Hariharpara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Hariharpara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Hariharpara Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 247,421 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission Hariharpara Vidhan Sabha constituency covers Hariharpara community development block and Chhaighari and Madanpur gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.[1]
This constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Haji A. Hameed | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Abdul Latif | ||
| 1967 | S. Ahmed | ||
| 1969 | Aftabuddin Ahmed | Progressive Muslim League | |
| 1971 | Independent politician | ||
| 1972 | Abu Raihan Biswas | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | |
| 1977 | Shaikh Imajuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Mozammel Haque | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Niamot Sheikh | Independent politician | |
| 2006 | Insar Ali Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Niamot Sheikh | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Niamot Sheikh | 80,338 | 34.14 | −13.37 | |
| AJUP | Bijoy Sekh | 67,673 | 28.76 | ||
| BJP | Tanmay Biswas | 32,057 | 13.62 | +5.11 | |
| CPI(M) | Jamir Molla | 30,055 | 12.77 | ||
| INC | Mousumi Begum | 13,076 | 5.56 | −35.44 | |
| SUCI(C) | Abu Syeed Khandoker | 3,624 | 1.54 | ||
| IUML | Riyajul Islam Khan | 2,725 | 1.16 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,300 | 0.55 | +0.03 | |
| Majority | 12,665 | 5.38 | −1.13 | ||
| Turnout | 235,296 | 95.78 | +8.45 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
edit2016
editIn the 2016 election, Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Alamgir Mir of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Niamot Sheikh | 71,502 | 37.77 |  6.09 | |
| INC | Alamgir Mir (Palash) | 66,499 | 35.13 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Insar Ali Biswas | 39,057 | 20.63 |  14.93 | |
| BJP | Tulsi Prasad Sukul | 5,394 | 2.85 | 0.05 | |
| SUCI(C) | Golam Mostafa | 2,804 | 1.48 | New | |
| IUML | Asgar Ali Sheikh | 1,382 | 0.73 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,159 | 0.61 | New | |
| Majority | 5,003 | 2.64 | 1.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,89,291 | 86.71 | 3.58 | ||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 5.05 |
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2011
editIn the 2011 election, Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Insar Ali Biswas | 58,293 | 35.56 | −9.58 | |
| AITC | Niamot Sheikh | 51,935 | 31.68 | −14.63# | |
| Independent/Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury supported | Alamgir Mir (Palash) | 44,982 | 27.44 | ||
| BJP | Bishnu Charan Sikdar | 4,583 | 2.80 | ||
| SDPI | Masudul Islam | 1,929 | |||
| Independent | Sufal Haldar | 1,351 | |||
| MLKSC | Sattar Sekh | 846 | |||
| Turnout | 163,919 | 90.37 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | +5.05# | |||
Alamgir Mir, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate, supported by the Baharampur MP, Adhir Chowdhury.[5][6]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
2006
editIn the 2006 state assembly elections[7] Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) won the Hariharpara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Niamot Sheikh, Independent, defeated Nizamuddin of CPI(M) in 2001.[8] Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) defeated Mannan Hossain of Congress in 1996,[9] Khaanarul Hossain of Congress in 1991,[10] and Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress in 1987.[11] Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress defeated Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) in 1982[12] and Abu Raihan Biswas of SUC in 1977.[13][14]
1972
editAbu Raihan Biswas of SUC won in 1972.[15] Aftabuddin Ahmed, Independent, won in 1971.[16] Aftabuddin Ahmed of Progressive Muslim League won in 1969.[17] S.Ahmed of Congress won in 1967.[18] Abdul Latif of Congress won in 1962.[19] Haji A. Hameed of Congress won in 1957[20] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[21]
References
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mamata attacks Adhir in his stronghold". The Times of India, 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Adhir launches rebel campaign". The Telegraph, 9 April 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "62 - Hariharpara Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.