| Rajarhat Gopalpur | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Aditi Munshi |
| Party: | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | North 24 Parganas |
| Loksabha Cons: | Dum Dum |
| Constituency No: | 117 |
| Established: | 1962 |
| Electors: | 239,551 |
| Reservation: | None |
Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 117 Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 6-11,15-19,22-26 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (Before 2015 Wards 7-9 & 14-27 of Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality) and Ward Nos. 18 and 21-27 of South Dum Dum municipality.[1]
Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Rajarhat (SC) was also part of Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Rajarhat | Pranab Prasad Roy | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1967 | S.N.Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | ||
| 1969 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | ||
| 1971 | Khagendranath Mondal | Indian National Congress[6] | ||
| 1972 | Khagendranath Mondal | Indian National Congress[7] | ||
| 1977 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | ||
| 1982 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | ||
| 1987 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | ||
| 1991 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | ||
| 1996 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | ||
| 2001 | Tanmoy Mondal | West Bengal Trinamool Congress[13] | ||
| 2006 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | ||
| 2011 | Rajarhat Gopalpur | Purnendo Bose | All India Trinamool Congress[15] | |
| 2016 | Purnendo Bose | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2021 | Aditi Munshi | All India Trinamool Congress |
In the 2011 election, Purnendo Bose of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Robin Mondal of CPI(M).
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[14] Rabindranath Mandal of CPI(M) won the Rajarhat (SC) assembly seat defeating Tanmoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001[13] 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 in 1996,[12] Sukumar Roy of Congress in 1991,[11] Biswananda Naskar of Congress in 1987, Tanmoy Mondal of Congress in 1982[9] and Amalendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1977.[8] [16]
Khagendranath Mondal of Congress won in 1972[7] and 1971.[6] Rabindranath Mondal of CPI(M) won in 1969.[5] S.N.Das of CPI(M) won in 1967.[4] Pranab Prasad Roy of CPI(M) won in 1962.[3] Prior to that the Rajarhat seat did not exist.