Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

For the constituency in Bankura, see Bishnupur, Bankura.
Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bishnupur

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 22°23′00″N 88°16′00″E / 22.38333°N 88.26667°E / 22.38333; 88.26667Coordinates: 22°23′00″N 88°16′00″E / 22.38333°N 88.26667°E / 22.38333; 88.26667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District South 24 Parganas
Constituency No 146
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency Diamond Harbour
Electorate (year) 210,543 (2011)

Bishnupur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বিশ্নুপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 146 Bishnupur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Bishnupur I community development block, and Asuti I, Asuti II, Chatta and Raspunja gram panchayats of Thakurpukur Mahestala community development block.[1]

Bishnupur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]While Bishnupur West was part of Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency), Bishnupur East was part of Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951BishnupurBasanta Kumar MalIndian National Congress[3]
Provash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India[3]
1957Provash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India[4]
Rabindranath RoyCommunist Party of India[4]
1962Bishnupur WestJugal Chandra SantraIndian National Congress[5]
Bishnupur EastSantilata MondalIndian National Congress[5]
1967Bishnupur WestProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
Bishnupur EastSundar Kumar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1969Bishnupur WestProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Bishnupur EastSundar Kumar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1971Bishnupur WestProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Bishnupur EastRam Krishna BarIndian National Congress[8]
1972Bishnupur WestProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Bishnupur EastRam Krishna BarIndian National Congress[9]
1977Bishnupur WestProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
Bishnupur EastSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982Bishnupur WestProvash Chandra RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Bishnupur EastSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987Bishnupur WestKashi Nath AdakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
Bishnupur EastSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991Bishnupur WestKashi Nath AdakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
Bishnupur EastSundar NaskarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996Bishnupur WestSankar Saran SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
Bishnupur EastAnanda Kumar BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001Bishnupur WestSubrata BakshiAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
Bishnupur EastDilip MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2006Bishnupur WestRathin SarkarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
Bishnupur EastAnanda Kumar BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2009 By-electionBishnupur WestMadan MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2011BishnupurDilip MondalAll India Trinamool Congress[18]

Election results

2011

In 2011 Dilip Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sudhin Sinha of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bishnupur (SC) constituency[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Dilip Mondal 95,912 53.35
CPI(M) Sudhin Sinha 70,862 39.41
BJP Sekhar Naskar 5,745 3.20
Independent Prabhat Kiran Mandal 3,636
PDS Gopinath Naskar 1,735
Turnout 179,791 85.39
AITMC win (new seat)
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin 24 Parganas district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 26 Increase19
Indian National Congress 0 Decrease2
SUCI(C) 1 Decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 Decrease15
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease2

Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 8 (See template talk page for details)

Earlier Bishnupur had two seats.

2009 bye election

The bypoll to the Bhowanipore seat was necessitated by the death of sitting MLA of CPIM Rathin Sarkar.Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated Iskandar Hossain of CPIM

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2009: Bishnupur West constituency[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Madan Mitra 85,335 57.74 +12.98
CPI(M) Iskandar Hossain 54,940 40.5 -7.47
Nationalist Congress Party Daulat Hossain Hazi 809 3.21
Majority 54,213 57.24 +20.45
Turnout 94,710 44.88
AITMC gain from CPI(M) Swing +12.98

Percentage swing with respect to General Election 2006.

1977-2006 Bisnupur East

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur East (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dilip Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dilip Mondal of Trinamool Congress defeated Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) in 2001.[15]Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Mahadeb Naskar of Congress in 1996.[14] Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) defeated Ram Krishna Bar of Congress in 1991,[13]Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress in 1987,[12]Mahadeb Naskar of Congress in 1982[11]and Ram Krishna Bar of Congress in 1977.[10][21]

1977-2009 Bishnupur West

In the 2009 by-elections, caused by the death of the sitting MLA, Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress won the Bishunpur West assembly seat defeating Iskander Hossain of CPI(M).[17]In the 2006[16]state assembly elections, Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Madan Mitra of Trinamool Congress. Subrata Bakshi of Trinamool Congress defeated Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) in 2001.[15] Sankar Saran Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of Congress in 1996.[14]Kashi Nath Adak of CPI(M) defeated Aruna Ghosh Dastidat of Congress in 1991,[13] and Shaik Moquebul Haque in 1987.[12]Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) defeated Niranjan Ghosh of Congress in 1982[11]and Moaue Haque Shaik of Congress in 1977.[10][22]

1962-1972 Bishnupur East

Ram Krishna Bar of Congress won in 1972[9]and 1971.[8] Sundar Kumar Naskar of CPI(M) won in 1969[7]and 1967.[6]Santilata Mondal of Congress won in 1962.[5]

1962-1972 Bishnupur West

Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won 1972,[9]1971,[8]1969[7]and 1967.[6]Jugal Charan Santra of Congress won in 1962.[5]

1951-1957 Bishnupur

In 1957[4]the Bishnupur seat was won jointly by Provash Chandra Roy of CPI and Rabindranath Roy of CPI. In independent India’s first election in 1951,[3]the Bishnupur was won jointly by Basanta Kumar Mal of Congress and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Trinamool defeats CPI(M) in West Bengal by-poll". The Gaea Times, 1 March 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  18. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bishnupur. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  20. ↑
  21. ↑ "110 - Bishnupur East (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  22. ↑ "111 - Bishnupur West Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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