Rajnagar was an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Birbhum district

Birbhum district

Birbhum district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the three administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is located at Suri...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes.

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 Rajnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.

Rajnagar

Rajnagar, Birbhum

Rajnagar is a town in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formerly the capital of Royal Kingdoms in the area. With the fading away of the kingdoms, the town lost much of its importance....

 is a community development block

Community Development Block in India

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1977–2006

Bijoy Bagdi of the Forward Bloc

All India Forward Bloc

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 won the 287 Rajnagar assembly (SC) seat from 1987 to 2006, defeating Sheuli Saha of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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 in 2006, Ashima Dhibar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Asesh Mondal of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996, Panchanan Badyakar of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

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in 1991, and Anil Bouri of Congress in 1986. Siddheswar Mondal of Forward Bloc defeated Subhendu Modal of Congress in 1982 and Jiten Kumar Mondal in 1977.

1957–1972

Dwija Pada Saha of Congress won in 1972. Nanda Bauri of CPI(M) won in 1971. Siddheswar Mondal of Forward Bloc won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Rajnagar was a joint seat. It was won by Nishapati Majhi and Khagendranath Bandopadhyay, both of Congress. The Rajnagar seat did not exist in 1951.