Bhatar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Bhatar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 267 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bhatar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 197,538 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Soumen Karfa | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 267 Bhatar assembly constituency covers Bhatar community development block and Kurman I and Kshetia gram panchayats of Burdwan I CD Block.[1]
Bhatar assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Abhalata Kundu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ashwini Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | S. Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Ashwini Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Anath Bandhu Ghose | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Bholanath Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Syed Mohammad Mashi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Mahboob Zahedi | ||
| 1996 | Subhash Mondal | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Syed Mohammad Mashi | ||
| 2011 | Banamali Hazra | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Subhash Mondal | ||
| 2021 | Mangobinda Adhikari | ||
| 2026 | Soumen Karfa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Soumen Karfa | 98,820 | 46.03 |  10.41 | |
| AITC | Shantanu Koner | 92,292 | 42.99 |  7.45 | |
| CPI(M) | Hasina Khatun | 12,839 | 5.98 | 3.17 | |
| Independent | Somnath Sain | 3,307 | 1.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,252 | 1.51 | 0.52 | |
| Majority | 6,528 | 3.04 | 11.78 | ||
| Turnout | 214,694 | 94.65 | 7.83 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mangobinda Adhikari | 108,028 | 50.44 | 3.58 | |
| BJP | Mahendranath Kowar | 76,287 | 35.62 | 29.06 | |
| CPI(M) | Nazrul Hoque | 19,607 | 9.15 | 34.53 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,346 | 2.03 | ||
| Majority | 31,741 | 14.82 | |||
| Turnout | 214,168 | 86.82 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subhash Mondal | 92,544 | 46.86 | 0.43 | |
| CPI(M) | Bamacharan Banerjee | 86,264 | 43.68 | 3.44 | |
| BJP | Anjan Mukherjee | 12,950 | 6.56 | 3.41 | |
| BSP | Dhananjay Ghoshal | 2,176 | 1.10 | 0.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,108 | 1.07 |  | |
| Independent | Santosh Nandi | 1,438 | 0.73 | | |
| Majority | 6,280 | 3.18 | 3.01 | ||
| Turnout | 1,97,480 | 87.18 | 2.55 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Banamali Hazra | 83,883 | 47.29 | ||
| CPI(M) | Srijit Konar | 83,585 | 47.12 | ||
| BJP | Dhatripada Konyar | 5,586 | 3.15 | ||
| PDCI | Iyar Mohammad Sheikh | 2,469 | 1.39 | ||
| BSP | Sheikh Toyeb | 1,854 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 298 | 0.17 | |||
| Turnout | 1,77,377 | 89.73 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2006
editSyed Md. Masih of CPI (M) won the Bhatar assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Subhash Mondal of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress and Susanta Ghosh of Congress, in respective years. In 1991, Mahboob Zahedi of CPI (M) defeated Bholanath Sen of Congress. In 1987 and 1982, Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra and Bholanath Sen, both of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Bholanath Sen defeated Saktipada Chattopdahyay of Forward Bloc.[4]
1972
editBholanath Sen of Congress won the seat in 1972. Anath Bandhu Ghosh of CPI (M) won it in 1971. In 1969, Aswini Roy of CPI won the seat. S.Hazra of Congress, won it in 1967. Aswini Roy, representing CPI won it in 1962. The constituency was formed in 1957. It was won in that year by Abalata Kundu of Congress.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "268 – Bhatar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.