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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bijpur
| 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/Bijpur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bijpur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Sudipta Das]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barrackpore]]
| constituency_no = 103
| established = 1951
| electors = 158,495
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Bijpur 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]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 103 Bijpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Kanchrapara]] municipality and [[Halisahar]] municipality.<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>

Bijpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 [[Barrackpore (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]]
|[[Bipin Behari Ganguli]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|[[Niranjan Sengupta]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Monoranjan Roy
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|rowspan="8"|Jagadish Chandra Das
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[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]]
|Kamal Sengupta Basu
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|Jagadish Chandra Das
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Dr. Nirjharini Chakraborty
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Subhranshu Roy]]
|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Subodh Adhikary]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bijpur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sudipta Das |party= Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=71799|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Subodh Adhikary |party=Trinamool Congress |votes=58456|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Debasish Rakshit (Boby)|party=CPI(M)|votes=10009 |percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Shibabrata Guha Roy|party=Indian National Congress|votes= 867|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=731|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=13343|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{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]]: Bijpur<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/bijpur-west-bengal-election-result-2021|title=Bijpur Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE - Bijpur Vidhan Sabha Election Results}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Subodh Adhikary]]
|votes = 66,625
|percentage = 47.90%
|change = -13.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Subhranshu Roy]]|votes=43,278|percentage=28.30%|change=+17.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Sukanta Rakshit (Babin)|votes=14,490|percentage=20.42%|change=-03.08}}
{{Election box majority|votes=13,347|percentage=9.65|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,37,869|percentage=72.54|change=+3.03}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bijpur constituency<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2016/|title=Bijpur Result 2016|work =India News|accessdate=9 November 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Subhranshu Roy
|votes = 76,744
|percentage = 61.58
|change = +10.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Dr. Rabindra Nath Mukherjee
|votes = 28,888
|percentage = 23.15
|change = -18.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Alo Rani Sarkar
|votes = 13,723
|percentage = 11
|change = +7.19
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = SUCI(C)
|candidate = Kalipada Debnath
|votes = 1,714
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 1,483
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Krishna Gopal Majhi
|votes = 1,001
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 47,954
|percentage = 38.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,24,504
|percentage = 69.51
|change = –10.73
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 elections, SubhransHu Roy of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Nirjharini Chakraborty of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Bijpur 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=103| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191826/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=103| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 27 March 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Bijpur| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Subhranshu Roy
|votes = 65,479
|percentage = 51.49
|change = +4.57#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Nirjharini Chakarborty
|votes = 52,867
|percentage = 41.57
|change = -11.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kamala Kanta Chowdhury
|votes = 4,841
|percentage = 3.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ramen Mallick
|votes = 2,005
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sarat Chandra Biswas
|votes = 1,982
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 127,174
|percentage = 80.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 15.66%*
}}
{{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. Nirjharini Chakraborty of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Bijpur seat defeating Kalyani Biswas (Basu) of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. 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> Jagadish Chandra Das of CPI(M) won defeating Jagadish Das, son of Akul Das, of Trinamool Congress. Kamal Sengupta Basu of CPI(M) defeated Mrinal Kanti Singha Roy of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 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> Jagadish Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Bimalananda Dutta of Congress in 1991<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Prabir Bandopadhyay of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and Jagadish Chandra Das, s/o Akul 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/Partycomp128.htm |title =128 - Bijpur Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Jagadish Chandra Das, s/o Akul, 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> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> Jagadish Chandra Das of CPI(M) won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 13 August 2014}}</ref> and 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> Monoranjan Roy of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] 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>[[Niranjan Sengupta]] of CPI 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> and in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]].<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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Bijpur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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