| Rajarhat New Town | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Tapash Chatterjee |
| Party: | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | North 24 Parganas |
| Loksabha Cons: | Barasat |
| Constituency No: | 115 |
| Established: | 1962 |
| Electors: | 183,790 |
| Reservation: | None |
Rajarhat New Town 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. 115 Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1–5,12-14,20-21 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (Before 2015 Wards 1-6 & 10-13 of Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality) and Ward 27 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation(formerly Mahisbathan–II gram panchayat of Rajarhat CD Block) and remaining Rajarhat CD Block[1]
Rajarhat New Town Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Rajarhat (SC) was 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 | All India Trinamool Congress[13] | ||
| 2006 | Rabindranath Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | ||
| 2011 | Rajarhat New Town | All India Trinamool Congress[15] | ||
| 2016 | Rajarhat New Town | Sabyasachi Dutta | All India Trinamool Congress (later Bharatiya Janata Party) | |
| 2021 | Rajarhat New Town | Tapash Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
In the 2011 election, Sabyasachi Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Tapash Chatterjee of CPI(M).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
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,[10] 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 won in 1962.[3] Prior to that the Rajarhat seat was not there.