Hariharpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Hariharpara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hariharpara
Hariharpara

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 24°02′N 88°27′E / 24.033°N 88.450°E / 24.033; 88.450Coordinates: 24°02′N 88°27′E / 24.033°N 88.450°E / 24.033; 88.450
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Electorate (year)
181,385 (2011) 73
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 11. Murshidabad
Electoral system First past the post

Hariharpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Hariharpara Vidhan Sabha constituency covers Hariharpara community development block and Chhaighari and Madanpur gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.[1]

This constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951HariharparaHaji A. HameedIndian National Congress[2]
1957Haji A. HameedIndian National Congress[3]
1962Abdul LatifIndian National Congress [4]
1967S.AhmedIndian National Congress [5]
1969Aftabuddin AhmedProgressive Muslim League[6]
1971Aftabuddin AhmedIndependent[7]
1972Abu Raihan BiswasSocialist Unity Centre of India[8]
1977Shaikh ImajuddinIndian National Congress[9]
1982Shaikh ImajuddinIndian National Congress[10]
1987Mozammel HaqueCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1991Mozammel HaqueCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Mozammel HaqueCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Niamot SheikhIndependent[14]
2006Insar Ali BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Insar Ali BiswasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2016Niamot SheikhAll India Trinamool Congress)[16]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Insar Ali of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Sk. Niyamat of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Hariharpara constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI(M) Insar Ali Biswas 58,293 35.56 -9.58
Trinamool Congress Sk. Niyamat 51,935 31.68 -14.63#
Independent Alamgir Mir 44,982 27.44
BJP Bishnu Charan Sikdar 4,583 2.80
SDPI Masudul Islam 1,929
Independent Sufal Haldar 1,351
MLKSC Sattar Sekh 846
Turnout 163,919 90.37
CPI(M) hold Swing +5.05#

Alamgir Mir, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate, supported by the Baharampur MP, Adhir Chowdhury. In the 2006 elections also he was an independent candidate supported by Adhir Chowdhury but he lost.[18][19]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Murshidabad district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Indian National Congress 14 Increase8
Trinamool Congress 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5 Decrease1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease4
Samajwadi Party 1 Decrease0
Forward bloc 0 Decrease1

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections[15] Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) won the Hariharpara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Niamot Sheikh, Independent, defeated Nizamuddin of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) defeated Mannan Hossain of Congress in 1996,[13] Khaanarul Hossain of Congress in 1991,[12] and Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress in 1987.[11] Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress defeated Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) in 1982[10] and Abu Raihan Biswas of SUC in 1977.[9][20]

1951–1972

Abu Raihan Biswas of SUC won in 1972.[8] Aftabuddin Ahmed, Independent, won in 1971.[7] Aftabuddin Ahmed of Progressive Muslim League won in 1969.[6] S.Ahmed of Congress won in 1967.[5] Abdul Latif of Congress won in 1962.[4] Haji A. Hameed of Congress won in 1957[3] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Hariharpara. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "Mamata attacks Adhir in his stronghold". The Times of India, 16 April 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Adhir launches rebel campaign". The Telegraph, 9 April 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  20. ↑ "62 - Hariharpara Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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