Hemtabad Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Hemtabad (SC) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Hemtabad (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 33 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Hemtabad Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Raiganj |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 246,863 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 33 Hemtabad Assembly constituency (SC) covers Hemtabad community development block and Bhatol, Bindol, Jagadishpur, Mahipur, Sherpur, Rampur and Sitgram gram panchayats of Raiganj community development block.[1]
Hemtabad Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Khagendra Nath Sinha | Communist Party of India | |
| 2016 | Debendra Nath Roy | ||
| 2021 | Satyajit Barman | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Haripada Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Haripada Barman of BJP defeated his nearest rival outgoing mla Satyajit Barman of TMC by 12361 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Haripada Barman | 115,529 | 48.26 |  8.31 | |
| AITC | Satyajit Barman | 103,168 | 43.1 |  9.04 | |
| INC | Anamika Roy | 9,587 | 4.01 | ||
| CPI(M) | Tanushree Das | 5,017 | 2.1 | 2.13 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 757 | 0.32 | 0.65 | |
| Majority | 12,361 | 5.16 | 7.03 | ||
| Turnout | 239,372 | 96.97 | 12.81 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | 8.67 | |||
2021
In the 2021 election, Satyajit Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Chandima Roy of BJP.
2016
In the 2016 election, Debendra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Sabita Kshetry of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Debendra Nath Roy | 80,419 | 40.67 | −4.84 | |
| AITC | Sabita Kshetry | 67,283 | 34.03 | +11.23 | |
| BJP | Bhanu Ram Barman | 40,795 | 20.63 | +15.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,437 | 1.23 | +1.23 | |
| BSP | Alakesh Barman | 2,065 | 1.04 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Jyotirmay Barman | 2,048 | 1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 197,736 | 85.00 | −0.01 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Note- Later in 2019 Debendra Nath Roy joined BJP.
2011
In the 2011 election, Khagendra Nath Sinha of CPI(M) defeated Sekhar Chandra Roy of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Khagendra Nath Sinha | 71,557 | 45.51 | ||
| AITC | Sekhar Chandra Roy | 35,849 | 22.80 | ||
| Independent | Chitta Ranjan Ray | 30,923 | 19.67 | ||
| BJP | Bhanu Ram Barman | 8,708 | 5.54 | ||
| Independent | Mamata Adhikary | 4,292 | 2.73 | ||
| RPI(A) | Mohanta Barman | 2,300 | |||
| BSP | Pabitra Kumar Biswas | 2,118 | |||
| Independent | Uttam Barman | 1,496 | |||
| Turnout | 157,239 | 85.01 | |||
The Raiganj MP, Deepa Dasmunsi, campaigned for the rebel Congress candidate contesting from Hemtabad as an independent candidate, Chittaranjan Roy, who was suspended from the Congress Party.[5]