Bishnupur, Bankura Assembly constituency

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 255 Bishnupur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bishnupur municipality; Bishnupur community development block; and Amdangra, Saltora and Satmauli gram panchayats of Taldangra community development block.

Bishnupur Assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2026

2021

2016

2011

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Swapan Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur seat defeating his nearest rival Subhasis Batabayal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jayanta Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Subhasis Batabayal of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Buddhadeb Mukherjee of Congress in 1996. Achintya Krishna Ray of CPI(M) defeated Subhasis Batabayal of Congress in 1991, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee of Congress in 1987, Sabyasachi Roy of Congress in 1982 and Ardhendu Mitra of Congress in 1977.

1952-1972

Bhabataran Chakravarty of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Sasthidas Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1969. B.C.Mandal of Congress won in 1967. Radhika Dhibar of CPI won in 1962. In 1957 and 1952 the Bishnupur seat was a dual one. Purabi Mukhopadhyay and Kiran Chandra Digar, both of Congress, won in 1957. Kiran Chandra Digar and Radha Gobinda Roy, both of Congress, won in independent India's first election in 1952.

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References

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006". Government of West Bengal.
2. "Bishnupur". Election Commission of India.
3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Empowering India.
4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Election Commission of India.
5. "253 - Vishnupur Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India.
6. "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". Election Commission of India.