Kashipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency
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| Kashipur | |
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| Constituency No. 244 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kashipur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 188,082 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kashipur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 244 Kashipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kashipur community development block; Hura, Jabarrah, Kalabani, Keshargarh, Ladhurka, Lakhanpur and Rakhera Bishpuri gram panchayats of Hura community development block.[1]
Kashipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Budhan Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Ledo Majhi | Lok Sewak Sangh | ||
| 1962 | Budhan Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | S. N. Singh Deo | ||
| 1969 | Prabir Kumar Mallick | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Madan Mohan Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Surendra Nath Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Rabindranath Hembram | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Swapan Kumar Beltharia | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Kamalakanta Hansda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Soumen Beltharia | ||||
| BJP | Kamlakanta Hansda | ||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kamalakanta Hansda | 92,938 | 47.69 | +41.3 | |
| AITC | Swapan Kumar Beltharia | 85,551 | 43.90 | −2.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Mallika Mahata | 10,927 | 5.61 | −83.91 | |
| SUCI(C) | Dipak Mahato | 2,269 | 1.16 | ||
| AMB | Narendra Nath Mahata | 806 | 0.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,401 | 1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 194,892 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swapan Kumar Beltharia | 87,483 | 48.71 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sudin Kisku | 67,905 | 37.81 | ||
| BJP | Kamalakanta Hansda | 11,485 | 6.39 | ||
| JMM | Dipendu Mahato (Dipu) | 3,069 | 1.71 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dipak Mahato | 2,948 | 1.64 | ||
| JDP | Baidyanath Hansda | 2,249 | 1.45 | ||
| BSP | Rajesh Bauri | 1,729 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,727 | 1.52 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 179,595 | 82.78 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Swapan Kumar Beltharia | 69,492 | 44.73 | +9.03# | |
| CPI(M) | Subhas Chandra Mahata | 65,771 | 42.33 | −13.75 | |
| JMM | Satrughna Murmu | 4,240 | 2.73 | ||
| BJP | Prasanta Singha Deo | 3,933 | 2.53 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Mahato | 3,671 | |||
| JDP | Manilal Hembram | 2,653 | |||
| PDS | Sanjit Chakraborty | 1,994 | |||
| BSP | Chitta Ranjan Mahato | 1,965 | |||
| AJSU | Subhas Chandra Mahato | 991 | |||
| JVM(P) | Ramprasad Majhi | 666 | |||
| Turnout | 155,376 | 82.61 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 22.78# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Rabindranath Hembram of CPI(M) won the Kashipur seat defeating Anath Bandhu Patar of Trinamool Congress, Buddheswar Saren of Trinamool Congress, and Subhas Chandra Patar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Surendranath Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nandalal Saren of Congress in 1991, Anil Baran Murmu of Congress in 1987, Subhas Chandra Patar of Congress in 1982 and Rampada Majhi of Janata Party in 1977.[10]
1957–1972
Madan Mohan Mahato of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Prabir Kumar Mallick of CPI won in 1969. N.S.Deo of Congress won in 1967. Budhan Majhi of Congress won in 1962. Ledu Majhi, Independent, and Budhan Majhi, Congress, won the Kashipur joint seat in 1957.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ↑ "Kashipur Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Kashipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Kashipur". 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Kashipur". Assembly Election Result 2016 Live. InfoElections. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Kashipur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kashipur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Kashipur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "242 - Kashipur (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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