Hariharpara
Constituency No. 73 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Hariharpara Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyMurshidabad
Established1952
Total electors247,421
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Hariharpara Assembly 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 the 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]

Notable Person

Election results

2021

In the 2021 election, Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Alamgir Mir of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Hariharpara constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Niamot Sheikh 102,660 47.51
INC Alamgir Mir (Palash) 88,594 41.00
BJP Tanmoy Biswas 18,378 8.51
SUCI(C) Golam Ambia 1,725 0.80
NOTA None of the above 1,117 0.52
Independent Rafikul Islam 1,079 0.50
Independent Sahabur Rahaman Khan 994 0.46
Independent Mintu Haldar 674 0.31
Independent Abubakkar Mandal 267 0.12
Independent Alamgir Mondal 231 0.11
Independent Wahed Ansary 202 0.09
Independent Indrajit Bagdi 154 0.07
Turnout 216,075 87.33
AITC hold Swing

2016

In the 2016 election, Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Alamgir Mir of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Hariharpara constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Niamot Sheikh 71,502
INC Alamgir Mir (Palash) 66,499
CPI(M) Insar Ali Biswas 39,057
BJP Tulsi Prasad Sukul 5,394
SUCI(C) Golam Mostafa 2,804
Indian Union Muslim League Asgar Ali Sheikh 1,382
Munibasi Party of India Md Murtaj Ali 720
Independent Nurul Amin Sk 520
Independent Alamgir Ali Mondal 254
Turnout 1,88,132 87.1%
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +5.05#

2011

In the 2011 election, Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh 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
AITC Niamot Sheikh 51,935 31.68 -14.63#
Independent/Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury supported Alamgir Mir (Palash) 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.[18][19]

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

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. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. 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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