Rajarhat Gopalpur is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district

North 24 Parganas district is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the [tropical zone] from latitude 22º11'6" north to 23º15'2" north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. Up to 2011 there was one constituency, Rajarhat (SC), covering the area. From 2011 there are two constituencies: Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rajarhat New Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rajarhat New Town is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Up to 2011 there was one constituency, Rajarhat , covering the area...

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Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 117 Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 7 to 9 and 14 to 27 of Rajarhat Gopalpur

Rajarhat

Rajarhat Gopalpur , a neighbourhood of Calcutta, located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, is a fast-growing planned new city. It is situated near the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Many high-profile industrialists of national and international standing are...

 and Ward Nos.18 and 21 to 27 of South Dum Dum

South Dumdum

South Dumdum is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. South Dum Dum consists of localities like, Nagerbazar, Bangur, Dum Dum Park, Lake Town, Paikpara.-Demographics:...

 municipality

Rajarhat Gopalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Dum Dum in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

.Rajarhat (SC) was also part of Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).

2011

1977–2006 Rajarhat

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, Rabindranath Mandal of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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  won the Rajarhat (SC) assembly seat defeating Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated Rabindranath Mandal of CPI(M). Prior to that Rabindranath Mondal had won the seat five times in a row defeating Tanmoy Mondal representing Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996, Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1991, Biswananda Naskar of Congress in 1987, Tanmoy Mondal of Congress in 1982 and Amalendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1977.

1962–1972 Rajarhat

Khagendranath Mondal of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1969. S.N.Das of CPI(M) won in 1967. Pranab Prasad Roy of CPI(M) won in 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...

. Prior to that the Rajarhat seat did not exist.