| Bishnupur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 146 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 278,572 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | [[Trinamool Congress|Template:Trinamool Congress/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | [[Trinamool Congress|Template:Trinamool Congress/meta/shortname]] + |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Bishnupur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Bishnupur Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Bishnupur I community development block
- Thakurpukur Maheshtala community development block
Bishnupur Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Basanta Kumar Mal | Indian National Congress | |
| Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1957 | Provash Chandra Roy | ||
| Rabindranath Roy | |||
| Bishnupur Paschim | |||
| 1962 | Jugal Chandra Santra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Kashi Nath Adak | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Sankar Saran Sarkar | ||
| 2001 | Subrata Bakshi | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Rathin Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur Purba | |||
| 1962 | Santilata Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Sundar Kumar Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Ram Krishna Bar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Ananda Kumar Biswas | ||
| 2001 | Dilip Mondal | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur (Reunified) | |||
| 2011 | Dilip Mondal | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | 136,509 | 57.46 |  5.10
| |
| BJP | Agniswar Naskar | 77,677 | 32.70 | 25.73
| |
| CPI(M) | Jhuma Kayal | 17,995 | 7.57 |  29.82
| |
| BSP | Rabindranath Ranjan | 2,709 | 1.14 | 0.36
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 1,863 | 0.78 | 0.39
| |
| Independent | Uttam Naskar | 817 | 0.34 | New | |
| Majority | 58,832 | 24.76 | 9.79
| ||
| Turnout | 2,37,570 | 85.26 | 3.02
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | 107,129 | 52.36 | 1.56
| |
| CPI(M) | Aloke Sardar | 76,499 | 37.39 | 2.44
| |
| BJP | Shyama Prasad Halder | 14,264 | 6.97 | 3.74
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 2,402 | 1.17 | ||
| BSP | Dipankar Gayen | 1,594 | 0.78 | New | |
| Independent | Samar Kumar Biswas | 1,502 | 0.73 | New | |
| PDS | Uttam Kumar Halder | 1,203 | 0.59 | 0.39
| |
| Majority | 30,630 | 14.97 | 0.88
| ||
| Turnout | 2,04,593 | 82.24 | 2.23
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | 95,912 | 53.92 | ||
| CPI(M) | Bibhuti Bhushan Sarkar | 70,862 | 39.83 | ||
| BJP | Shekhar Naskar | 5,745 | 3.23 | ||
| Independent | Prabhat Kiran Mondal | 3,636 | 2.04 | ||
| PDS | Gopinath Naskar | 1,735 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 25,050 | 14.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,77,890 | 84.47 | |||
| Trinamool Congress win (new seat) | |||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[edit | edit source]
From 1977 to 2006, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 2006,[4] Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating his nearest rival Dilip Mondal of AITC and Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating his nearest rival Madan Mitra of AITC. Dilip Mondal of AITC won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) and Subrata Bakshi of AITC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) in 2001.[5] Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar of INC and Sankar Saran Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of INC in 1996.[6] In 1991[7] and 1987,[8] Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ram Krishna Bar and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, respectively, and Kashi Nath Adak of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar and Shaik Moquebul Haque, both of INC, respectively. In 1982[9] and 1977,[10] Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar and Ram Krishna Bar, both of INC, respectively, and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Niranjan Ghosh and Moaue Haque Shaik, both of INC, respectively.[11][12]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972[edit | edit source]
From 1962 to 1972, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 1972[13] and 1971,[14] Ram Krishna Bar of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1969[15] and 1967,[16] Sundar Kumar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1962,[17] Santilata Mondal of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Jugal Chandra Santra of INC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1957 and 1952, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[18] Provash Chandra Roy and Rabindranath Roy, both of CPI, won. In 1952,[19] Basanta Kumar Mal of INC and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI, won.
References[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bishnupur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "110 - Bishnupur Purba (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "111 - Bishnupur Paschim Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
