Harirampur Assembly constituency

Harirampur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Harirampur
Constituency No. 42 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Harirampur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDakshin Dinajpur
LS constituencyBalurghat
Established2011
Total electors228,189
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 42 Harirampur Assembly constituency covers Buniadpur Municipality, Harirampur community development block, and Bansihari community development block.[1]

Harirampur Assembly constituency is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
2021HarirampurBiplab MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[2]

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Harirampur constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCBiplab Mitra 96,131 51.00
BJPNilanjan Roy73,45939.00
CPI(M)Rafikul Islam12,4447.00
IndependentBijan Chakraborty1,8311.00
NOTANone of the Above1,8231.00
Rest of the candidates~2,0001.00
Majority22,672
Turnout
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Raikul Islam of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival Biplab Mitra of Trinamool Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Harirampur constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Rafikul Islam71,44742.83+0.54
AITCBiplab Mitra66,94340.13-6.31
BJPPhani Bhusan Mahata19,84511.90+6.77
Kamtapur People's Party (United)Tarun Sarkar2,0201.21
JDPBibhuti Tudu1,9041.14
JMMAnarul Haque Ansari1,6731.00
NOTANone of the above1,6480.99
BSPDurga Hembram1,3360.80-0.57
Turnout166,81684.89+0.28
CPI(M) gain from AITCSwing

2011

In the 2011 election, Biplab Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Narayan Biswas of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Harirampur constituency[3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCBiplab Mitra65,09947.44
CPI(M)Narayan Biswas58,03242.29
BJPPhani Bhusan Mahata7,0395.13
BSPKamal Hemram1,8771.37
IndependentSahajahan Badshah1,660
IndependentBratasubhra Saha1,364
IndependentSantosh Sarkar1,078
IndependentSanu Soren1,070
Turnout137,21984.61
AITC win (new seat)

References