Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency


Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 18 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency are in North [24 Parganas district].

Overview

According to the Hindustan Times, Basirhat and Bangaon have the most porous stretch of West Bengal's 2,217 km border with Bangladesh.The Indian Express estimates the proportion of Muslims in Basirhat's electorate at 54%.

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 18 Basirhat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:

Members of Parliament

.* In 1951 and 1957, Basirhat has dual seats.
^ By-election.

Election results

General election 2009

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General elections 1951-2004

Basirhat was double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Thereafter, it was a single seat constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
YearWinner CandidateWinner PartyRunner-up CandidateRunner-up Party
1951Renu ChakravarttyCommunist Party of India
Satya Hari DuttaIndian National CongressPatiram RoyIndian National Congress
1957Paresh Nath KayalIndian National Congress
Renu ChakravarttyCommunist Party of IndiaPratima BoseIndian National Congress
1962Humayun KabirIndian National CongressAbdur Razzak KhanCommunist Party of India
1967Humayun KabirBangla CongressA.K.M IshaqueIndian National Congress
1969 Sardar Amjad AliBangla CongressK.A.MakkarPML
1971A.K.M. IshaqueIndian National CongressMd. Abdulla RasulCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1977Alhaj M A HannanJanata Party A.K.M.IshaqueIndian National Congress
1980Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaAbdul Gaffar QuaziIndian National Congress (I)
1984Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaKamal BasuIndian National Congress
1989Monoranjan SurCommunist Party of IndiaSardar Amjad AliIndian National Congress
1991Monoranjan SurCommunist Party of IndiaSardar Amjad AliIndian National Congress
1996Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaDilip MajumderIndian National Congress
1998Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaSudipto RoyTrinamool Congress
1999Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaM NuruzzamanAll India Trinamool Congress
2004Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaSujit BoseAll India Trinamool Congress