https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Hirapur_%28Vidhan_Sabha_constituency%29Hirapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) - Revision history2026-08-17T07:56:28ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hirapur_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)&diff=208024&oldid=prev>Walrus Ji: The Delimitation Commission abolished Hirapur as an assembly constituency in 2011.2020-12-19T10:04:22Z<p>The Delimitation Commission abolished Hirapur as an assembly constituency in 2011.</p>
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'''Hirapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' was an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in what is now [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Hirapur is the police station for the [[Burnpur]] area and the assembly constituency covered that area.<br />
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Hirapur assembly constituency was part of [[Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The Delimitation Commission abolished Hirapur as an assembly constituency in 2011. The area is now covered under [[Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-08-21 |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><br />
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==Election results==<br />
===1977-2006===<br />
Amitava Mukhopadhyay of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Hirapur assembly seat in 2006, defeating his nearest rival Moloy Ghatak of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Moloy Ghatak of Trinamool Congress defeated Dilip Ghosh (Independent). In 1996, Shyamadas Banerjee of Congress defeated Mumtaz Hussein of [[Janata Dal]]. In 1991, Mumtaz Hussein of JD defeated Suhrid Basu Mallick of Congress. In 1987, Suhrid Basu Mallick of Congress defeated [[Bamapada Mukherjee]] of CPI (M). In 1982, [[Bamapada Mukherjee]] of CPI (M) defeated Shibdas Ghatak of Congress. In 1977, [[Bamapada Mukherjee]] of CPI (M) defeated Santimoy Aich of Congress.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp259.htm | title = 259 - Hirapur Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2009-08-29 }}</ref><br />
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===1957-1972===<br />
In 1972, Triptimoy Aich of Congress won the Hirapur seat. In 1971 and 1969, Bamapada Mukherjee of CPI (M) won the seat. In 1967, Shibdas Ghatak of Congress won the seat. In 1962, Dr. Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress won the seat. In 1957, Taher Hossain (Independent) won the seat. Prior to that the Burnpur area was part of Asansol assembly constituency.<ref>Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, ''Asansol Parikrama'' (History of Asansol), {{in lang|bn}}, pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.</ref><br />
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