Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas Assembly constituency

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.

For the constituency in Bankura, see Bishnupur, Bankura.

Bishnupur
Constituency No. 146 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Bishnupur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyDiamond Harbour
Established1952
Total electors278,572
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

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 Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952BishnupurBasanta Kumar MalIndian National Congress[2]
Provash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India[2]
1957Provash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India[3]
Rabindranath RoyCommunist Party of India[3]
1962Bishnupur PaschimJugal Chandra SantraIndian National Congress[4]
Bishnupur PurbaSantilata MondalIndian National Congress[4]
1967Bishnupur PaschimProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
Bishnupur PurbaSundar Kumar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969Bishnupur PaschimProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
Bishnupur PurbaSundar Kumar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971Bishnupur PaschimProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Bishnupur PurbaRam Krishna BarIndian National Congress[7]
1972Bishnupur PaschimProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Bishnupur PurbaRam Krishna BarIndian National Congress[8]
1977Bishnupur PaschimProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Bishnupur PurbaSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Bishnupur PaschimProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
Bishnupur PurbaSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Bishnupur PaschimKashi Nath AdakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Bishnupur PurbaSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Bishnupur PaschimKashi Nath AdakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
Bishnupur PurbaSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Bishnupur PaschimSankar Saran SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
Bishnupur PurbaAnanda Kumar BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Bishnupur PaschimSubrata BakshiAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
Bishnupur PurbaDilip MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
2006Bishnupur PaschimRathin SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
Bishnupur PurbaBibhuti Bhusan SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011BishnupurDilip MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016Dilip MondalAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Dilip MondalAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

Legislative Assembly Election 2016
Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Bishnupur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Dilip Mondal 107,129 52.36 -0.99
CPI(M) Aloke Sardar 76,499 37.39 -2.02
BJP Shyamaprasad Halder 14,264 6.97 +3.77
NOTA None of the above 2,402 1.17
BSP Dipankar Gayen 1,594 0.78
Independent Samar Kr. Biswas 1,502 0.73
PDS Uttam Kumar Halder 1,203 0.59
Turnout 204,593 82.24 -3.15
TMC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Bishnupur[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Dilip Mondal 95,912 53.35
CPI(M) Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar 70,862 39.41
BJP Sekhar Naskar 5,745 3.20
Independent Prabhat Kiran Mondal 3,636
PDS Gopinath Naskar 1,735
Turnout 179,791 85.39
TMC win (new seat)

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

From 1977 to 2006, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 2006,[15] 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.[14] 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.[13] In 1991[12] and 1987,[11] 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[10] and 1977,[9] 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.[18][19]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

From 1962 to 1972, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 1972[8] and 1971,[7] Ram Krishna Bar of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1969[6] and 1967,[5] 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,[4] 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,[3] Provash Chandra Roy and Rabindranath Roy, both of CPI, won. In 1952,[2] Basanta Kumar Mal of INC and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI, won.

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bishnupur. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    18. "110 - Bishnupur Purba (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    19. "111 - Bishnupur Paschim Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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