Shibpur Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Shibpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Shibpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 172 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Shibpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 197,161 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Rana Chatterjee |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah Municipal Corporation.[1]
Shibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Hari Sadhan Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Mrigendra Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Kanailal Bhattacharyya | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Satyendra Nath Ghose | ||
| 1991 | Jatu Lahiri | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2006 | Jagannath Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 2011 | Jatu Lahiri | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Manoj Tiwary | ||
| 2026 | Rudranil Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rudranil Ghosh | 89,615 | 49.42 |  16.62 | |
| AITC | Rana Chatterjee | 73,557 | 40.57 |  10.12 | |
| AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharya | 12,542 | 6.92 | 6.78 | |
| INC | Shrabanti Singh | 1,993 | 1.1 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,300 | 0.72 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | 16,058 | 8.85 | 9.04 | ||
| Turnout | 181,323 | 92.94 | 14.96 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | 13.37% | |||
2021
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jatu Lahiri | 100,739 | 61.83 | ||
| AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharyya | 54,335 | 33.35 | ||
| BJP | Prabir Ray | 3,967 | 2.43 | ||
| BSP | Ali Asgar | 1,850 | 1.14 | ||
| Independent | Bidyut Rakshit | 1,119 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Anup Chowdhury | 913 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 46,404 | 28.48 | |||
| Turnout | 162,923 | 82.29 | |||
| Swing to AITC from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharyya | 92,894 | 46.39 | ||
| AITC | Jatu Lahiri | 83,335 | 41.62 | ||
| INC | Binodananda Banerjee (Bintu) | 18,573 | 9.28 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Ruidas | 2,051 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Soumitra Sengupta | 1,758 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | Uttam Dolui | 708 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Dharampal Singh | 526 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Das Swapan | 392 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 9,559 | 4.77 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing to AIFB from AITC | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jatu Lahiri | 105,921 | 51.05 | ||
| AIFB | Nepal Kanti Bhattacharjee | 92,703 | 44.68 | ||
| BJP | Prabir Roy | 4,999 | 2.41 | ||
| Independent | Swapan Ruidas | 1,471 | 0.71 | ||
| PDS | Subrata Paul | 793 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Jiten Kumar Paul | 695 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Uttam Dalui | 363 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | Sankar Dhara | 293 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | Uday Bar | 232 | 0.11 | ||
| Majority | 13,218 | 6.37 | |||
| Turnout | 207,512 | 70.98 | |||
| Swing to AITC from INC | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jatu Lahiri | 102,985 | 50.62 | ||
| AIFB | Prabir Kumar Banerjee | 88,111 | 43.31 | ||
| BJP | Lakshmi Narayan Mullick | 10,693 | 5.26 | ||
| Independent | Bipin Pande | 756 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Subrata Paul | 480 | 0.24 | ||
| Independent | Shingh Parmeshwar Prasad | 416 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 14,874 | 7.31 | |||
| Turnout | 208,987 | 76.31 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jatu Lahiri | 76,246 | 45.72 | ||
| AIFB | Satyendra Nath Ghose | 72,138 | 43.25 | ||
| BJP | Mani Bhusan Chakraborty | 16,516 | 9.90 | ||
| Independent | Subrata Paul | 490 | 0.29 | ||
| WPI | Mukti Kumar Sidhanta | 449 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Bimal Sarkhel | 444 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Raj Deo Choudhury | 264 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Anath Bandhu Bhowmick | 234 | 0.14 | ||
| Majority | 4,108 | 2.46 | |||
| Turnout | 170,477 | 69.54 | |||
| Swing to INC from AIFB | Swing | ||||
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Satyendra Nath Ghose | 69,507 | 51.53 | ||
| INC | Mrigen Mukherjee | 62,542 | 46.37 | ||
| Independent | Ardhendu Hazra | 957 | 0.71 | ||
| Independent | Binoy Guha Mozumder | 518 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Prabir Paul | 355 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Bhabshilpi Gopal Dey | 314 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | Dharmalal Singh | 275 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Somen Chowdhury | 270 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Gouri Shankar Ganguly | 142 | 0.11 | ||
| Majority | 6,965 | 5.16 | |||
| Turnout | 136,909 | 73.48 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Kanailal Bhattacharya | 61,381 | 58.01 | ||
| INC | Utpal Bhowmick | 41,435 | 39.16 | ||
| JP | Birendra Kumar Chatterjee | 2,108 | 1.99 | ||
| Independent | Jibandhan Mukerji | 498 | 0.47 | ||
| Independent | Bhab Silpi Gopal Dey | 382 | 0.36 | ||
| Majority | 19,946 | 18.85 | |||
| Turnout | 108,304 | 71.08 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Kanai Lal Bhattacharyya | 41,850 | 61.81 | ||
| INC | Mrigendra Mukherjee | 14,856 | 21.94 | ||
| JP | Binodananda Banerjee | 10,539 | 15.57 | ||
| Independent | Janarlal Roy | 224 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Jibandhan Mukhopadhya | 133 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Ajoy Chowdhyry | 105 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 26,994 | 39.87 | |||
| Turnout | 68,879 | 54.83 | |||
| Swing to AIFB from INC | Swing | ||||
1972
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Harisadhan Mitra | 17,240 | 39.11 | ||
| AIFB | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | 13,491 | 30.61 | ||
| INC | Asoke Kumar Mullack | 9,704 | 22.02 | ||
| INC(O) | Ashis Roy | 3,052 | 6.92 | ||
| Bangla Congress | Minati Adhikary | 591 | 1.34 | ||
| Majority | 3,749 | 8.50 | |||
| Turnout | 46,868 | 52.85 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from INC | Swing | ||||