Bharatpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Bharatpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 69 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bharatpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| LS constituency | Baharampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 243,603 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 69 Bharatpur Assembly constituency covers Bharatpur II community development block, and Alugram, Amlai, Bharatpur, Sijgram and Talgram gram panchayats of Bharatpur I community development block.[1]
Bharatpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 10 Baharampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Bijoyendu Narayan Roy | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1957 | Goalbadan Trivedi | Indian National Congress[3] |
| 1962 | Shambhu Gopal Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party[4] |
| 1967 | S.Sinha | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1969 | Satyapada Bhattachayya | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1971 | Khondekor Md Nure Ahasan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| 1972 | Kumar Dipti Sengupta | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1977 | Satyapada Bhattachatyya | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] |
| 1982 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] | |
| 1987 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | |
| 1991 | Id Mohammad | Revolutionary Socialist Party[12] |
| 1996 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[13] | |
| 2001 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[14] | |
| 2006 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[15] | |
| 2011 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[16] | |
| 2016 | Kamalesh Chatterjee | Indian National Congress[17] |
| 2021 | Humayun Kabir | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Id Mohammad of RSP defeated his nearest rival Daliya Begum of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Id Mohammad | 70,658 | 47.78 | -1.78 | |
| INC | Daliya Begum | 68,729 | 46.48 | +2.64 | |
| Independent | Somnath Goswami | 3,711 | 2.51 | ||
| BJP | Madhusudan Saha | 3,243 | 2.19 | ||
| Independent | Ranjit Konai | 1,534 | |||
| Turnout | 147,875 | 81.48 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | -0.89 | |||
Somnath Goswami, contesting as an independent, was a Congress rebel.[19]
1977–2006
In the 2006,[15] 2001,[14] 1996[13] and 1991[12] state assembly elections Id Mohammad of RSP won the Bharatpur assembly seat defeating Afzal Hossain Khan of Congress, Debasish Chatterjee, Independent, Satya Narayan Banerjee, Independent, and Abdul Malek of Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Satyapada Bhattachatyya of RSP defeated Khairul Khondakar of Congress in 1987[11] and Abdul Mannan of Congress/ Independent in 1982[10] and 1977.[9][20]
1951–1972
Kumar Dipti Sengupta of Congress won in 1972.[8] Khondekor Md Nure Ahasan of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Satyapada Bhattachayya of Congress won in 1969.[6] S.Sinha of Congress won in 1967.[5] Shambhu Gopal Das of RSP won in 1962.[4] Goalbadan Trivedi of Congress won in 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951 Bijoyendu Narayan Roy of Congress won the Bharatpur seat.[2]