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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Rajbanshi community is an ethnic group found in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Bihar, as well as in the neighboring country of Nepal. They are also known as Koch Rajbanshi, or simply Rajbanshi, and are said to be descendants of the ancient Kshatriya warrior caste.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Rajbanshi community is an ethnic group found in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Bihar, as well as in the neighboring country of Nepal. They are also known as Koch Rajbanshi, or simply Rajbanshi, and are said to be descendants of the ancient Kshatriya warrior caste.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Rajbanshis have been historically marginalized and have faced social and economic discrimination. They have been demanding for the recognition of their community as a Scheduled Tribe, which would provide them with constitutional protections and affirmative action benefits. In recent years, there have been movements advocating for their rights and welfare, including the formation of political parties and organizations representing their interests.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Rajbanshis have been historically marginalized and have faced social and economic discrimination. They have been demanding for the recognition of their community as a Scheduled Tribe, which would provide them with constitutional protections and affirmative action benefits. In recent years, there have been movements advocating for their rights and welfare, including the formation of political parties and organizations representing their interests.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajbanshi-bengal-politics-tmc-bjp-lock-horns-kaliaganj-flare-up-8577872/  Santanu Chowdhury, April 26, 2023: ''The Indian Express'']</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The population of Rajbanshis or Koch-Rajbanshis is estimated to be over 33 lakh in Bengal, which is mostly concentrated in Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Malda and Murshidabad districts in northern parts of the state.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Rajbanshi community accounts for 30 per cent of the electorate in North Bengal and is seen as a key factor in many Assembly seats, especially in over 15 Assembly segments in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The community, which has been categorised in Begal among the Scheduled Castes (SCs), also plays a significant role in seven of the eight parliamentary seats in the region.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Rajbanshi community is an ethnic group found in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Bihar, as well as in the neighboring country of Nepal. They are also known as Koch Rajbanshi, or simply Rajbanshi, and are said to be descendants of the ancient Kshatriya warrior caste.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Sub-divisions: Kudlukara in South Canara, Kudalderkkara [E. Thurston]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Sub-divisions: Kudlukara in South Canara, Kudalderkkara [E. Thurston]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Titles: Adhikari, Bhang in Jalpaiguri, Bhanga Kehatiya, Eastern Bengal [H.H. Risley]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Titles: Adhikari, Bhang in Jalpaiguri, Bhanga Kehatiya, Eastern Bengal [H.H. Risley]</div></td></tr>
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Synonyms: Bahey, Deshi, Deshibahe, Rajbanshi Kshatriya [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]<br />
Bahey, Desi, Rajbanshi, Rajbanshi Khattriya [West Bengal]<br />
Groups/subgroups: Bara Bhag, Chota Bhag [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]<br />
Bara Bhag, Choto Bhag [West Bengal]<br />
* Sub-divisions: Kudlukara in South Canara, Kudalderkkara [E. Thurston]<br />
Titles: Adhikari, Bhang in Jalpaiguri, Bhanga Kehatiya, Eastern Bengal [H.H. Risley]<br />
Surnames: Rajbanshi, Singh [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]<br />
Barman, Dev, Roy, Sarkar [West Bengal]<br />
Gotra: Vasishr, Savarna, Vatsya [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]<br />
Alambyan, Batsya, Kashyapa, Moudgaulya, Parasar, Sandilya [West Bengal]</div>Pdewan