| Diamond Harbour | |
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| Constituency No. 143 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 | 2,54,964 |
| Reservation | None |
| 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 |
Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Diamond Harbour municipality
- Basuldanga, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Derak, Harindanga, Kanpur Dhanaberia, Mashat and Parulia gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour I community development block
- Kamarpole, Khorda, Mathur, Nurpur, Patra and Sarisa gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II community development block
Diamond Harbour 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 | Charu Chandra Bhandari | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1957 | Ramanuj Halder | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Jagadish Chandra Halder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Daulat Ali Sheikh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Sheikh Daulat Ali | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Rishi Halder | Communist Party of India | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Dipak Kumar Halder | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Pannalal Halder | ||
| 2026 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Pannalal Halder | 119,320 | 51.38% | ||
| BJP | Dipak Kumar Halder | 88,054 | 37.92% | ||
| CPI(M) | Samarendra Nath Naiya | 17,594 | 7.58% | ||
| INC | Goutam Bhattacharya | 1,756 | 0.76% | ||
| Janata Unnayan Party | Yeamin Laskar | 373 | 0.16% | ||
| BSP | Bikash Chandra Mondal | 1103 | 0.47% | ||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 1,379 | 0.59% | ||
| Majority | 31,266 | 13.46% | |||
| Turnout | 232,238 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Pannalal Halder | 98,478 | 43.69 |  4.89
| |
| BJP | Dipak Kumar Halder | 81,482 | 36.15 |  28.82
| |
| CPI(M) | Pratik Ur Rahaman | 38,719 | 17.18 | 23.85
| |
| Independent | Saifullah Khan | 1,585 | 0.7 | New | |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 1,449 | 0.64 | 0.45
| |
| Majority | 16,996 | 7.54 | 0.1
| ||
| Turnout | 2,25,397 | 88.37 | 0.28
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dipak Kumar Halder | 96,833 | 48.58 | 4.79
| |
| CPI(M) | Abul Hasnat | 81,796 | 41.03 | 0.31
| |
| BJP | Balaram Halder | 14,614 | 7.33 | 4.32
| |
| None of the above (India) | None of the Above | 2,109 | 1.06 | ||
| Majority | 15,037 | 7.55 | 5.1
| ||
| Turnout | 1,99,346 | 88.09 | 2.79
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dipak Kumar Halder | 87,645 | 53.37 | ||
| CPI(M) | Subhra Sau | 66,871 | 40.72 | ||
| BJP | Krishna Baidya | 4,946 | 3.01 | ||
| PDS | Mousumi Maitra | 2,951 | 1.80 | ||
| IUC | Mohammad Shamshut Touhid | 1,797 | 1.09 | ||
| Majority | 20,774 | 12.65 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,210 | 85.30 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006[edit | edit source]
In 2006[4] and 2001,[5] Rishi Halder of CPI(M) won the Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Subhashis Chakraborty of AITC and Amjad Ali Sardar of AITC respectively. Sheikh Daulat Ali of INC defeated Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) in 1996.[6] Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) defeated Nazrul Islam Molla of INC in 1991,[7] Monoranjan Kayal of INC in 1987,[8] Dibakar Ghosh of INC in 1982,[9] and Sankari Prasad Mondal of Janata Party in 1977.[10][11]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972[edit | edit source]
Daulat Ali Sheikh of INC won in 1972.[12] Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) won in 1971,[13] 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Jagadish Chandra Halder of INC won in 1962.[16] Ramanuj Halder of PSP won in 1957.[17] Charu Chandra Bhandari of KMPP won in 1952.[18]
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". Diamond Harbour. 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.
- ↑ "119 - Diamond Harbour 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.
