Baharampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Baharampur | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Baharampur   Baharampur Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 24°06′N 88°15′E / 24.100°N 88.250°ECoordinates: 24°06′N 88°15′E / 24.100°N 88.250°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 72 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 10. Baharampur |
| Electorate (year) | 205,633 (2011) |
Baharampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling Berhampore) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 72 Baharampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Baharampur municipality, and Bhakuri I, Daulatabad, Gurudaspur, Hatinagar and Manindranagar gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.[1]
Baharampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Berhampore | Bejoy Kumar Ghosh | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | Bejoy Kumar Ghosh | Indian National Congress[3] | ||
| 1962 | Sanat Kumar Raha | Communist Party of India[4] | ||
| 1967 | S. Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress [5] | ||
| 1969 | Sanat Kumar Raha | Communist Party of India[6] | ||
| 1971 | Sankar Das Paul | Indian National Congress[7] | ||
| 1972 | Sankar Das Paul | Indian National Congress[8] | ||
| 1977 | Debabrata Bandopadhyay | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] | ||
| 1982 | Debabrata Bandopadhyay | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] | ||
| 1987 | Debabrata Bandopadhyay | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | ||
| 1991 | Sankar Das Paul | Indian National Congress[12] | ||
| 1996 | Maya Rani Paul | Indian National Congress[13] | ||
| 2001 | Maya Rani Paul | Indian National Congress[14] | ||
| 2006 | Manoj Chakraborty | Independent[15] | ||
| 2011 | Baharampur | Manoj Chakraborty | Indian National Congress[16] |
Election results
2016
In the 2016 election, Manoj Chakraborty of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sujata Banerjee of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Chakraborty | 127,762 | 69.20% | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Dr. Sujata Banerjee | 35,489 | 19.20% | ||
| BJP | Mala Banerjee | 18,805 | 10.20% | ||
| SUCI(C) | Kousik Chatterjee | 1,727 | 0.90% | ||
| Independent | Sujit Kumar Das | 881 | 0.50% | ||
| Majority | 92,273 | 50.00% | |||
| Turnout | 1,84,664 | 80.20% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | +3.34# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 14 |  8 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 |  1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 4 |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | 0 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
2011
In the 2011 election, Manoj Chakraborty of Congress defeated his nearest rival Tarit Brahmachari of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Chakraborty | 91,578 | 54.90 | -4.52# | |
| RSP | Tarit Brahmachari | 48,265 | 28.93 | -7.86 | |
| BJP | Debasis Sarkar | 12,758 | 7.65 | ||
| Independent | Debjani Saha | 8,162 | 4.89 | ||
| SDPI | Tayebdul Islam | 3,787 | |||
| IPFB | Sujit Kumar Das | 1,331 | |||
| JD(U) | Sunil Kumar Mondal | 940 | |||
| Turnout | 166,821 | 81.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | +3.34# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 14 | 8 |
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 4 |
| Samajwadi Party | 1 | 0 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)
2006
In the 2006 election, Manoj Chakraborty of Congress-Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Amal Karmakar of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Manoj Chakraborty | 94,562 | 54.90 | -4.52# | |
| RSP | Amal Karmakar | 68,836 | 28.93 | -7.86 | |
| INC | Maya Rani Paul | 16,596 | 7.65 | ||
| Independent | Apurba Banerjee | 2,834 | 4.89 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Kumar Mandal | 2,737 | |||
| Independent | Md. Hayatur Rahaman | 1,516 | |||
| Turnout | 187,081 | 81.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | +3.34# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Manoj Chakraborty (Independent) vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[15] Manoj Chakraborty, Independent, won the Berhampore assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Amal Karmakar of RSP. Manoj Chakraborty, contesting as an independent, was a rebel congress candidate put up by Adhir Choudhury as a protest against the official Congress candidate Maya Rani Paul.[20] He was subsequently taken back into the Congress.[21] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Maya Rani Paul of Congress defeated Kartick Sahana of RSP in 2001,[14] and Biswanath Banerjee of RSP in 1996.[13] Sankar Das Paul of Congress defeated Ipsita Gupta of RSP in 1991.[12] Debabrata Bandopadhyay of RSP defeated Sankar Das Paul of Congress in 1987[11] and 1982,[10] and Subrata Saha of Congress in 1977.[9][22]
1951–1972
Sankar Das Paul of Congress won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Sanat Kumar Raha of CPI won in 1969.[6] S. Bhattacharya of Congress won in 1967.[5] Sanat Kumar Raha of CPI won in 1962.[4] Bejoy Kumar Ghosh of Congress won in 1957[3] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Baharampur. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Baharampur. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Baharampur. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "Adhir beats Cong at home". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 12 May 2006. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑ Hussain, Alamgir (17 April 2011). "Didi turns up heat on dissidents". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph 17 April 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ "63 - Berhampore Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.