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{{other uses|Habibpur (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Habibpur
| 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/Habibpur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Habibpur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Malda district|Malda]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Maldaha Uttar]]
| constituency_no = 43
| established = 1962
| reservation = ST
| abolished =
| mla = [[Joyel Murmu]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 249,557
}}

'''Habibpur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Malda district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled tribes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 43 Habibpur Assembly constituency (ST) covers [[Bamangola (Community development block)|Bamangola]] [[community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Aktail, Baidyapur, Bulbul Chandi, Dhumpur, Habibpur, Jajail, Kanturka and Mangalpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Habibpur (community development block)|Habibpur]] 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 | access-date = 12 July 2014| work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Habibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 [[Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Nimai Chand Murmu
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|B. Murmu
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Nimai Chand Murmu
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|[[Sarkar Murmu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Rabindranath Murmu
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Sarkar Murmu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=9|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[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]]
|Jadu Hembrom
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Khagen Murmu]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2019 elections in India#West_Bengal|2019^]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Joyel Murmu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|}

*^ denotes by-election

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Habibpur}}
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|candidate = [[Joyel Murmu]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Amal Kisku]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
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|candidate =
|party = Left Front (West Bengal)
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rajen Soren
|party = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
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{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Habibpur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Joyel Murmu]]
|votes = 94,075
|percentage = 47.52
|change = -3.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Prodip Baskey
|votes = 74,558
|percentage = 37.66
|change = +3.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Thakur Tudu
|votes = 13,805
|percentage = 6.97
|change = +1.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Subin Hansda
|votes = 5,896
|percentage = 2.98
|change = +0.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2,162
|percentage = 1.09
|change = +0.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ambedkarite Party of India
|candidate = Pratap Koramudi
|votes = 1,887
|percentage = 0.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Provat Kisku
|votes = 1,701
|percentage = 0.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Shrinath Tudu
|votes = 1,667
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Murmu Joy
|votes = 830
|percentage = 0.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party|KPPU]]
|candidate = Biswanath Mardi
|votes = 747
|percentage = 0.38
|change = -0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Nirmal Soren
|votes = 661
|percentage = 0.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,517
|percentage = 9.86
|change = -7.03
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 197,989
|percentage = 79.34
|change = +3.85
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 249,557
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019 by-election===
By-polls were held on the seat due to resignation of the incumbent MLA Khagen Murmu, who had been elected as the MP for [[Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency|North Maldaha]] on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ticket.
{{Election box begin
|title=2019 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Habibpur (ST)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Joyel Murmu]]
|votes = 92,300
|percentage = 50.93
|change = +28.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Amal Kisku
|votes = 61,687
|percentage = 34.04
|change = +0.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sadhu Tudu
|votes = 10,076
|percentage = 5.56
|change = -29.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rejina Murmu
|votes = 8,277
|percentage = 4.57
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Baburam Kisku
|votes = 4,471
|percentage = 2.47
|change = +0.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mandal Mardi
|votes = 1,605
|percentage = 0.89
|change = -0.69
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party|KPPU]]
|candidate = Sangita Soren
|votes = 722
|percentage = 0.40
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Imanuyel Hembrom
|votes = 508
|percentage = 0.28
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,593
|percentage = 0.88
|change = -1.16
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 30,613
|percentage = 16.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,81,239
|percentage = 75.49
|change = -7.16
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,40,071
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = +28.77
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin
|title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Habibpur (ST)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Khagen Murmu]]
|votes = 64,095
|percentage = 34.76
|change = -2.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Amal Kisku
|votes = 61,583
|percentage = 33.40
|change = -2.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Prodip Baskey
|votes = 41,656
|percentage = 22.59
|change = +2.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mandal Mardi
|votes = 2,918
|percentage = 1.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Subin Hansda
|votes = 2,780
|percentage = 1.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mandal Soren
|votes = 2,757
|percentage = 1.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Lakshiram Baske
|votes = 2,510
|percentage = 1.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Pradeep Murmu
|votes = 1,567
|percentage = 0.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Shibananda Saren
|votes = 748
|percentage = 0.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,755
|percentage = 2.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,512
|percentage = 1.36
|change = -0.14
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,84,369
|percentage = 82.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,23,084
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Khagen Murmu of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mohan Tudu of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Habibpur (ST) 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=43 |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Habibpur |publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 8 April 2011 |archive-date = 7 June 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130607084827/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=43 |url-status = usurped }}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Khagen Murmu
|votes = 59,286
|percentage = 37.60
|change = -8.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Mohan Tudu
|votes = 57,028
|percentage = 36.10
|change = +29.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Krishna Chandra Munda
|votes = 31,638
|percentage = 20.07
|change = -17.14
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Amin Tudu
|votes = 6,244
|percentage = 3.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jageswar Hembram
|votes = 346
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 157,662
|percentage = 84.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -20.25#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Trinamool Congress did not contest in 2006, but had supported BJP. Swing based on Congress vote percentage in 2006. BJP's negative swing in 2011 also adjusted in the final swing.</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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Khagen Murmu of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Habibpur (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ramlal Hansda of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jadu Hembrom of CPI(M) defeated Ramlal Hansda of BJP 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and Lucas Hembram 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Sarkar Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Gopinath Murmu of [[Indian National Congress|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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Moshi Charan Tudu of Congress in 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> and Bobila Murmu of [[Janata Party]] 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp39.htm| title = 39 - Habibpur (ST) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1962–1972===
Rabindranath Murmu of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Sarkar Murmu, Independent, won in 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Nimai Chand Murmu of CPI 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> B.Murmu of Congress 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Nimai Chand Murmu of 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 = 9 July 2014}}</ref> Prior to that the constituency did not exist.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Malda topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Malda district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]

Habibpur Assembly constituency - Revision history

GreggNfb8421 at 14:54, 6 May 2026