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'''Barasat Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Barasat
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Barasat.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Barasat Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Sankar Chatterjee
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| preceded_by = [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barasat]]
| constituency_no = 119
| established = 1951
| electors = 208,810
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
{{Pie chart
| value1 = 50
| value2 = 22.25
| value3 = 22.25
| value4 = 5.5
| label1 = [[All India Forward Block]] (9 times)
| label2 = [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress]] (4 times)
| label3 = [[All India Trinamool Congress |All India Trinamool Congress]] (4 times)
| label4= [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (1 time)
| color1 = {{party color|All India Forward Block}}
| color2 = {{party color| Indian National Congress}}
| color3 = {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|color4 = {{party color| Bhartiya Janata Party}}
| caption = '''Most Successful parties from Barasat assembly'''
}}

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 119 Barasat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Barasat]] municipality and [[Chhota Jagulia]] [[gram panchayat]] of [[Barasat I (Community development block)|Barasat I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]],<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date=15 October 2010 |work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Barasat Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Amulya Dhan Mukhopadhyay
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Chitta Basu
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Ashok Krishna Dutt
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|H.K. Basu
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|rowspan="2"|Saral Deb
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Kanti Rangan Chatterjee
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="4"|Saral Deb
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|rowspan="2"|Ashoke Mukherjee
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Dr. Bithika Mondal
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|-
| [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| Sankar Chatterjee
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Barasat}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sankar Chatterjee|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=122,171|percentage=51.64|change={{Increase}}15.91}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sabyasachi Dutta]]|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=87,613|percentage=37.03|change={{Decrease}}9.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Hemanta Das|party=All India Forward Bloc|votes=18,700|percentage=7.90|change={{Decrease}}7.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tarak Mukherjee|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,252|percentage=0.95|change={{New}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pradip Gayen|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=901|percentage=0.38|change={{Decrease}}0.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=1,543|percentage=0.65|change={{Decrease}}0.64}}
{{Election box majority||votes=34,558|percentage=14.61|change={{Increase}}4.07}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=236,603|percentage=91.96|change={{Increase}}11.23}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = BJP
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Barasat constituency}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]]
|votes = 104,431
|percentage = 46.27
|change = {{Decrease}} 2.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sankar Chatterjee|votes=80,648|percentage=35.73|change={{Increase}} 24.78}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Sanjib Chatterjee|votes=34,171|percentage=15.14|change={{Decrease}}21.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=2,688|percentage=1.19|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sunil Chandra Roy|votes=940|percentage=0.42|change={{Decrease}}0.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Tarun Dhar|votes=767|percentage=0.34|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Amra Bangalee|candidate=Mohan Lal Adhikari|votes=576|percentage=0.26|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Amit Kumar Chakraborty|votes=572|percentage=0.25|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Jan Sangh Party
|candidate = Sudarshan Das
|votes = 496
|percentage = 0.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Kshama Debnath (Panda)|votes=418|percentage=0.19|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=23,783|percentage=10.54|change={{Decrease}}4.61}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=225,707|percentage=80.73|change={{Decrease}}2.20}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Barasat constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]]|votes=99,667|percentage=48.44|change={{Decrease}}9.84}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Sanjib Chatterjee|votes=74,668|percentage=36.29|change={{Increase}}0.55}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Dr. Bithika Mandal|votes=22,537|percentage=10.95|change={{Increase}}7.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sunil Chandra Roy|votes=2,827|percentage=1.37|change={{Increase}}0.08}}
{{Election box majority||votes=24,999|percentage=15.15|change={{Decrease}}7.39}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=205,770|percentage=82.93|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Chiranjeet of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sanjib Chatterjee of Forward Bloc.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Barasat constituency<ref name="vidhansabha2011">{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=119| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065050/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=119| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 7 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Barasat| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]]
|votes = 103,954
|percentage = 58.28
|change = +9.46#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Sanjib Chatterjee
|votes = 63,743
|percentage = 35.74
|change = -11.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tuhin Kumar Mondal
|votes = 5,957
|percentage = 3.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Tapan Sarkar
|votes = 2,302
|percentage = 1.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bablu Jana
|votes = 1,584
|percentage = 0.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samata Party
|candidate = Ramtanay Bhattacharya
|votes = 823
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=40,211|percentage=22.54|change=}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 178,363
|percentage = 85.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing = 20.48#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Dr. Bithika Mondal of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Barasat assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ashoke Mukherjee of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ashoke Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress defeated Saral Deb of Forward Bloc in 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and 1996.<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Saral Deb of Forward Bloc defeated Souren Sen of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1991,<ref name="vidhansabha1991">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf |access-date=13 August 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Amar Chandar Deb of Congress in 1987,<ref name="vidhansabha1987">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |access-date=13 August 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> Ashis Kumar Basu of Congress in 1982,<ref name="vidhansabha1982">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |access-date=13 August 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and Kanti Ranjan Chattopadhyay in of Congress in 1977.<ref name="vidhansabha1977">{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp90.htm |title =90 - Barasat Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Kanti Rangan Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Saral Deb of Forward Bloc won in 1971<ref name="vidhansabha1971">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |access-date=13 August 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> and 1969.<ref name="vidhansabha1969">{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf |access-date=13 August 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}</ref> H.K.Basu of Forward Bloc won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Ashok Krishna Dutt of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>[[Chitta Basu (politician)|Chitta Basu]] of Forward Bloc won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]], Amulya Dhan Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Barasat seat.<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
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{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
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[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]

Barasat Assembly constituency - Revision history

GordonCoulston at 22:49, 7 May 2026