Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Encyclopedia
Basirhat is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Basirhat
in West Bengal
.
segments from 2009:
In 2004 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Basirhat
Basirhat
Basirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
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 assemblyVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments from 2009:
- BaduriaBaduria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Baduria is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 99) - HaroaHaroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Haroa is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haroa is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 121) - Minakhan (SC)Minakhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Minakhan is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 122) - Sandeshkhali (ST)Sandeshkhali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sandeshkhali is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes from 2011...
(assembly constituency no. 123) - Basirhat DakshinBasirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Basirhat Dakshin is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency. From 2011 it will have two constituencies Basirhat Dakshin and Basirhat Uttar...
(assembly constituency no. 124) - Basirhat UttarBasirhat Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Basirhat Uttar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency. From 2011 it will have two constituencies Basirhat Dakshin and Basirhat Uttar...
(assembly constituency no. 125) - Hingalganj (SC)Hingalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Hingalganj is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 126)
In 2004 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- SwarupnagarSwarupnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Swarupnagar is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 93) - BaduriaBaduria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Baduria is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 94) - BasirhatBasirhat Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Basirhat Dakshin is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency. From 2011 it will have two constituencies Basirhat Dakshin and Basirhat Uttar...
(assembly constituency no. 95) - HasnabadHasnabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Hasnabad was an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Hasnabad ceases to exist from 2011. Prior to 2011 Basirhat had one assembly constituency...
(assembly constituency no. 96) - Haroa (SC)Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Haroa is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haroa is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 97) - Hingalganj (SC)Hingalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Hingalganj is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 99) - Bhangar (assembly constituency no. 107)
Election results
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Renu Chakravarty | CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
| Patiram Roy | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
|
| 1957 | Renu Chakravarty | CPI |
| 1962 | Humayun Kabir Humayun Kabir Humayun Zahiruddin Amir-i Kabir or Humayun Kabir was an Indian educationist, politician, writer and philosopher.-Ancestry and early life:... |
Congress |
| 1967 | Humayun Kabir | Bangla Congress Bangla Congress The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to... |
| 1971 | A.K.M. Ishaque | Congress |
1977-2004
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Alhaj M A Hannan | Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party... |
A K M Ishaque | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta was a Communist leader who became Indias Union Minister for Home Affairs in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998... |
Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
Abdul Gaffar Quazi | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Indrajit Gupta | Communist Party of India | Kamal Basu | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Monoranjan Sur | Communist Party of India | Sardar Amjad Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Monoranjan Sur | Communist Party of India | Sardar Amjad Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ajay Chakraborty Ajay Chakraborty Ajay Chakraborty was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Basirhat constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India political party. He had won the Basirhat seat five times in a row.He faced a humiliating defeat in the 2009 Lok Sabha election when... |
Communist Party of India | Dilip Majumder | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | Sudipto Roy | Trinamool Congress |
| 1999 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | M Nuruzzaman | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2004 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | Sujit Bose | All India Trinamool Congress |
See also
- BasirhatBasirhatBasirhat is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Basirhat subdivisional town is located on the banks of Ichamati River.- History :...
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha