Harishchandrapur
Constituency No. 46 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
LS constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Established1952
Total electors252,487
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 46 Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency covers Harishchandrapur II community development block and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur gram panchayats of Harischandrapur I community development block.[1]

Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Harishchandrapur Ram Hari Roy Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Md. Elias Razi Independent[3]
1962 Birendra Kumar Moitra Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Md. Elias Razi Independent[5]
1969 Md. Elias Razi Workers Party of India[6]
1971 Md. Elias Razi Workers Party of India[7]
1972 Goutam Chakravarty Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Birendra Kumar Moitra Janata Party[9]
1982 Abdul Wahed Indian National Congress[10]
1987 Birendra Kumar Moitra All India Forward Bloc[11]
1991 Birendra Kumar Moitra All India Forward Bloc[12]
1996 Birendra Kumar Motra All India Forward Bloc[13]
2001 Indian National Congress[14]
2006 Tajmul Hossain All India Forward Bloc[15]
2011 Tajmul Hossain All India Forward Bloc/Trinamool Congress[16]
2016 Mostaque Alam Indian National Congress
2021 Tajmul Hossain All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Harishchandrapur constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Tajmul Hossain 122,527 60.00
BJP Md. Matiur Rahaman 45,054 22.00
INC Mustaq Alam 29,396 14.00
Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) ~6,000 2.80
Majority 77,473
Turnout
AITC gain from INC Swing

2016

West Bengal Assembly elections, 2016: Harishchandrapur constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Mostaque Alam 60047 34.90
AITC TAJMUL HOSSAIN 42190 24.52
AIFB ALAM MD. RAFIQUL 35075 20.39
BJP SANVARLAL KEDIA 25889 15.05
BSP EFRAJUL HOQUE 3460 2.01

2011

In the 2011 election, Tajamul Hossain of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Harishchandrapur constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Tajmul Hossain 62,019 46.19 -0.48
INC Mostaque Alam 59,578 44.37 -0.80
BJP Rina Saha 6,033 4.49
BSP Efrajul Hoque 3,876 2.89
Independent Monowara Begam 1,815
Independent Gouri Sankar Kedia 942
Turnout 134,263 83.63
AIFB hold Swing +0.32

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections[15] Tajmul Hossain of Forward Bloc won the Harishchandrapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mostaque Alam of Congress defeated Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc in 2001.[14] Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc defeated Mostaque Alam of Congress in 1996[13] and Abdul Wahed of Congress in 1991[12] and 1987.[11] Abdul Wahed of Congress defeated Subhash Chaudhury of Forward Bloc in 1982.[10] Birendra Kumar Maitra of Janata Party defeated Mohammad Elias Razi of WPI in 1977.[9][18]

1951–1972

Goutam Chakravarty of Congress won in 1972.[8] Md. Elias Razi of WPI/ Independent won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Birendra Kumar Maitra of Congress won in 1962.[4] Md. Elias Razi contesting as an independent candidate won in 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951, Ramhari Roy of Congress won the Harishchandrapur seat.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Harishchandrapur. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  18. ^ "42 - Harishchandrapur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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