Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency

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Basirhat
WB-18
Lok Sabha constituency
Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituencies Baduria
Haroa
Minakhan
Sandeshkhali
Basirhat Dakshin
Basirhat Uttar
Hingalganj
Established1951-present
Total electors14,90,596 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Vacant [2]
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Most Successful parties from Basirhat Lok Sabha

   Communist Party of India (10 times) (52.63%)
   Indian National Congress (4 times) (15.79%)
   Trinamool Congress(4 times) (15.79%)
   Bangla Congress (2 times) (10.53%)
   Janata Party (1 time) (5.26%)

Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 18 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district.

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Overview

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

According to the Hindustan Times, Basirhat and Bangaon have the most porous stretch of West Bengal's 2,217 km border with Bangladesh. [3] The Indian Express estimates the proportion of Muslims in Basirhat's electorate at 54%. [4]

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 18 Basirhat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009: [5]

#NameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
99 Baduria North 24 Parganas Abdur Rahim Quazi AITC AITC
121 Haroa Sheikh Rabiul Islam AITC AITC
122 Minakhan Usha Rani Mondal AITC AITC
123 Sandeshkhali Sukumar Mahata AITC BJP
124 Basirhat Dakshin Saptarshi Banerjee AITC AITC
125 Basirhat Uttar Rafikul Islam Mondal AITC AITC
126 Hingalganj Debesh Mandal AITC AITC

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party
First*1952-57 Renu Chakravartty Communist Party of India [6]
Patiram Roy Indian National Congress [6]
Second*1957-62Renu Chakravartty Communist Party of India [7]
Pareshnath Kayal Indian National Congress [7]
Third 1962-67 Humayun Kabir [8]
Fourth 1967-69Humayun Kabir Bangla Congress [9]
1969^1970-72 Sardar Amjad Ali [10]
Fifth 1971-77A.K.M.Ishaque Indian National Congress [11]
Sixth 1977-80Alhaj M.A.Hannan Janata Party [12]
Seventh 1980-84 Indrajit Gupta Communist Party of India [13]
Eighth 1984-89Indrajit Gupta [14]
Ninth 1989-91 Manoranjan Sur [15]
Tenth 1991-96 Manoranjan Sur [16]
Eleventh 1996-98 Ajay Chakraborty [17]
Twelfth 1998-99Ajay Chakraborty [18]
Thirteenth 1999-04Ajay Chakraborty [19]
Fourteenth 2004-09Ajay Chakraborty [20]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Haji Nurul Islam Trinamool Congress [21]
Sixteenth 2014-19 Idris Ali [22]
Seventeenth 2019-24 Nusrat Jahan
Eighteenth 2024-24 Haji Nurul Islam [23]

.* In 1951 and 1957, Basirhat has dual seats.

^ By-election.

Election results

2025 by-election

2025 Basirhat by-election: Basirhat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC
BJP
CPI(M)
ISF
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2024

2024 Indian general election: Basirhat [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Haji Nurul Islam 803,762 52.76 Decrease2.svg1.80
BJP Rekha Patra470,21530.87Increase2.svg0.75
ISF Akhtar Rahaman Biswas123,5008.11new
CPI(M) Nirapada Sardar 77,8995.11Increase2.svg0.34
Independent Mafijul Molla11,8330.78New
NOTA None of the above5,2480.34Decrease2.svg0.30
Majority333,547
Turnout 15,23,401
AITC hold Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Basirhat [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Nusrat Jahan Ruhi 782,078 54.56 −2.91
BJP Sayantan Basu431,70930.12+11.76
INC Quazi Abdur Rahim104,1837.27−0.75
CPI Pallab Sengupta 68,3164.77−25.27
NOTA None of the Above 9,1060.64−0.14
Majority350,36924.4
Turnout 1,433,76985.43TBA
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Basirhat [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Idris Ali 4,92,32638.65−7.55
CPI Nurul Sekh3,82,66730.04−10.34
BJP Samik Bhattacharya 2,33,88718.36+11.81
INC Abdur Rahim Kazi1,02,1378.02N/A
AIUDF Siddiqullah Chowdhury25,1781.97−2.01
Independent Ranjit Gayen8,0880.63−0.70
BSP Gopal Das7,0160.55−0.18
SUCI(C) Ajay Kumar Bain6,5320.51N/A
Independent Md. Hafiz5,9760.46N/A
None of the Above None of the Above9,9710.78N/A
Majority1,09,6598.61+2.89
Turnout 12,73,77185.45−1.17
AITC hold Swing -7.55

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Basirhat [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Sk. Nurul Islam 4,79,65045.92
CPI Ajay Chakraborty4,19,26740.20
BJP Swapan Kumar Das67,6906.51
AIUDF Siddiqullah Chowdhury41,3383.98
Independent Ranjit Gain13,8881.33
BSP Jiaul Haque7,5900.73
LJP Chhalauddin Molla4,2390.40
IUML Salim Makkar4,0230.38
Majority60,3835.72
Turnout 10,38,20986.62
AITC gain from CPI Swing
2009 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
PartySeats wonSeat changeVote percentage
Trinamool Congress 19Increase2.svg1831.8
Indian National Congress 6Increase2.svg013.45
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 1Increase2.svg1NA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9Decrease2.svg1733.1
Communist Party of India 2Decrease2.svg13.6
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2Decrease2.svg13.56
Forward bloc 2Decrease2.svg13.04
Bharatiya Janata Party 1Increase2.svg16.14

General elections 1951-2004

Basirhat was double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Thereafter, it was a single seat constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

YearWinner CandidateWinner PartyRunner-up CandidateRunner-up Party
1951 Renu Chakravartty Communist Party of India
Satya Hari Dutta Indian National Congress Patiram RoyIndian National Congress [6]
1957Paresh Nath KayalIndian National Congress
Renu ChakravarttyCommunist Party of India Pratima Bose Indian National Congress [7]
1962 Humayun Kabir Indian National CongressAbdur Razzak KhanCommunist Party of India [8]
1967Humayun Kabir Bangla Congress A.K.M IshaqueIndian National Congress [9]
1969 (Bye election)Sardar Amjad AliBangla CongressK.A.MakkarPML [10]
1971A.K.M. IshaqueIndian National CongressMd. Abdulla Rasul Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1977Alhaj M A Hannan Janata Party A.K.M.IshaqueIndian National Congress [12]
1980 Indrajit Gupta Communist Party of India Abdul Gaffar Quazi Indian National Congress (I) [13]
1984Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaKamal BasuIndian National Congress [14]
1989Monoranjan SurCommunist Party of IndiaSardar Amjad AliIndian National Congress [15]
1991Monoranjan SurCommunist Party of IndiaSardar Amjad AliIndian National Congress [16]
1996Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaDilip MajumderIndian National Congress [17]
1998Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaSudipto Roy Trinamool Congress [18]
1999Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaM NuruzzamanAll India Trinamool Congress [19]
2004Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India Sujit Bose All India Trinamool Congress [20]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Haji Nurul Islam Passes away". Anandabazar Patrika. 25 September 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Border residents debate Modis views on Bangladeshis". Hindustan Times, 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "In Basirhat, 3 Muslims vs BJP's "minority"". The Indian Express. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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  19. 1 2 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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  24. ↑ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2518.htm [ bare URL ]
  25. ↑ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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