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Template:Infobox Indian constituency Template:Pie chart 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.

Overview

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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.[1]The Indian Express estimates the proportion of Muslims in Basirhat's electorate at 54%.[2]

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:[3]

No Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
99 Baduria North 24 Parganas Abdur Rahim Quazi Template:Party name with color Template:Party name with color
121 Haroa Sheikh Rabiul Islam
122 Minakhan (SC) Usha Rani Mondal
123 Sandeshkhali (ST) Sukumar Mahata Template:Party name with color
124 Basirhat Dakshin Saptarshi Banerjee Template:Party name with color
125 Basirhat Uttar Rafikul Islam Mondal
126 Hingalganj (SC) Debesh Mondal

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party
First* 1952-57 Renu Chakravartty Template:Full party name with color[4]
Patiram Roy Template:Full party name with color[4]
Second* 1957-62 Renu Chakravartty Template:Full party name with color[5]
Pareshnath Kayal Template:Full party name with color[5]
Third 1962-67 Humayun Kabir[6]
Fourth 1967-69 Template:Full party name with color[7]
1969^ 1970-72 Sardar Amjad Ali[8]
Fifth 1971-77 A.K.M. Ishaque Template:Full party name with color[9]
Sixth 1977-80 Alhaj M.A. Hannan Template:Full party name with color[10]
Seventh 1980-84 Indrajit Gupta Template:Full party name with color[11]
Eighth 1984-89[12]
Ninth 1989-91 Manoranjan Sur[13]
Tenth 1991-96[14]
Eleventh 1996-98 Ajay Chakraborty[15]
Twelfth 1998-99[16]
Thirteenth 1999-04[17]
Fourteenth 2004-09[18]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Haji Nurul Islam Template:Full party name with color[19]
Sixteenth 2014-19 Idris Ali[20]
Seventeenth 2019-24 Nusrat Jahan
Eighteenth 2024-24 Haji Nurul Islam[21]

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

^ By-election.

Election results

2026 by-election

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General election 2024

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General election 2019

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General election 2014

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General election 2009

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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:

Year Winner Candidate Winner Party Runner-up Candidate Runner-up Party
1951 Renu Chakravartty Communist Party of India
Satya Hari Dutta Indian National Congress Patiram Roy Indian National Congress[4]
1957 Paresh Nath Kayal Indian National Congress
Renu Chakravartty Communist Party of India Pratima Bose Indian National Congress[5]
1962 Humayun Kabir Indian National Congress Abdur Razzak Khan Communist Party of India[6]
1967 Humayun Kabir Bangla Congress A.K.M Ishaque Indian National Congress[7]
1969 (Bye election) Sardar Amjad Ali Bangla Congress K.A.Makkar PML[8]
1971 A.K.M. Ishaque Indian National Congress Md. Abdulla Rasul Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1977 Alhaj M A Hannan Janata Party A.K.M.Ishaque Indian National Congress[10]
1980 Indrajit Gupta Communist Party of India Abdul Gaffar Quazi Indian National Congress (I)[11]
1984 Indrajit Gupta Communist Party of India Kamal Basu Indian National Congress[12]
1989 Monoranjan Sur Communist Party of India Sardar Amjad Ali Indian National Congress[13]
1991 Monoranjan Sur Communist Party of India Sardar Amjad Ali Indian National Congress[14]
1996 Ajay Chakraborty Communist Party of India Dilip Majumder Indian National Congress[15]
1998 Ajay Chakraborty Communist Party of India Sudipto Roy Trinamool Congress[16]
1999 Ajay Chakraborty Communist Party of India M Nuruzzaman All India Trinamool Congress[17]
2004 Ajay Chakraborty Communist Party of India Sujit Bose All India Trinamool Congress[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Border residents debate Modis views on Bangladeshis. Hindustan Times, 6 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ In Basirhat, 3 Muslims vs BJP's "minority". The Indian Express(18 March 2014). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Details of Bye-elections from 1952 to 1995 (Excel file). Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  19. ↑ General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  20. ↑ General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  21. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named auto

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