Balarampur, West Bengal Assembly constituency
Balarampur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Balarampur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 239 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Balarampur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 175,023 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 239 Balarampur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Balarampur community development block; Chakaltore, Dimdiha, Durku, Garafusra, Lagda and Sonaijuri gram panchayats of Purulia I community development block; and 3. Chatu Hansa, Hensla and Puara gram panchayats of Arsa community development block.[1]
Balarampur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Bhim Chandra Mahato | Lok Sewak Sangh | |
| 1962 | Padak Mahata | ||
| 1967 | Gobardhan Majhi | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Bikram Tudu | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Rup Singh Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Bikram Tudu | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Bhandu Majhi | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Santiram Mahato | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Baneswar Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | Jaladhar Mahato | ||
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jaladhar Mahato | 118,421 | 53.84 | +8.62 | |
| AITC | Shantiram Mahato | 83,370 | 37.9 | −7.11 | |
| CPI(M) | Namita Mahato | 6,575 | 2.99 | ||
| INC | Sukanta Mahato | 2,830 | 1.29 | −3.2 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,374 | 1.08 | −0.15 | |
| Majority | 35,051 | 15.94 | +15.73 | ||
| Turnout | 219,946 | 93.31 | +10.17 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Baneswar Mahato | 89,521 | 45.22 | ||
| AITC | Shantiram Mahato | 89,098 | 45.01 | ||
| INC | Uttam Kumar Bandopadhyay | 8,895 | 4.49 | ||
| API | Sitaram Hansda | 2,153 | 1.09 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dipak Kumar | 1,793 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,441 | 1.23 | ||
| Majority | 423 | 0.21 | |||
| Turnout | 197,965 | 83.14 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Santiram Mahato | 82,086 | 47.02 | ||
| INC | Jagadish Mahato | 71,882 | 41.17 | ||
| BJP | Subhas Das | 8,940 | 5.12 | ||
| Independent | Bimal Kanta Mahanty | 2,870 | 1.64 | ||
| BSP | Bharati Mudi | 1,860 | 1.07 | ||
| JDP | Anil Chandra Mandi | 1,449 | 0.89 | ||
| Independent | Monbodh Mahato | 930 | 0.53 | ||
| AJSU | Lal Mohan Mahato | 894 | 0.51 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dipak Kumar | 805 | 0.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,868 | 1.65 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 174,594 | 83.46 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Santiram Mahato | 65,244 | 45.79 | +7.84# | |
| CPI(M) | Manindra Gope | 54,716 | 38.40 | −17.13 | |
| Independent | Uttam Banerjee | 9,529 | 6.69 | ||
| BJP | Batulal Mahato | 3,528 | 2.48 | ||
| JDP | Shambhu Nath Hembram | 2,897 | |||
| JMM | Pradipta Mahato | 1,721 | |||
| AJSU | Sukanta Mahato | 1,605 | |||
| JVM(P) | Nandalal Mahato | 1,519 | |||
| Independent | Tahir Hussen Ansary | 932 | |||
| IPFB | Mrityunjoy Mahato | 793 | |||
| Turnout | 142,484 | 81.41 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 24.97# | |||
Uttam Banerjee, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[8]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
editIn the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Bhandu Majhi of CPI(M) won the Balarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Barjuram Ram Singh Sardar of Trinamool Congress, Lambodar Mandi of Trinamool Congress, Dulali Mandi of Congress, and Subhas Mudi of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bikram Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Rasik Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1987, and Rup Singh Majhi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.[9]
1972
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Balarampur Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Balarampur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Balarmpur". 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Balarampur". Assembly Election Result 2016 Live. InfoElections. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "Balarampur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cong rebels dare leaders". The Statesman 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑ "235 - Balrampur (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.