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| mla                    = [[Tajmul Hossain]]
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|subdivision_name6 = 160,562 (2011)<ref>{{cite web|date=14 August 2018|title=West Bengal 2011|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 214,992 (2016)<ref>{{cite web|date=16 August 2018|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2016/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 252,487 (2021)<ref>{{cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
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'''Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Malda district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Current MLA is [[Tajmul Hossain]] leader of [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tajmul Hossain(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- HARISCHANDRAPUR(MALDA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|url=https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=545|access-date=2021-09-04|website=myneta.info}}</ref>
'''Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Malda district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 46 Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency covers [[Harishchandrapur II (Community development block)|Harishchandrapur II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Harishchandrapur I (Community development block)|Harischandrapur I]] 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>
As per the orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 46 Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency covers [[Harishchandrapur II (Community development block)|Harishchandrapur II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] (CDB) and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Harishchandrapur I (Community development block)|Harischandrapur I]] CDB.<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>


Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 [[Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
Harishchandrapur 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 Legislative Assembly==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"ìÍĦĤĠčw
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
|-
|-
! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2| Party
|-
|-
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]||Harishchandrapur||Ram Hari Roy||[[Indian National Congress]]<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>
| [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
| Ram Hari Roy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]||||[[Md. Elias Razi]]||Independent<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>
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| [[Md. Elias Razi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||||Birendra Kumar Moitra||Indian National Congress<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>
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Birendra Kumar Moitra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||||Md. Elias Razi||Independent<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>
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Md. Elias Razi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|-
|1969||||Md. Elias Razi||[[Workers Party of India]]<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>
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| {{Full party name with color|Workers Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|1971||||Md. Elias Razi||Workers Party of India<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>
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|-
|1972||||Goutam Chakravarty||Indian National Congress<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>
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| Goutam Chakravarty
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|1977||||Birendra Kumar Moitra||[[Janata Party]]<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>
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| Birendra Kumar Moitra
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|1982||||Abdul Wahed||Indian National Congress<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>
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| [[Abdul Wahed]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|1987||||Birendra Kumar Moitra||[[All India Forward Bloc]]<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>
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="3" | Birendra Kumar Moitra
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=3}}
|-
|-
|1991||||Birendra Kumar Moitra||All India Forward Bloc<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>
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|-
|1996||||Birendra Kumar Motra||All India Forward Bloc<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>
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Alam Mostaque||Indian National Congress<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>
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| [[Mostaque Alam]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||||Tajmul Hossain||All India Forward Bloc<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>
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Tajmul Hossain]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||||Tajmul Hossain||All India Forward Bloc/[[Trinamool Congress]]<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>
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016 west Bengal assembly election]]
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|
| [[Mostaque Alam]]
|Alam Mostaque
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Tajmul Hossain]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|}
|}


==Election results==
==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Harishchandrapur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Md Matibur Rahaman|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ratan Das|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Khalil Sekh|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mostaque Alam|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    =
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{{Election box end}}
===2021===
===2021===


{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Harishchandrapur constituency }}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Harishchandrapur constituency }}


{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = Trinamool Congress
   |party      = Trinamool Congress
   |candidate  = Tajmul Hossain
   |candidate  = Tajmul Hossain
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{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Mustaq Alam
   |candidate  = [[Mostaque Alam]]
   |votes      = 29,396
   |votes      = 29,396
   |percentage = 14.00
   |percentage = 14.00
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


'''<big>2016</big>'''
===2016===
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+West Bengal Assembly elections, 2016: Harishchandrapur constituency
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Harishchandrapur constituency }}
! colspan="2" |Party
{{Election box candidate with party link
!Candidate
  |party      = Indian National Congress
!Votes
  |candidate  = Alam Mostaque
!%
  |votes      = 95075
!±
  |percentage = 55.39
|-
  |change    =
|
|INC
}}
|ALAM MOSTAQUE
{{Election box candidate with party link
|60047
  |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
|34.90
  |candidate  = Tajmul Hossain
|
  |votes      = 42190
|-
  |percentage = 24.52
|
  |change    =
|AITC
}}
|TAJMUL HOSSAIN
{{Election box candidate with party link
|42190
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|24.52
  |candidate  = Sanvarlal Kedia
|
  |votes      = 25889
|-
  |percentage = 15.05
|
  |change    =
|AIFB
}}
|ALAM MD. RAFIQUL
{{Election box majority
|35075
  |votes      = 17857
|20.39
  |percentage =
|
  |change    =
|-
}}
|
{{Election box turnout
|BJP
  |votes      =
|SANVARLAL KEDIA
  |percentage =
|25889
  |change    =
|15.05
}}
|
{{Election box gain with party link
|-
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|BSP
|swing  =
|EFRAJUL HOQUE
}}
|3460
{{Election box end}}
|2.01
|
|}


===2011===
===2011===
In the 2011 election, Tajamul Hossain of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress.
In the 2011 election, Tajamul Hossain of AIFB defeated his nearest rival [[Mostaque Alam]] of Congress.


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{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
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{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |candidate  = Mostaque Alam
   |candidate  = [[Mostaque Alam]]
   |votes      = 59,578
   |votes      = 59,578
   |percentage = 44.37
   |percentage = 44.37
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}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
===1977–2006===
===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> Tajmul Hossain of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Harishchandrapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Alam Mostaque of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Alam Mostaque of Congress defeated Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc in 2001.<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc defeated Alam Mostaque of Congress in 1996<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> and Abdul Wahed of Congress in 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> and 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> Abdul Wahed of Congress defeated Subhash Chaudhury of Forward Bloc in 1982.<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> Birendra Kumar Maitra of [[Janata Party]] defeated Mohammad Elias Razi of [[Workers Party of India|WPI]] in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp42.htm | title = 42 - Harishchandrapur Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>
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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Tajmul Hossain of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Harishchandrapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival [[Mostaque Alam]] of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. [[Mostaque Alam]] of Congress defeated Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc defeated [[Mostaque Alam]] of 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and Abdul Wahed 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> Abdul Wahed of Congress defeated Subhash Chaudhury of Forward Bloc 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> Birendra Kumar Maitra of [[Janata Party]] defeated Mohammad Elias Razi of [[Workers Party of India|WPI]] 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>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp42.htm | title = 42 - Harishchandrapur Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>


===1951–1972===
===1951–1972===
Goutam Chakravarty of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> Md. Elias Razi of WPI/ Independent won in 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> Birendra Kumar Maitra of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Md. Elias Razi contesting as an independent candidate won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name=vidhansabha1957/> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]], Ramhari Roy of Congress won the Harishchandrapur seat.<ref name=vidhansabha1952/>
Goutam Chakravarty 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> Md. Elias Razi of WPI/ Independent won in 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> 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> and 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> Birendra Kumar Maitra of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|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> Md. Elias Razi contesting as an independent candidate won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|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> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]], Ramhari Roy of Congress won the Harishchandrapur 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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Harishchandrapur
Constituency No. 46 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Established1951
Total electors252,487
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview[edit | edit source]

As per the orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 46 Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency covers Harishchandrapur II community development block (CDB) and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur gram panchayats of Harischandrapur I CDB.[1]

Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Name Party
1951 Ram Hari Roy Indian National Congress
1957 Md. Elias Razi Independent
1962 Birendra Kumar Moitra Indian National Congress
1967 Md. Elias Razi Independent
1969 Workers Party of India
1971
1972 Goutam Chakravarty Indian National Congress
1977 Birendra Kumar Moitra Janata Party
1982 Abdul Wahed Indian National Congress
1987 Birendra Kumar Moitra All India Forward Bloc
1991
1996
2001 Mostaque Alam Indian National Congress
2006 Tajmul Hossain All India Forward Bloc
2011
2016 Mostaque Alam Indian National Congress
2021 Tajmul Hossain All India Trinamool Congress

Election results[edit | edit source]

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Harishchandrapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Md Matibur Rahaman
BJP Ratan Das
LF Khalil Sekh
INC Mostaque Alam
None of the above (India) None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Harishchandrapur constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Tajmul Hossain 122,527 60.00
BJP Md. Matiur Rahaman 45,054 22.00
INC Mostaque Alam 29,396 14.00
Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) ~6,000 2.80
Majority 77,473
Turnout
Trinamool Congress gain from INC Swing

2016[edit | edit source]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Harishchandrapur constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Alam Mostaque 95075 55.39
AITC Tajmul Hossain 42190 24.52
BJP Sanvarlal Kedia 25889 15.05
Majority 17857
Turnout
INC gain from AITC Swing

2011[edit | edit source]

In the 2011 election, Tajamul Hossain of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Harishchandrapur constituency[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Tajmul Hossain 62,019 46.19 −0.48
INC Mostaque Alam 59,578 44.37 −0.80
BJP Rina Saha 6,033 4.49
BSP Efrajul Hoque 3,876 2.89
Independent Monowara Begam 1,815
Independent Gouri Sankar Kedia 942
Turnout 134,263 83.63
AIFB hold Swing +0.32

1977–2006[edit | edit source]

In the 2006 state assembly elections[4] Tajmul Hossain of Forward Bloc won the Harishchandrapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mostaque Alam of Congress defeated Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc in 2001.[5] Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc defeated Mostaque Alam of Congress in 1996[6] and Abdul Wahed of Congress in 1991[7] and 1987.[8] Abdul Wahed of Congress defeated Subhash Chaudhury of Forward Bloc in 1982.[9] Birendra Kumar Maitra of Janata Party defeated Mohammad Elias Razi of WPI in 1977.[10][11]

1951–1972[edit | edit source]

Goutam Chakravarty of Congress won in 1972.[12] Md. Elias Razi of WPI/ Independent won in 1971,[13] 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Birendra Kumar Maitra of Congress won in 1962.[16] Md. Elias Razi contesting as an independent candidate won in 1957.[17] In independent India's first election in 1951, Ramhari Roy of Congress won the Harishchandrapur seat.[18]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Harishchandrapur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "42 - Harishchandrapur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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