| Bijpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 103 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Bijpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 158,495 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (9) (50.0%)
- Indian National Congress (3) (16.7%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (3) (16.7%)
- Communist Party of India (2) (11.1%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1) (5.56%)
Bijpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 103 Bijpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kanchrapara municipality and Halisahar municipality.[1]
Bijpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Bipin Behari Ganguli | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Niranjan Sengupta | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Monoranjan Roy | ||
| 1967 | Jagadish Chandra Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Kamal Sengupta Basu | ||
| 2001 | Jagadish Chandra Das | ||
| 2006 | Dr. Nirjharini Chakraborty | ||
| 2011 | Subhranshu Roy | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Subodh Adhikary | ||
| 2026 | Sudipta Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sudipta Das | 71,799 | 49.56 | +11.26 | |
| AITC | Subodh Adhikary | 58,456 | 40.35 | −7.55 | |
| CPI(M) | Debasish Rakshit | 10,009 | 6.91 | −3.51 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 731 | 0.5 | −0.38 | |
| Majority | 13,343 | 9.21 | −0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 144,886 | 91.4 | +19.07 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subodh Adhikary | 66,625 | 47.9 | ||
| BJP | Subhranshu Roy | 53,278 | 38.3 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sukanta Rakshit (Babin) | 14,490 | 10.42 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Kalipada Debnath | 1,542 | 1.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,227 | 0.88 | ||
| Majority | 13,347 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 139,096 | 72.33 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subhranshu Roy | 76,744 | 61.58 | +10.09 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Rabindra Nath Mukherjee | 28,888 | 23.15 | −18.42 | |
| BJP | Alo Rani Sarkar | 13,723 | 11 | +7.19 | |
| SUCI(C) | Kalipada Debnath | 1,714 | |||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,483 | |||
| BSP | Krishna Gopal Majhi | 1,001 | |||
| Majority | 47,954 | 38.43 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,504 | 69.51 | –10.73 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, SubhransHu Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nirjharini Chakraborty of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Subhranshu Roy | 65,479 | 51.49 | +4.57# | |
| CPI(M) | Nirjharini Chakarborty | 52,867 | 41.57 | −11.08 | |
| BJP | Kamala Kanta Chowdhury | 4,841 | 3.81 | ||
| Independent | Ramen Mallick | 2,005 | |||
| BSP | Sarat Chandra Biswas | 1,982 | |||
| Turnout | 127,174 | 80.24 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.66%* | |||
.*Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[6] Dr. Nirjharini Chakraborty of CPI(M) won the Bijpur seat defeating Kalyani Biswas (Basu) of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001,[7] Jagadish Chandra Das of CPI(M) won defeating Jagadish Das, son of Akul Das, of Trinamool Congress. Kamal Sengupta Basu of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Singha Roy of Congress in 1996.[8] Jagadish Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Bimalananda Dutta of Congress in 1991[9] and 1987,[10] Prabir Bandopadhyay of Congress in 1982[11] and Jagadish Chandra Das, s/o Akul in 1977.[12][13]
1972
Jagadish Chandra Das, s/o Akul, of Congress won in 1972[14] and 1971.[15] Jagadish Chandra Das of CPI(M) won in 1969[16] and 1967.[17] Monoranjan Roy of CPI won in 1962.[18]Niranjan Sengupta of CPI won in 1957[19] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[20]
References
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- "Bijpur Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE - Bijpur Vidhan Sabha Election Results".
- "Bijpur Result 2016". India News. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "128 - Bijpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
