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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{For|disambiguation|Balarampur (disambiguation){{!}}Balarampur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Balarampur
| 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/Balarampur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Balarampur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Baneswar Mahato]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Purulia district|Purulia]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Purulia Lok Sabha constituency|Purulia]]
| constituency_no = 239
| established = 1957
| electors = 175,023
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Balarampur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Purulia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 239 Balarampur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Balarampur, Purulia (community development block)|Balarampur]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Chakaltore, Dimdiha, Durku, Garafusra, Lagda and Sonaijuri [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Purulia I (community development block)|Purulia I]] community development block; and 3. Chatu Hansa, Hensla and Puara gram panchayats of [[Arsha (community development block)|Arsa]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2011-01-27 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Balarampur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Bhim Chandra Mahato
| {{Full party name with color|Lok Sewak Sangh|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Padak Mahata
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2"|Gobardhan Majhi
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| Bikram Tudu
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| Rup Singh Majhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan=3 | Bikram Tudu
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| rowspan=4 | Bhandu Majhi
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Santiram Mahato]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Baneswar Mahato]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Balarampur}}
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|candidate = Shantiram Mahato
|party = Trinamool Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jaladhar Mahato
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Namita Mahato
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sukanta Mahato
|party = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anandi Tudu
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bholanath Murmmu
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
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|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
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===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Balarampur <ref name=1vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/balarampur-west-bengal-election-result-2021| title = Balarampur Election Result 2021 | publisher = Times Now News.com |access-date =18 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS25239.htm?ac=239| title = Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Balarampur | publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date =18 May 2021 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate= [[Baneswar Mahato]] |votes=89,521|percentage=45.22|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate= [[Santiram Mahato]] |votes=89,098|percentage=45.01|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress|candidate=Uttam Kumar Bandopadhyay |votes=16,783|percentage= 7.72|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Ambedkarite Party of India||candidate=Sitaram Hansda |votes=2,153|percentage=1.09|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)||candidate= Dipak Kumar|votes=1,793|percentage=0.91|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party= Independent||candidate=Aswini Singh Sardar |votes=1,478|percentage=0.75|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bahujan Samaj Party||candidate=Anadi Tudu |votes=1,416|percentage=0.72|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party= Bharateeya Manabadhikar Party||candidate=Subhas Mahato |votes=1,170|percentage=0.59|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,441|percentage=1.23|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=197,965 |percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin
|title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Balarampur <ref name=1vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = https://resultuniversity.com/election/balarampur-west-bengal-assembly-constituency | title= Balarmpur| work= 2016 Legislative Assembly Election| publisher = Result University |access-date =18 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = http://infoelections.com/infoelection/electionresult/index.php/home/state-assembly-constituency/west-bengal-election-result/861-Balarampurassembly_election_result_2016.html | title = Balarampur| work = Assembly Election Result 2016 Live| publisher = InfoElections |access-date = 18 May 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Santiram Mahato]]
|votes = 82,086
|percentage = 47.02
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Jagadish Mahato
|votes = 71,882
|percentage = 41.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Subhas Das
|votes = 8,940
|percentage = 5.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bimal Kanta Mahanty
|votes = 2,870
|percentage = 1.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bharati Mudi
|votes = 1,860
|percentage = 1.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Anil Chandra Mandi
|votes = 1,449
|percentage = 0.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Monbodh Mahato
|votes = 930
|percentage = 0.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All Jharkhand Students Union
|candidate = Lal Mohan Mahato
|votes = 894
|percentage = 0.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Dipak Kumar
|votes = 805
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,868
|percentage = 1.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 174,594
|percentage = 83.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Balarampur <ref>{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25239.htm |title = Balarampur |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-22 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053213/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25239.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=239| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070151/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=239| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Balarampur| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Balarampur |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030813/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Santiram Mahato]]
|votes = 65,244
|percentage = 45.79
|change = +7.84#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Manindra Gope
|votes = 54,716
|percentage = 38.40
|change = -17.13
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Uttam Banerjee
|votes = 9,529
|percentage = 6.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Batulal Mahato
|votes = 3,528
|percentage = 2.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Shambhu Nath Hembram
|votes = 2,897
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Pradipta Mahato
|votes = 1,721
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All Jharkhand Students Union
|candidate = Sukanta Mahato
|votes = 1,605
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
|candidate = Nandalal Mahato
|votes = 1,519
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Tahir Hussen Ansary
|votes = 932
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian People's Forward Bloc
|candidate = Mrityunjoy Mahato
|votes = 793
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 142,484
|percentage = 81.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 24.97#
}}
{{Election box end}}
Uttam Banerjee, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367879&catid=73 | title = Cong rebels dare leaders | publisher = The Statesman 29 April 2011 | access-date = 2011-05-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111003225038/http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367879&catid=73 | archive-date = 2011-10-03 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Bhandu Majhi of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Balarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Barjuram Ram Singh Sardar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]], Lambodar Mandi of Trinamool Congress, Dulali Mandi of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], and Subhas Mudi of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bikram Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Rasik Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1987, and Rup Singh Majhi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp235.htm |title = 235 - Balrampur (ST) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-26 }}</ref>

===1957-1972===
Rup Singh Majhi of Congress won in 1972. Bikram Tudu of CPI(M) won in 1971. Gobardhan Majhi of Lok Sewak Sangh/ Independent won in 1969 and 1967. Padak Mahata of LSS won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. Bhim Chandra Mahato, Independent, won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]. Prior to that the Balarampur seat was not there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections |access-date=2011-01-27 |work=General Election Results and Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Purulia district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in West Bengal]]

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