# Tarakeswar Assembly constituency

Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 198 Tarakeswar Assembly constituency, also spelt Tarakeshwar, is composed of the following: Tarakeswar Municipality, Tarakeswar community development block, and Bhanderhati I, Bhanderhati II, Gopinathpur I, Gopinathpur II and Perambua Sahabazar gram panchayats of Dhaniakhali community development block.
Tarakeswar Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Tarakeswar | Parbati Charan Hazra | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | | Parbati Charan Hazra | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | | Parbati Charan Hazra | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1969 | | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1971 | | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1972 | | Balai Lal Sheth | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1982 | | Ram Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | | Santi Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | | Santi Chaterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 1996 | | Pratim Chaterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 2001 | | Pratim Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 2006 | | Pratim Chatterjee | Marxist Forward Bloc |
| 2011 | | Rachhpal Singh | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Rachhpal Singh | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Ramendu Sinharay | All India Trinamool Congress |
* In some years Marxist Forward Bloc candidates ran on Independent or CPI(M) tickets.

## Election results
### 2021 election

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AITC | Ramendu Singha Roy | 97,588 | 47.63 | −4.35 |
| BJP | Swapan Dasgupta | 88461 | 43.1 | +27.29 |
| CPI(M) | Surajit Ghosh | 14396 | 9.36 | +6.80 |
| RPI(A) | Sanju Chakraborty | 1690 | 1.47 | −0.23 |
| | NOTA | 2740 | 2.07 | +2.07 |

### 2016 election

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Tarakeswar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AITC | Rachhpal Singh | 97,588 | 50.75 | −4.35 |
| NCP | Surajit Ghosh | 69,898 | 36.35 | −4.29 |
| BJP | Jagannath Das | 17,989 | 9.36 | +6.80 |
| Jharkhand Party (Naren) | Palash Hansda | 2,818 | 1.47 | −0.23 |
| | NOTA | 3,983 | 2.07 | +2.07 |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Rachpal Singh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Pratim Chatterjee of MFB.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Tarakeswar constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Rachhpal Singh | 97,022 | 55.10 | |
| | MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 71,549 | 40.64 | −17.46 |
| | BJP | Ganesh Chakraborty | 4,504 | 2.56 | |
| | JDP | Palash Kinkar Hansda | 2,996 | 1.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,072 | 89.29 | |
| | AITC gain from MFB | AITC gain from MFB | Swing | # | |
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

### 2006

In the 2006 election, Pratim Chatterjee of CPIM-Marxist Forward Bloc Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishna Bhattacharje of BJP.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Tarakeswar constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 74,849 | 58.10 | |
| | BJP | Krishna Bhattacharjee | 44,578 | 40.64 | −17.46 |
| | INC | Ajit Kumar Ghosh | 9,400 | 7.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,861 | 87.6 | |
| | MFB hold | MFB hold | Swing | # | |
.# Trinamool Congress+BJP alliance contested this seat in 2006.

### 2001

In the 2001 election, Pratim Chatterjee of CPIM-Marxist Forward Bloc Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Krishna Bhattacharje of BJP.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Tarakeswar constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MFB | Pratim Chatterjee | 69,186 | 54.55 |
| | INC | Mohan Ghosh | 40,274 | 31.75 |
| | BJP | Rakhal Chandra Das | 12,434 | 9.80 |
| | Independent | Debasish Chatterjee | 3325 | 2.62 |
| | Independent | Prabir Pal | 1615 | 1.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,834 | 83.04 |
| | MFB hold | MFB hold | Swing | # |
.# Trinamool Congress+Trinamool Congress alliance contested this seat in 2001.

### 1977-2006

Tarakeswar has been a base of Marxist Forward Bloc but officially their candidates are often shown as Independent. In 1996, the candidate was shown as belonging to CPI(M). In 2006, 2001 and 1996, Pratim Chatterjee, Independent/ CPI(M), won the 185 Tarakeswar assembly seat defeating Krishna Bhattacharjee of BJP in 2006, Mohan Ghosh of Congress in 2001 and Ajit Kumar Ghosh of Congress in 1996. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Santi Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Balailal Sheth of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Ram Chatterjee, Independent, defeated Bimal Kanti Ghosh of ICS in 1982. and Ajit Bose Mullik of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1951-1972

Balai Lal Sheth of Congress won in 1972. Ram Chatterjee of Marxist Forward Block/ Independent won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Parbati Charan Hazra of Congress won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.