Haroa Assembly constituency explained

Haroa
Type:SLA
Mla:Vacant
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:North 24 Parganas
Loksabha Cons:Basirhat
Constituency No:121
Established:1951
Electors:186,578
Reservation:None

Haroa 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, 121 Haroa Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Falti Beleghata, Dadpur, Kiritipur I, Kiritipur II, Shashan gram panchayats of Barasat II community development block, Champatala, Deganga I, Deganga II, Hadipur Jhikra II gram panchayats of Deganga community development block, and 3. Gopalpur I, Gopalpur II, Haroa and Khasbalanda gram panchayats of Haroa community development block.[1]

Haroa Assembly constituency is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
1951[2] Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar
Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal
1957[3] Jehangir Kabir
1962[4]
1967[5] Gangadhar Pramanick
1969[6] Brajendra Nath Sarkar
1971[7] Gangadhar Pramanick
1972[8]
1977[9] Kshiti Ranjan Mondal
1982[10]
1987[11]
1991[12]
1996[13]
2001[14]
2006[15] Ashim Kumar Das
2011[16] Julfiquer Ali Molla
2016Haji Nurul Islam
2021
2024 By-election

Election Results

2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Asim Kumar Das of CPI(M) won the 97 Haroa (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mrityunjoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kshiti Ranjan Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Lakshmikanta Mondal of Congress in 2001[14] and 1996,[13] Kumud Ranjan Roy of Congress in 1991,[12] Lakshmikanta Mondal of Congress in 1987,[11] Gangadhar Pramanick of Congress in 1982[10] and Brajendra Nath Sarkar of Janata Party in 1977.[9] [17]

1951–1972

Gangadhar Pramanick of Congress won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Brajendra Nath Sarkar of Bangla Congress won in 1969.[6] Gangadhar Pramanick representing Bangla Congress won in 1967.[5] Jehangir Kabir of Congress won in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] In independent India's first election in 1951, Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar of Congress and Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal of CPI won the Haroa Sandeshkhali joint seat.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 15 October 2010 . West Bengal. Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . 8 September 2014 . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . 8 September 2014 . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . 8 September 2014 . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  9. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  14. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 8 September 2014.
  15. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . 8 September 2014 . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission.
  16. Web site: General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . 8 September 2014 . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission.
  17. Web site: 97 – Haroa (SC) Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 15 October 2010.