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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Palashipara
| 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/Palashipara.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Palashipara Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Manik Bhattacharya]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Nadia district|Nadia]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnanagar]]
| constituency_no = 79
| established = 1977
| electors = 244,867
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Palashipara Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Nadia district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 79 Palashipara Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Chanderghat]] and Patharghata II gram panchayats of [[Tehatta I]] CD Block, [[Tehatta II]] CD Block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar gram panchayats of [[Nakashipara (Community development block)|Nakashipara]] CD Block.<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>

Palashipara Assembly constituency is part of [[Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|12. Krishnanagar Lok Sabha Constituency]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="3"|Madhabendu Mahanta
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=8|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|rowspan="3"|Kamalendu Sanyal
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Biswanath Ghosh
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|S. M. Saadi
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|Tapas Kumar Saha
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|Dr. Manik Bhattacharya
|}

For MLAs in the area prior to 1977 see [[Tehatta Assembly constituency]]

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Palashipara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rukbanur Rahaman|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Anima Dutta|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Samsur Ali Mallick|party=Indian Secular Front|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Hamidul Haque |party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Palashipara constituency<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2579.htm?ac=79| title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2021| work = Palashipara| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 9 June 2016| archive-date = 5 February 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170205213151/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2579.htm?ac=79| url-status = dead}}</ref>|Bharatiya Janata Party=Anima Dutta}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Dr. Manik Bhattacharya|votes=110274|percentage=54.17|change=+9.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bibhas Chandra Mandal|votes=58,938|percentage=28.95|change=+21.27}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[S. M. Saadi]]|votes=26,228|percentage=12.88|change=-29.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Maniruzzaman Mondal|votes=1696|percentage=0.83|change=-0.58}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ratikanta Thakur|votes=1690|percentage=0.83|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Panchanan Mandal
|votes = 301
|percentage = 0.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bijoy Dutta
|votes = 916
|percentage = 0.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ramesh Barman
|votes = 1688
|percentage = 0.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[None of the above#India|NOTA]]
|candidate =
|votes = 1654
|percentage = 0.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=203652|percentage=83.17|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016 election]], Tapas Kumar Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITMC]] defeated previous [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A.]] [[S. M. Saadi]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Palashipara constituency<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2579.htm?ac=79| title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016| work = Palashipara| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 9 June 2016| archive-date = 5 February 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170205213151/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2579.htm?ac=79| url-status = dead}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Tapas Kumar Saha]]|votes=82,122|percentage=44.99|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[S. M. Saadi]]|votes=76,568|percentage=41.94|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bibhash Chandra Mandal|votes=14,028|percentage=7.68|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiv Sena|candidate=Monoj Roy|votes=3,117|percentage=1.71|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Batshobha Sekh|votes=2,571|percentage=1.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Dwijen Biswas|votes=1,576|percentage=0.86|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Fajlur Rahaman Sekh|votes=583|percentage=0.32|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[None of the above#India|NOTA]]
|candidate =
|votes = 1,990
|percentage = 1.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=182,560|percentage=83.67|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011 election]], [[S. M. Saadi]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] defeated his nearest rival Prof. Manik Bhattacharjee of [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Palashipara 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 = 20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=79| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327190726/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=79| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Palashipara| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[S. M. Saadi]]
|votes = 73,619
|percentage = 46.12
|change = -2.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Prof. Manik Bhattacharya
|votes = 71,967
|percentage = 45.09
|change = -1.39#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Arjun Kumar Biswas
|votes = 8,145
|percentage = 5.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Rati Kanta Thakur
|votes = 2,480
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Muslim League Kerala State Committee|MLKSC]]
|candidate = Shahjahan Mollick
|votes = 1,896
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Jelhak Mahalder
|votes = 1,513
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 159,620
|percentage = 86.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -1.69#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<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 state assembly elections]],<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 = 20 August 2014}}</ref> Biswanath Ghosh of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Palashipara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapas Kumar Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]]. Contests in most years were multicornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalendu Sanyal (Former Minister of State) of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] defeated Tapas Kumar Saha of [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]] in 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 = 20 August 2014}}</ref> Ujjal Biswas of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 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 = 2 August 2014}}</ref> and Kartic Chandra Biswas of [[Indian National Congress|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 = 2 August 2014}}</ref> Madhabendu Mahanta of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] defeated Kumaresh Chandra of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 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 = 2 August 2014}}</ref> and Kartic Chandra Biswas of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] 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 = 2 August 2014}}</ref> and 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 = 2 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp70.htm |title =70 – Palashipara Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 5 October 2010}}</ref> Prior to that the constituency did not exist. [[Tehatta Assembly constituency]] existed in the area.

==References==
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in West Bengal]]

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Mohammadzaidmansoori at 05:24, 1 May 2026