Habibpur Assembly constituency

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Habibpur
Constituency No. 43 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
LS constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Established1962
Total electors249,557
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Habibpur is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 43 Habibpur Assembly constituency (ST) covers Bamangola community development block and Aktail, Baidyapur, Bulbul Chandi, Dhumpur, Habibpur, Jajail, Kanturka and Mangalpur gram panchayats of Habibpur community development block.[1]

Habibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1962 Habibpur Nimai Chand Murmu Communist Party of India[2]
1967 B.Murmu Indian National Congress[3]
1969 Nimai Chand Murmu Communist Party of India[4]
1971 Sarkar Murmu Independent[5]
1972 Rabindranath Murmu Communist Party of India[6]
1977 Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1982 Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1987 Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1991 Sarkar Murmu Communist Party of India (Marrxist)[10]
1996 Jadu Hembrom Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
2001 Jadu Hembrom Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2006 Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2011 Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2016 Khagen Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist)
By Election 2019 Joyel Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 Joyel Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2021[edit]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Habibpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Joyel Murmu 94,075 47.52 -3.41
AITC Prodip Baskey 74,558 37.66 +3.62
CPI(M) Thakur Tudu 13,805 6.97 +1.41
BMP Subin Hansda 5,896 2.98 +0.51
NOTA None of the above 2,162 1.09 +0.21
API Pratap Koramudi 1,887 0.95
Independent Provat Kisku 1,701 0.86
BSP Shrinath Tudu 1,667 0.84
Independent Murmu Joy 830 0.42
KPPU Biswanath Mardi 747 0.38 -0.02
Independent Nirmal Soren 661 0.33
Majority 19,517 9.86 -7.03
Turnout 197,989 79.34 +3.85
Registered electors 249,557
BJP hold Swing

2019 by-election[edit]

By-polls were held in seat due to resignation of the sitting MLA Khagen Murmu, who had been elected as the MP for North Maldaha on a BJP ticket.

2019 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Habibpur (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Joyel Murmu 92,300 50.93 +28.34
AITC Amal Kisku 61,687 34.04 +0.64
CPI(M) Sadhu Tudu 10,076 5.56 -29.20
INC Rejina Murmu 8,277 4.57 N/A
BMP Baburam Kisku 4,471 2.47 +0.96
Independent Mandal Mardi 1,605 0.89 -0.69
KPPU Sangita Soren 722 0.40 N/A
JMM Imanuyel Hembrom 508 0.28 N/A
NOTA None of the above 1,593 0.88 -1.16
Majority 30,613 16.89
Turnout 1,81,239 75.49 -7.16
Registered electors 2,40,071
BJP gain from CPI(M) Swing +28.77

2016[edit]

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Habibpur (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Khagen Murmu 64,095 34.76 -2.84
AITC Amal Kisku 61,583 33.40 -2.70
BJP Prodip Baskey 41,656 22.59 +2.52
Independent Mandal Mardi 2,918 1.58
BMP Subin Hansda 2,780 1.51
Independent Mandal Soren 2,757 1.50
SP Lakshiram Baske 2,510 1.36
BSP Pradeep Murmu 1,567 0.85
SUCI(C) Shibananda Saren 748 0.41
NOTA None of the above 3,755 2.04
Majority 2,512 1.36 -0.14
Turnout 1,84,369 82.65
Registered electors 2,23,084
CPI(M) hold Swing

2011[edit]

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Habibpur (ST) constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Khagen Murmu 59,286 37.60 -8.07
AITC Mohan Tudu 57,028 36.10 +29.52
BJP Krishna Chandra Munda 31,638 20.07 -17.14
Independent Amin Tudu 6,244 3.96
BSP Jageswar Hembram 346
Turnout 157,662 84.32
CPI(M) hold Swing -20.25#

.# 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.

1977-2006[edit]

In the 2006 state assembly elections[13] Khagen Murmu of CPI(M) won the Habibpur (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ramlal Hansda of 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[12] and Lucas Hembram of Congress in 1996.[11] Sarkar Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Gopinath Murmu of Congress in 1991,[10] Moshi Charan Tudu of Congress in 1987[9] and 1982,[8] and Bobila Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.[7][16]

1962–1972[edit]

Rabindranath Murmu of CPI won in 1972.[6] Sarkar Murmu, Independent, won in 1971.[5] Nimai Chand Murmu of CPI won in 1969.[4] B.Murmu of Congress won in 1967.[3] Nimai Chand Murmu of CPI won in 1962.[2] Prior to that the constituency did not exist.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  15. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Habibpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  16. ^ "39 - Habibpur (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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