{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Ratua | type= SLA | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Ratua.map}} | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Ratua Assembly Constituency | map_alt = | mla = Samar Mukherjee | party = All India Trinamool Congress | alliance = | latest_election_year = 2021 | state = West Bengal | district = Malda | loksabha_cons = Maldaha Uttar | constituency_no = 48 | established = 1951 | electors = 282,451 | reservation = None | abolished = }}
'''Ratua Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
==Overview== As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 48 Ratua Assembly constituency covers Ratua I community development block and Araidanga, Paranpur, Pukuria and Sambalpur gram panchayats of Ratua II community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 12 July 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>
Ratua Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).<ref name =delimitation/> It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Name !colspan=2|Party |- |1951 |Md Sayeed Mia |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}} |- |1957 |Sourindra Mohan Mishra |- |1957 |rowspan="2"|Dhaneswar Saha |- |1962 |- |1967 |Sourindra Mohan Mishra |- |1969 |Mohammad Ali |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |1971 |rowspan="2"|Nirendra Chandra Sinha |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |1972 |- |1977 |Mohammad Ali |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}} |- |1982 |Samar Mukherjee |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1987 |rowspan="2"|Mumtaz Begum |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}} |- |1991 |- |1996 |Samar Mukherjee |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |2001 |rowspan="2"|Sailen Sarkar |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}} |- |2006 |- |2011 |rowspan="3"|Samar Mukherjee |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |2016 |- |2021 |{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}} |- |}
==Election results== === 2026 === {{Election box begin|title=2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ratua<ref name="election2026">{{Cite web |title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2026/27 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Samar Mukherjee |party = Trinamool Congress |votes = {{formatnum:106834}} |percentage = 45.82 |change = -13.81 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Abhishek Singhania |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:74272}} |percentage = 31.86 |change = +6.75 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Md. Mottakin Alam |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:31525}} |percentage = 13.52 |change = +6.14 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jahur Alam |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = {{formatnum:13026}} |percentage = 5.59 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above (India) |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:1447}} |percentage = 0.62 |change = -0.32 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:32562}} |percentage = 13.96 |change = -20.56 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:233138}} |percentage = 94.32 |change = +16.73 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Trinamool Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2021 ===
In the 2021 election, Samar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Abhishek Singhania of BJP.
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Ratua<ref name="election2021">{{Cite web |title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14106-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021-including-ac-56-58/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Trinamool Congress |candidate = Samar Mukherjee |votes = {{formatnum:130674}} |percentage = 59.63 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Abhishek Singhania |votes = {{formatnum:55024}} |percentage = 25.11 |change = +11.29 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Najema Khatun |votes = {{formatnum:16173}} |percentage = 7.38 |change = -44.48 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Payel Khatun |votes = {{formatnum:8628}} |percentage = 3.94 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Welfare Party of India |candidate = Arafat Ali |votes = {{formatnum:2102}} |percentage = 0.96 |change = -1.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above (India) |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:2051}} |percentage = 0.94 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:75650}} |percentage = 34.52 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:219148}} |percentage = 77.59 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link | |winner = All India Trinamool Congress |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2016 === In the 2016 election, Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival, Shehnaz Quadery of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Ratua constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Samar Mukherjee |votes = 96,517 |percentage = 51.86 |change = +3.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = All India Trinamool Congress |candidate = Shehnaz Quadery |votes = 53,312 |percentage = 28.62 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Sanjay Kumar Saha |votes = 25,746 |percentage = 13.82 |change = +11.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Welfare Party of India |candidate = Arafat Ali |votes = 4,290 |percentage = 2.30 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = 2,181 |percentage = 1.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Emdadul Haque |votes = 1,572 |percentage = 0.84 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Md. Kabatulla |votes = 1,531 |percentage = 0.82 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Bahujan Mukti Party |candidate = Sekh Alamin |votes = 1,029 |percentage = 0.55 |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 186,248 |percentage = 77.75 |change = -2.65 }} {{Election box hold with party link | |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2011 === In the 2011 election, Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Ratua constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="vidhansabha2011"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Samar Mukherjee |votes = 74,936 |percentage = 48.34 |change = +3.63# }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |candidate = Sailen Sarkar |votes = 68,075 |percentage = 43.92 |change = -4.45 }} {{Election box candidate | |party = Independent |candidate = Imadul Hoque |votes = 5,068 |percentage = 3.27 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Dilip Agorwalla |votes = 3,457 |percentage = 2.23 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |party = Independent |candidate = Ashoke Kumar Saha |votes = 1,856 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |party = Independent |candidate = Ataur |votes = 1,622 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 155,014 |percentage = 80.40 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link | |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing = +8.08# }} {{Election box end}} .# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentage in 2011.
=== 2006 === In the 2006<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> state assembly elections, Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Ratua assembly seat defeating Asit Bose and Samar Mukherjee, both of Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) in 1996.<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Mumtaz Begum of CPI(M) defeated Biswanath Guha and Niren Chandra Sinha, both of Congress, in 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 1987<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> respectively. Samar Mukherjee of Congress defeated Mohammad Ali of CPI(M) in 1982.<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Mohammad Ali of CPI(M) defeated Niren Chandra Sinha of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="election1977">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp43.htm | title = 43 - Ratua Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>
=== 1972 === Nirendra Chandra Sinha of Congress won in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Mohammad Ali, Independent, won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Sourindra Mohan Mishra of Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Dhanswar Saha of Congress won the Ratua seat in 1962.<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Ratua was a joint seat in 1957.<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Sourindra Mohan Mishra and Dhaneswar Saha, both of Congress, won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Md. Sayeed Mia of Congress won the Ratua seat.<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2014}}</ref>
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