Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Bhagabanpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 214 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bhagabanpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,54,184 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 214 Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bhagabanpur, Kajlagarh, Kotbarh and Shimulia gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur I community development block, Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Baroj, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur gram panchayats of Bhagabanpur II community development block, and Argoyal and Mathura gram panchayats of Patashpur II community development block.[1]
Bhagabanpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 31 Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | M.L.A. | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Basanta Kumar Panda | PSP | |
| 1957 | Bhikhari Mondal | INC | |
| 1962 | Abha Maiti | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | CPI | |
| 1972 | Amalesh Jana | INC | |
| 1977 | Haripada Jana | JP | |
| 1982 | Prasanta Pradhan | CPI | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Ajit Khanra | INC | |
| 2001 | Ardhendu Maity | AITC | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Rabindranath Maity | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | Santanu Pramanik | ||
Election results
2026
In the 2026 election, Santanu Pramanik of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Manab Kumar Parua of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Santanu Pramanik | 130,586 | 52.73 | −1.83 | |
| AITC | Manab Kumar Parua | 109,708 | 44.30 | +2.11 | |
| RSP | Prativa Rani Kar Shasmal | 3,665 | 1.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 701 | 0.28 | −0.18 | |
| Majority | 20,878 | 8.43 | −3.94 | ||
| Turnout | 247,653 | 93.7 | +6.11 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
In the 2021 election, Rabindranath Maity of BJP defeated his nearest rival, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rabindranath Maity | 121,480 | 54.56 | ||
| AITC | Ardhendu Maity | 93,931 | 42.19 | ||
| INC | Shiu Maiti | 5,274 | 2.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,019 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 27,549 | 12.37 | |||
| Turnout | 222,650 | 87.59 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 election, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra of Indian National Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ardhendu Maity | 111,201 | 54.18 | +3.03 | |
| INC | Hemangshu Shekhar Mahapatra | 79,258 | 38.62 | ||
| BJP | Prasanta Panda | 7,802 | 3.80 | +1.21 | |
| Independent | Priyabrata Dutta | 1,634 | 0.80 | ||
| BSP | Ansar Ali Sk. | 1,621 | 0.79 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Ashoktaru Pradhan | 1,259 | 0.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,149 | 0.56 | ||
| Bharat Nirman Party | Goutam Pradhan | 763 | 0.37 | ||
| ABHM | Thakurdas Mandal | 540 | 0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 205,227 | 88.22 | −4.14 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ranajit Manna of SP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ardhendu Maity | 93,945 | 51.15 | −0.87# | |
| SP | Ranjit Manna | 84,948 | 46.25 | −0.05 | |
| BJP | Sadananda De | 4,763 | 2.59 | ||
| Turnout | 183,656 | 92.36 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | -0.92# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Ardhendu Maity of Trinamool Congress won the Bhagabanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Gour Kanti Bal and Prasanta Pradhan, both of CPI(M), in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ajit Khanra of Congress defeated Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) in 1996. Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) defeated Asoktaru Panda of Congress in 1991, Haripada Jana of Congress in 1987 and Ramkrishna Sarkar of Congress in 1982. Haripada Jana of Janata Party defeated Prasanta Pradhan of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
1972
Amales Jana of Congress won in 1972. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan of CPI(M) won in 1971. Abha Maiti of Congress won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Bhagabanpur had a dual seat. It was won by Basanta Kumar Panda of PSP and Bhikhari Mondal of Congress.[6]