Pursurah Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Pursurah Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Pursurah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 199 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Pursurah Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 213,942 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 199 Pursurah Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Pursurah community development block, along with Arunda, Balipur, Rammohan I, Rammohan II and Tantisal gram panchayats of Khanakul I community development block, and Harinkhola I and Harinkhola II gram panchayats of Arambagh community development block.[1]
Pursurah Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Santi Mohan Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Mahadeb Mukhopadhyay | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Santi Mohan Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Bishnupada Bera | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Nimai Mal | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Saumendra Nath Bera | ||
| 2011 | Parvez Rahaman | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | M. Nuruzzaman | ||
| 2021 | Biman Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Biman Ghosh | ||||
| AITC | Partha Hazari | ||||
| CPI(M) | Sandip Kumar Samanta | ||||
| INC | Sheikh Habibur Rahaman | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Biman Ghosh | 119,334 | 53.50 |  44.62 | |
| AITC | Dilip Yadav | 91,156 | 40.86 |  10.24 | |
| INC | Monika Malik Ghosh | 7,828 | 3.51 | 33.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,788 | 1.25 | 0.52 | |
| Independent | Chiranjit Barik | 1,968 | 0.88 |  | |
| Majority | 28,178 | 12.64 | 1.50 | ||
| Turnout | 2,23,074 | 85.80 | 0.53 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | M. Nuruzzaman | 105,275 | 51.10 | 5.16 | |
| INC | Pratim Singha Roy | 76,148 | 36.96 | | |
| BJP | Subhendu Mukherjee | 18,296 | 8.88 | 4.85 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,646 | 1.77 | | |
| Independent | Jhantu Saha | 2,649 | 1.29 | | |
| Majority | 29,127 | 14.14 | 2.40 | ||
| Turnout | 2,06,014 | 86.33 | 3.19 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
1977-2006
In the 2006[4] state assembly elections Saumendranath Bera of CPI(M) won the Pursurah assembly seat defeating Sk. Parvez Rahman of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nimai Mal of CPI(M) defeated Sk. Pervez Rahman of Trinamool Congress in 2001[5] and Gour Mohan Maity of Congress in 1996.[6] Bishnupada Bera of CPI(M) defeated Bibhuti Bhusan Roy of Congress in 1991[7] and Santi Mohun Roy of Congress in 1987.[8] Santi Mohun Roy of Congress defeated Bishnupada Bera of CPI(M) in 1982.[9] Manoranjan Hazra of CPI(M) defeated Durga Charan Chakrabarty of Janata Party in 1977.[10][11]
1967-1972
Mahadeb Mukhopadhyay of Congress won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Santi Mohan Roy of Congress won in 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Prior to that the Pursurah seat did not exist.