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Balagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency headquartered in Jirat, Hooghly in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Balagarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balagarh
Location in West Bengal
Balagarh
Balagarh (India)
Coordinates: 23°06′34″N 88°27′37″E
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
HeadquarterJirat
Constituency No.191
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency28. Hooghly

Overview


As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 191 Balagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Balagarh community development block and Chandrahati I, Chandrahati II, Digsui and Mogra I gram panchayats of Chinsurah Mogra community development block.[1]

Balagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 28 Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency).


Members of Legislative Assembly


Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951BalagarhBrindaban ChattopadhyayIndian National Congress[2]
1957Bejoy Krishna ModakCommunist Party of India[3]
1962Brindaban ChattopadhyayIndian National Congress[4]
1967H.K.DasIndian National Congress[5]
1969Abinash PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971Abinash PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Biren SarkarIndian National Congress[8]
1977Abinash PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Abinash PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Abinash PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Abinash PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Dibakanta RouthCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Dibakanta RouthCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Dibakanta RouthCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2007 By electionBhuban PramanickCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2011Ashim Kumar MajhiAll India Trinamool Congress[17]
2016 Ashim Kumar Majhi All India Trinamool Congress[18]
2021 Manoranjan Byapari All India Trinamool Congress

Election results



2021


West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Balagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Monoranjan Byapari 100,364 46.00
BJP Subhas Chandra Haldar 94,580 43.00
CPI(M) Mahamaya Mondal 19,766 9.00
NOTA None of the Above 3,105 1.00
SUCI Sukdeb Biswas 2,142 1.00
Majority 5,784
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2011


West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Balagarh (SC) constituency[17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ashim Maji 96,254 52.35 +8.42#
CPI(M) Bhuban Pramanick 74,671 40.61 −5.26
BJP Banshi Raut 6,223 3.38
Independent Monoj Mistri 3,232
CPI(ML)L Gautam Mondal 2,493
JDP Sanjib Malik 994
Turnout 183,867 88.52
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 8.42#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2007 by-election.


1977–2007


The Balagarh seat fell vacant because of the death of the sitting MLA, Dibakanta Routh. In 2007 by-elections, Bhuban Pramanick of CPI(M) polled 60,101 votes to win the seat. Ashim Majhi of Trinamool Congress secured 51,691 votes, Bangshi Raut of the BJP secured 8,833 votes, Biswanath Malik of Congress secured 5,864 votes and Gautam Mandal of the CPI(ML) secured 4,530 votes.[16]

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dibakanta Routh of CPI (M) won the Balagarh (SC) assembly seat in 2006,[15] 2001[14] and 1996,[13] defeating his nearest rivals, Asim Patra of Trinamool Congress, Lakshmi Parui of Trinamool Congress and Biswanath Malik of Congress, in the respective years. Abinash Pramanik of CPI (M) won the seat in 1991,[12] 1987,[11] 1982[10] and 1977[9] defeating his nearest rivals Biswanath Malik, Gopal Krishna Dhar, Nilmoni Mandal and Gauranga Halder, all of Congress, in the respective years.[20]


1951–1972


Biren Sarkar of Congress won in 1972.[8] Abinash Pramanik of CPI(M) won in 1971[7] and 1969.[6] H.K.Das of Congress won in 1967.[5] Brindaban Chattopdhyay of Congress won in 1962.[4] Bejoy Krishna Modak of CPI won in 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951[2] the Balagarh seat was won by Brindaban Chattopdhyay of Congress.


References


  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. "CPI(M) retains Balagarh assembly seat". The Hindu News Update Service, 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  17. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  18. "Balagarh Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  19. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Balagarh. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  20. "188 – Balagarh (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.


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