| Bhatar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 267 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 197,538 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Soumen Karfa | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Bhatar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 267 Bhatar assembly constituency covers Bhatar community development block and Kurman I and Kshetia gram panchayats of Burdwan I CD Block.[1]
Bhatar assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Abhalata Kundu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Aswini Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | S. Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Aswini Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Anath Bandhu Ghose | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Bholanath Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Syed Md Mashi | Communist Party of India | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Mahboob Zahedi | ||
| 1996 | Subhash Mondal | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Syed Md. Mashi | ||
| 2011 | Banamali Hazra | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Subhash Mondal | ||
| 2021 | Adhikari Mangobinda | ||
| 2026 | Karfa Soumen | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Soumen Karfa | 98,820 | 46.03 | 
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| AITC | Shantanu Kowar | 92,292 | 42.99 | 
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| LF | Hasina Khatun | 12,839 | 5.98 |
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| INC | Dhurjati Maji | 1,647 | 0.77 | ||
| BSP | Lakshmi Narayan Hemram | 484 | 0.23 | ||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 3,252 | 1.51 |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 214,694 | ||||
| BJP gain from Trinamool Congress | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mangobinda Adhikari | 108,028 | 50.44 | +16.73 | |
| BJP | Mahendranath Kowar | 76,287 | 35.62 | +489.08 | |
| CPI(M) | Nazrul Haque | 19,607 | 9.15 | −77.27 | |
| Independent | Nazrul Islam | 1,868 | 0.87 | ||
| BSP | Sukul Soren | 1,575 | 0.74 | ||
| Independent | Somnath Sain | 1,149 | 0.54 | ||
| Independent | Ayan Ghosh | 828 | 0.39 | ||
| LJP | Mainuddin Sah | 480 | 0.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,346 | 1.01 | ||
| Turnout | 214,168 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subhash Mondal | 92,544 | − | ||
| CPI(M) | Bamacharan Banerjee | 86,264 | |||
| BJP | Anjan Mukherjee | 12,950 | |||
| BSP | Dhananjay Ghosal | 2,176 | |||
| Independent | Santosh Nandi | 1,438 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,108 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Banamali Hazra | 83,883 | 47.29 | +9.36# | |
| CPI(M) | Srijit Konar | 83,585 | 47.12 | −10.84 | |
| BJP | Dhatripada Konar | 5,586 | 3.15 | ||
| People's Democratic Conference of India | Iyar Mohammad Sekh | 2,469 | |||
| BSP | Sekh Toyeb | 1,854 | |||
| Turnout | 177,377 | 89.79 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | +20.20# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
1977-2006[edit | edit source]
Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) won the Bhatar assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Subhash Mondal of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress and Susanta Ghosh of Congress, in respective years. In 1991, Mahboob Zahedi of CPI (M) defeated Bholanath Sen of Congress. In 1987 and 1982, Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra and Bholanath Sen, both of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Bholanath Sen defeated Saktipada Chattopdahyay of Forward Bloc.[7]
1957-1972[edit | edit source]
Bholanath Sen of Congress won the seat in 1972. Anath Bandhu Ghosh of CPI (M) won it in 1971. In 1969, Aswini Roy of CPI won the seat. S.Hazra of Congress, won it in 1967. Aswini Roy, representing CPI won it in 1962. The constituency was formed in 1957. It was won in that year by Abalata Kundu of Congress.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bhatar Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Bhatar". Election Results. India.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Bhatar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bhatar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Bhatar. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "268 – Bhatar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.