Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district
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Bishnupur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Bishnupur | |
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| Constituency No. 146 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bishnupur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 278,572 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AITC |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Bishnupur Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]
- Bishnupur I community development block
- Thakurpukur Maheshtala community development block
Bishnupur Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Basanta Kumar Mal | Indian National Congress | |
| Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1957 | Provash Chandra Roy | ||
| Rabindranath Roy | |||
| Bishnupur West | |||
| 1962 | Jugal Chandra Santra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Kashi Nath Adak | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Sankar Saran Sarkar | ||
| 2001 | Subrata Bakshi | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Rathin Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Bishnupur East | |||
| 1962 | Santilata Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Sundar Kumar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Ram Krishna Bar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Ananda Kumar Biswas | ||
| 2001 | Dilip Mondal | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Bibhuti Bhushan Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Bishnupur | |||
| 2011 | Dilip Mondal | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | ||||
| BJP | Abhijit Sardar | ||||
| CPI(M) | Shyamal Dal | ||||
| INC | Arghya Naskar | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | 136,509 | 57.46 |  5.10 | |
| BJP | Agniswar Naskar | 77,677 | 32.70 | 25.73 | |
| CPI(M) | Jhuma Kayal | 17,995 | 7.57 |  29.82 | |
| BSP | Rabindranath Ranjan | 2,709 | 1.14 | 0.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,863 | 0.78 | 0.39 | |
| Independent | Uttam Naskar | 817 | 0.34 | New | |
| Majority | 58,832 | 24.76 | 9.79 | ||
| Turnout | 2,37,570 | 85.26 | 3.02 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | 107,129 | 52.36 | 1.56 | |
| CPI(M) | Aloke Sardar | 76,499 | 37.39 | 2.44 | |
| BJP | Shyama Prasad Halder | 14,264 | 6.97 | 3.74 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,402 | 1.17 | ||
| BSP | Dipankar Gayen | 1,594 | 0.78 | New | |
| Independent | Samar Kumar Biswas | 1,502 | 0.73 | New | |
| PDS | Uttam Kumar Halder | 1,203 | 0.59 | 0.39 | |
| Majority | 30,630 | 14.97 | 0.88 | ||
| Turnout | 2,04,593 | 82.24 | 2.23 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dilip Mondal | 95,912 | 53.92 | ||
| CPI(M) | Bibhuti Bhushan Sarkar | 70,862 | 39.83 | ||
| BJP | Shekhar Naskar | 5,745 | 3.23 | ||
| Independent | Prabhat Kiran Mondal | 3,636 | 2.04 | ||
| PDS | Gopinath Naskar | 1,735 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 25,050 | 14.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,77,890 | 84.47 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006
From 1977 to 2006, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 2006,[4] Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating his nearest rival Dilip Mondal of AITC and Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating his nearest rival Madan Mitra of AITC. Dilip Mondal of AITC won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) and Subrata Bakshi of AITC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) in 2001.[5] Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar of INC and Sankar Saran Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of INC in 1996.[6] In 1991[7] and 1987,[8] Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ram Krishna Bar and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, respectively, and Kashi Nath Adak of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar and Shaik Moquebul Haque, both of INC, respectively. In 1982[9] and 1977,[10] Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar and Ram Krishna Bar, both of INC, respectively, and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Niranjan Ghosh and Moaue Haque Shaik, both of INC, respectively.[11][12]
Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972
From 1962 to 1972, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 1972[13] and 1971,[14] Ram Krishna Bar of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1969[15] and 1967,[16] Sundar Kumar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1962,[17] Santilata Mondal of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Jugal Chandra Santra of INC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1957 and 1952, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957,[18] Provash Chandra Roy and Rabindranath Roy, both of CPI, won. In 1952,[19] Basanta Kumar Mal of INC and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI, won.