17th West Bengal Assembly
The Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of West Bengal constituted after the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded earlier on 29 April 2021 and the results were announced on 2 May 2021. Notable Positions Members of the 17th West Bengal Assembly Key: * Bye-elected * Switched party Source See also *West Bengal Legislative Assembly * 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections *West Bengal *Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee (; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current List of chief ministers of West Bengal, chief minister of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal since 20 ... References West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website {{DEFAULTSORT:West Bengal Legislative Assembly State legislatures of India 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Lists of current Indian state and territorial assemblies ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian states and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. History The history of the West Bengal Legislature can be traced back to 18 January 1862 when under the Indian Councils Act 1861, Indian Councils Act of 1861, a 12 Member Legislative Council for Bengal Presidency was established by the Governor-General of British India with the Lt. Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of the council was gradually enlarged by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Coun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nandigram Assembly Constituency
Nandigram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 210 Nandigram Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Nandigram I and Nandigram II community development blocks. Nandigram Assembly constituency is part of No. 30 Tamluk (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Vidhan Sabha 1951 to 1967 (Nandigram North and Nandigram South) 1967 to present (as Nandigram) Election results 2021 In the 2021 elections, Suvendu Adhikari of Bharatiya Janata Party defeated his nearest rival Mamata Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee has filed an election petition in Calcutta High Court challenging the verdict of Nandigram and the matter is sub judice. 2016 In the 2016 elections, Suvendu Adhikari of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Abdul Kabir Sekh of CPI. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Firoja Bibi of T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baren Chandra Barman
Baren Chandra Barman is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sitalkuchi. Career Barman is from Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar district. His father's name is Anil Chandra Barman. His son's name is Bikram Barman. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Burdwan University in 2006. He contested in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Sitalkuchi Sitalkuchi is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Sitalkuchi is located at . Topographically Coo ... Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 2 May 2021. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian politicians People from Cooch Behar district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikhil Ranjan Dey
Nikhil Ranjan Dey is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Cooch Behar Dakshin. Career Dey is from Kotwali, Cooch Behar district. His father's name is Nirmal Kumar Dey. He passed Higher Secondary from Ram Bhola Higher Secondary school in 1974. He contested in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election for 292 of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal was held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021. The ... from Cooch Behar Dakshin Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 2 May 2021. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian politicians People from Cooch Behar district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cooch Behar Dakshin
Cooch Behar Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 4 Cooch Behar Dakshin Assembly constituency covers Cooch Behar municipality and Chandamari, Chilkirhat, Falimari, Ghughumari, Haribhanga, Moyamari, Patchhara, Putimari Fuleswari and Suktabari gram panchayats of Cooch Behar I community development block. Cooch Behar Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 In the 2016 election, Mihir Goswami of AITC defeated his nearest rival Debasis Banik of AIFB 2011 In the 2011 election, Akshay Thakur of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Abdul Jalil Ahmed of Trinamool Congress. 1977 – 2006: Cooch Behar North constituency Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sukumar Roy (politician)
Sukumar Roy is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Cooch Behar Uttar. He is now the district president of BJP Cooch Behar District. Career Roy is from Pundibari, Cooch Behar district. His father's name is Purna Chandra Roy. He contested in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election for 292 of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal was held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021. The ... from Cooch Behar Uttar Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 2 May 2021. References Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian politicians People from Cooch Behar district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Living people {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cooch Behar Uttar
Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 3 Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency (SC) covers Cooch Behar II community development block. Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 In the 2016 elections, Nagendranath Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Parimal Burman of Trinamool Congress. 2011 In the 2011 elections, Nagendranath Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Prasenjit Burman of Trinamool Congress. 1977 – 2006: Cooch Behar North constituency Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Dipak Chandra Sarkar of Forward Bloc defea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sushil Barman
Sushil Barman is an Indian politician from BJP. In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Mathabhanga. Career Barman is from Ghoksadanga, Mathabhanga, Cooch Behar district. His father's name is Keshari Mohan Barman. He passed H.S. Pass From Mathabhanga College, in 1988. He contested in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Mathabhanga Mathabhanga is a city along Jaldhaka River and a municipality in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Mathabhanga subdivision. Geography Location Mathabhanga is located at . It has an average ... Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 2 May 2021. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian politicians People from Cooch Behar district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mathabhanga Assembly Constituency
Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 2 Mathabhanga Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga II community development block, and Hazrahat I, Hazrahat II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I community development block. Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 1. Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 In the 2011 election, Binay Krishna Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ananta Roy of CPI(M). .# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections, Ananta Roy of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the Mathabhanga seat defeating Hem Chandra Barman of the Bharatiya Janata P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paresh Chandra Adhikary
Paresh Chandra Adhikary is an Indian politician from AITC(till August 2022). In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Mekliganj. Career Adhikary hails from Mekliganj, Cooch Behar district. His father's name is Dutta Narayan Adhikary. He passed Higher Secondary Examination from Mekhliganj High School, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1970. Paresh Chandra Adhikary became MLA for the first time in 1991 after winning the Forward Bloc ticket. Although he lost the 1996 assembly elections, he continued to win for the Forward Bloc in 2001, 2006 and 2011. He was the Acting Food Minister of the Left Front Government in West Bengal from 2006 to 2011. In 2019, he left the Forward Bloc and joined the Trinamool Congress. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he contested from Cooch Behar Lok Sabha on Trinamul Congress ticket. But Adhikary lost to BJP candidate Nisith Pramanik. In the 2021 assembly elections, he won the Mekhliganj assembl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mekliganj Assembly Constituency
Mekliganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 1 Mekliganj Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mekliganj municipality, Mekliganj community development block, Haldibari municipality and Haldibari community development block. Mekliganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). Members of Legislative Assembly Election Results 2021 In 2021 election, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Paresh Chandra Adhikary defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dadhiram Ray by a margin of 14,685 votes. 2016 2011 In the 2011 elections, Paresh Chandra Adhikary of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Jayanta Kumar Ray of Congress. 1977-2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections, Paresh Chandra Adhikary of Forward Bloc won the Mekliganj seat de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |