Baruipur Purba is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Baruipur Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 137 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| LS constituency | Jadavpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 265,045 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Baruipur Purba Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Begampur, Belegachi, Brindakhali, Champahati, Hardah, Nabagram, Ramnagar I, Ramnagar II and South Garia gram panchayats of Baruipur community development block
- Bamangachi, Chaltaberia, Dhosa Chandaneshwar, Jangalia, Khakurdaha and Narayani Tala gram panchayats of Jaynagar I community development block
Baruipur Purba Assembly constituency is a part of No. 22 Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election Results
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nirmal Mondal | 83,636 | 52.19 | ||
| CPI(M) | Bimal Mistry | 65,157 | 40.66 | ||
| BJP | Tapas Naskar | 5,432 | 3.39 | ||
| BSP | Sukumar Mondal | 1,721 | 1.07 | ||
| Independent | Shibdas Naskar | 1,627 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Pramod Mondal | 1,429 | 0.89 | ||
| PDS | Rabindranath Mistri | 1,239 | 0.77 | ||
| Turnout | 160,241 | 82.91 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
In 2006,[16] Rahul Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Baruipur Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Arup Bhadra of AITC. Arup Bhadra of AITC defeated Sujan Chakraborty of CPI(M) in 2001.[15] Sovandeb Chattopadhyay of INC defeated Sujan Chakraborty of CPI(M) in 1996[13] and Hemen Majumdar of CPI(M) in 1991.[12] Hemen Majumdar of CPI(M) defeated Arup Bhadra of INC in 1987,[11] Jalil Gazi of INC in 1982[10] and Ram Kanta Mondal of INC in 1977.[9][19]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972
Lalit Gayen of INC won in 1972.[8] Bimal Mistry of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Kumud Ranjan Mondal of SSP won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Sakti Kumar Sarkar of INC won in 1962.[4] In 1957 and 1952, Baruipur Assembly constituency had joint seats. Khagendra Kumar Roy Choudhury and Gangadhar Naskar, both of CPI, won in 1957.[3] In 1952, Lalit Kumar Sinha of CPI and Abdus Shukur of INC, won.[2]