Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency


Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per the orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 46 Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency covers Harishchandrapur II community development block and Bhingole, Harishchandrapur and Mahendrapur gram panchayats of Harischandrapur I CDB.
Harishchandrapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

2016

Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sanvarlal Kedia
|votes = 25889
|percentage = 15.05
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Election box majority
|votes = 17857
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Election box gain with party link
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|winner = Indian National Congress
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Election box end

2011

In the 2011 election, Tajamul Hossain of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress.

1977–2006

In the [2006 West Bengal state Vidhan Sabha|assembly election|2006 state assembly elections] Tajmul Hossain of Forward Bloc won the Harishchandrapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mostaque Alam of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mostaque Alam of Congress defeated Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc in 2001. Birendra Kumar Maitra of Forward Bloc defeated Mostaque Alam of Congress in 1996 and Abdul Wahed of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Abdul Wahed of Congress defeated Subhash Chaudhury of Forward Bloc in 1982. Birendra Kumar Maitra of Janata Party defeated Mohammad Elias Razi of WPI in 1977.

1951–1972

Goutam Chakravarty of Congress won in 1972. Md. Elias Razi of WPI/ Independent won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Birendra Kumar Maitra of Congress won in 1962. Md. Elias Razi contesting as an independent candidate won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, Ramhari Roy of Congress won the Harishchandrapur seat.