Harirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Harirampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Harirampur
Harirampur

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 25°22′27″N 88°16′04″E / 25.37417°N 88.26778°E / 25.37417; 88.26778Coordinates: 25°22′27″N 88°16′04″E / 25.37417°N 88.26778°E / 25.37417; 88.26778
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Constituency No 42
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 6. Balurghat
Electorate (year) 162,180 (2011)

Harirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Harirampur constituency came into existence in 2011.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 42 Harirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Harirampur community development block, and Bansihari community development block.[1]

Harirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 6 Balurghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
2011HarirampurBiplab MitraAll India Trinamool Congress[2]

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Biplab Mitra of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Narayan Biswas of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Harirampur constituency[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Biplab Mitra 65,099 47.44
CPI(M) Narayan Biswas 58,032 42.29
BJP Phani Bhusan Mahato 7,039 5.13
BSP Kamal Hemram 1,877
Independent Sahajahan Badshah 1,660
Independent Bratasubhra Saha 1,364
Independent Santosh Sarkar 1,078
Independent Sanu Soren 1,070
Turnout 137,219 84.61
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Dakshin Dinajpur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 5 Increase5
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 Decrease2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 Decrease2

Note: New constituency – 1 (See template talk page for details)

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Harirampur. Empowering India. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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