Dinhata is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Cooch Behar district

Cooch Behar District

Cooch Behar district is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the district's namesake town. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of a princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty....

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

, No. 7 Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Dinhata

Dinhata

Dinhata is head quarterss of Dinhata subdivision, and a municipality in Cooch Behar District in the state of West Bengal, India.-Geography:Dinhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 36 metres .-Demographics:...

 municipality, Dinhata II

Dinhata II (Community development block)

Dinhata II is an administrative division in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Dinhata police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

, and Bhetaguri I, Dinhata Gram I, Dinhata Gram II and Putimari I gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Dinhata I

Dinhata I (Community development block)

Dinhata I is an administrative division in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Dinhata police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Dinhata...

 community development block.

Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cooch Behar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:...

 (SC).

2011

In the 2011 election , Udayan Guha of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Dr. Md Fazle Haque ( Independent ).

The outgoing Trinamool Congress MLA, Ashok Mondal, was publicly expelled by Mamata Banerjee for campaigning for Dr. Md. Fazle Haque, dissident Congress leader and MLA from Sitai.

.# Nationalist Congress Party did not contest this seat in 2006.

1972-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

, Ashok Mandal of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 won the Dinhata seat defeating his nearest rival Udayan Guha of Forward Bloc

All India Forward Bloc

The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamal Guha

Kamal Guha

Kamal Guha was an Indian politician. He was a All India Forward Bloc leader and member of the Left Front cabinet in the Indian state of West Bengal for over two decades.-Early life:...

  won the seat in a row from 1977 to 2001 (and also earlier – see below). He reperesented Forward Bloc in all years except 1996, when he represented the break away Forward Bloc (Socialist)

Forward Bloc (Socialist)

Forward Bloc , a break-away group from the All India Forward Bloc. FB existed around 1996-1998. The party was primarily based in northern West Bengal....

, which subsequently was reunited with the parent body. He defeated Dipak Sengupta representing Trinamool Congress in 2001 and representing Forward Bloc in 1996, Alok Nandi of Congress in 1991 and 1987, Ramkrishna Pal of Congress in 1982 and Alok Nandy of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Jogesh Chandra Sarkar of Congress won the Dinhata seat in 1972 and 1971. Animesh Mukharjee of Congress won it in 1969. Kamal Guha of Forward Bloc won it 1967 and 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. In 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

 Dinhata was double seat reserved for SC. Bhawani Prasanna Talukdar and Umesh Chandra Mandal (both of Congress) won. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

, Satish Chandra Roy Singha and Umesh Chandra Mandal (both of Congress) won from Dinhata.