # CPI(M) Ananta Roy 72,925 43.74 -11.18 BJP Sushil Barman 11,308 6.78 Independent Mantu Barman 2,919 BSP Tilak Chand Barman 1,954 Independent Hare Krishan Sarkar 1,079 Turnout 166,710 85.97 Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing .# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Cooch Behar district summaryParty Seats won Seat change Trinamool Congress 4 
3Indian National Congress 1 0Forward bloc 4 1Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 
41977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Ananta Roy of CPI(M) won the Mathabhanga seat defeating Hem Chandra Barman of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dinesh Chandra Dakua of CPI(M) won the seat six times in a row from 1977 to 2001, and also in 1967. He defeated Binoy Krishna Barman of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Jatindranath Barman of Congress in 1996, Prasenjit Barman of Congress in 1991, Jatindranath Barman of Congress in 1987, Hitendra Nath Pramanik of Congress on 1982 and Pratap Singha in 1977.[5]
1951-1972
Birendranath Roy of Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. Dinesh Chandra Dakua of CPI(M) won in 1967. Mahendra Nath Dakua of Congress won in 1962. Sarada Prasad Pramanick of Congress won in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Mathabhanga". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS252.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mathabhanga. Empowering India. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=2. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mathabhanga. Election Commission of India. http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_1st_phase.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "3 - Mathabhanga (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp03.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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