Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

For former constituency with same name in Kolkata, see Cossipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For constituency with similar name in Kolkata, see Kashipur-Belgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Kashipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kashipur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kashipur Kashipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°26′0″N86°40′0″E / 23.43333°N 86.66667°E / 23.43333; 86.66667 Coordinates: 23°26′0″N86°40′0″E / 23.43333°N 86.66667°E / 23.43333; 86.66667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Constituency No.	244
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	35. Purulia
Electorate (year)	188,082 (2011)

Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 244 Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kashipur community development block; Hura, Jabarrah, Kalabani, Keshargarh, Ladhurka, Lakhanpur and Rakhera Bishpuri gram panchayats of Hura community development block. ^[1]

Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[1] It was earlier part of Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2]

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left wing parties, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.” ^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Kashipur-cum-Raghunathpur	Annada Prasad Chakrabarty and Bijoli Datta	Independent and Indian National Congress [4] [5]
1951	Purulia-cum-Hura	Samarendra Nath Ojha and Dimo Charmahar	Lok Sewak Sangh [6]
1957	Kashipur	Budhan Majhi and Ledo Majhi	Indian National Congress and Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh) [7]
1962		Budhan Majhi	Indian National Congress [8]
1962	Hura	Ajit Prasad Singh Deo	Indian National Congress [9]
1967	Kashipur	S.N.Singh Deo	Indian National Congress [10]
1967	Hura	Saharendra Ojha	Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh) [11]
1969	Kashipur	Prabir Kumar Mallick	Communist Party of India [12]
1969	Hura	Saharendra Ojha	Lok Sewak Sangh [13]
1971	Kashipur	Madan Mohan Mahato	Indian National Congress [14]
1971	Hura	Satdal Mahato	Indian National Congress [15]
1972	Kashipur	Madan Mohan Mahato	Indian National Congress [16]
1972	Hura	Satadal Mahato	Indian National Congress [17]
1977	Kashipur	Surendra Nath Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [18]
1977	Hura	Ambarish Mukhopadhyay	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [19]
1982	Kashipur	Surendra Nath Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [20]
1982	Hura	Ambarish Mukhopadhyay	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [21]
1987	Kashipur	Surendra Nath Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [22]
1987	Hura	Ambarish Mukhopadhyay	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [23]
1991	Kashipur	Surendra Nath Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [24]
1991	Hura	Ambarish Mukhopadhyay	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [25]
1996	Kashipur	Rabindranath Hembram	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [26]
1996	Hura	Abinas Mahato	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [27]
2001	Kashipur	Rabindranath Hembram	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [28]
2001	Hura	Abinas Mahato	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [29]
2006	Kashipur	Rabindranath Hembram	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [30]
2006	Hura	Subhas Chandra Mahata	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [31]
2011	Kashipur	Swapan Kumar Belthariya	All India Trinamool Congress [32]
2016		Swapan Kumar Belthariya	All India Trinamool Congress [33] [34]
2021		Kamalakanta Hansda	Bharatiya Janata Party [35] [36]

Election results

2021

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Kashipur ^{[35] [36]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kamalakanta Hansda	92,938	47.69	+709.21
	AITC	Swapan Kumar Beltharia	85,551	43.90	-2.21
	CPI (M)	Mallika Mahata	10,927	5.61	-83.91
	SUCI(C)	Dipak Mahato	2,269	1.16
	Amra Bangalee	Narendra Nath Mahata	806	0.41
	NOTA	None of the above	2,401	1.23
Turnout			194,892
	BJP gain from AITC		Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kashipur ^{[33] [34]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Swapan Kumar Betharia	87,483	48.71
	CPI (M)	Sudin Kisku	67,905	37.81
	BJP	Kamalakanta Hansda	11,485	6.39
	JMM	Dipendu Mahato (Dipu)	3,069	1.71
	SUCI(C)	Dipak Mahato	2,948	1.64
	JDP	Baidyanath Hansda	2,249	1.45
	BSP	Rajesh Bauri	1,729	0.96
	NOTA	None of the above	2,727	1.52
Majority
Turnout			179,595	82.78
	AITC hold		Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kashipur ^{[37] [38] [39]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Swapan Kumar Belthariya	69,492	44.73	+9.03#
	CPI (M)	Subhas Chandra Mahata	65,771	42.33	-13.75
	JMM	Satrughna Murmu	4,240	2.73
	BJP	Prasanta Singha Deo	3,933	2.53
	Independent	Dilip Mahato	3,671
	JDP	Manilal Hembram	2,653
	PDS	Sanjit Chakraborty	1,994
	BSP	Chitta Ranjan Mahato	1,965
	AJSU	Subhas Chandra Mahato	991
	JVM(P)	Ramprasad Majhi	666
Turnout			155,376	82.61
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	22.78#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Rabindranath Hembram of CPI(M) won the Kashipur seat defeating Anath Bandhu Patar of Trinamool Congress, Buddheswar Saren of Trinamool Congress, and Subhas Chandra Patar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Surendranath Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nandalal Saren of Congress in 1991, Anil Baran Murmu of Congress in 1987, Subhas Chandra Patar of Congress in 1982 and Rampada Majhi of Janata Party in 1977. ^[40]

1951–1972

Madan Mohan Mahato of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Prabir Kumar Mallick of CPI won in 1969. N.S.Deo of Congress won in 1967. Budhan Majhi of Congress won in 1962. Ledu Majhi, Independent, and Budhan Majhi, Congress, won the Kashipur joint seat in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, there was a joint seat entitled Kashipur cum Raghunathpur. Budhan Majhi of Congress and Ananda Prasad Chakrabarty, Independent, won in 1951. ^[41]

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