Dinhata | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in West Bengal | |
Coordinates: 26°08′N 89°28′E / 26.133°N 89.467°ECoordinates: 26°08′N 89°28′E / 26.133°N 89.467°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Cooch Behar |
Constituency No | 7 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 1 Cooch Behar (SC) |
Electorate (year) | 221,691 (2011) |
Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 7 Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Dinhata municipality, Dinhata II community development block, and Bhetaguri I, Dinhata Gram I, Dinhata Gram II and Putimari I gram panchayats of Dinhata I community development block.
Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Udayan Guha, the Forward Bloc MLA from Dinhata, joined Trinamool Congress on 1 October 2015.
. In the 2016 election, Udayan Guha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Akshay Thakur of All India Forward Bloc.
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Udayan Guha, the Forward Bloc MLA from Dinhata, joined Trinamool Congress on 1 October 2015.
. In the 2011 election, Udayan Guha of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Dr. Md Fazle Haque Independent.
The outgoing Trinamool Congress MLA, Ashok Mondal, was publicly expelled by Mamata Banerjee for campaigning for Dr. Md. Fazle Haque, dissident Congress leader and MLA from Sitai. Dr. Md. Fazle Haque,contesting as an Independent Candidate, was a rebel congress leader.
In the 2006 election, Ashok Mondal of AITC defeated his nearest rival Udayan Guha of AIFB