Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Hemtabad | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Hemtabad
 Hemtabad
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| Coordinates: 25°41′N 88°13′E / 25.683°N 88.217°ECoordinates: 25°41′N 88°13′E / 25.683°N 88.217°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 33 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 5. Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 184,961 (2011) |
Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It came into existence in 2011, as per orders of the Delimitation Commission. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 33 Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Hemtabad community development block and Bhatol, Bindol, Jagadishpur, Mahipur, Sherpur, Rampur and Sitgram gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.
Hemtabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Sekhar Chandra Roy of Trinamool Congress.
The Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for the rebel Congress candidate contesting from Hemtabad as an independent candidate, Chittaranjan Roy, who was suspended from the Congress Party.
Note: New constituencies – 2 (See for details)
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