Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency

Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

Diamond Harbour
Constituency No. 143 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Diamond Harbour Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictSouth 24 Parganas
LS constituencyDiamond Harbour
Established1952
Total electors254,964
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is composed of the following:[1]

Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1952Diamond HarbourCharu Chandra BhandariKisan Mazdoor Praja Party[2]
1957Ramanuj HalderPraja Socialist Party[3]
1962Jagadish Chandra HalderIndian National Congress[4]
1967Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
1969Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1971Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Daulat Ali SheikhIndian National Congress[8]
1977Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Abdul Quiyom MollaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Sheikh Daulat AliIndian National Congress[13]
2001Rishi HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Rishi HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Dipak Kumar HalderAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2016Dipak Kumar HalderAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Pannalal HalderAll India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

2021
Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Diamond Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Pannalal Halder 98,478 44.00
BJP Dipak Kumar Halder 81,482 36.00
CPI(M) Pratik Ur Rahaman 38,719 17.00
Independent Safiullah Khan 1,585 1.00
None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates ~5,000 2.20
Majority 16,996
TMC hold Swing

Legislative Assembly Election 2011
Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Diamond Harbour[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Dipak Kumar Halder 87,645 53.37 +7.05
CPI(M) Subhra Sau 66,871 40.72 -6.78
BJP Krishna Baidya 4,946 3.01
PDS Mousumi Maitra 2,951
Indian Unity Centre Shamsut Touhid Purkait 1,797
Turnout 164,210 85.36
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 13.83

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006[15] and 2001,[14] Rishi Halder of CPI(M) won the Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Subhashis Chakraborty of AITC and Amjad Ali Sardar of AITC respectively. Sheikh Daulat Ali of INC defeated Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) in 1996.[13] Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) defeated Nazrul Islam Molla of INC in 1991,[12] Monoranjan Kayal of INC in 1987,[11] Dibakar Ghosh of INC in 1982,[10] and Sankari Prasad Mondal of Janata Party in 1977.[9][18]

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Daulat Ali Sheikh of INC won in 1972.[8] Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Jagadish Chandra Halder of INC won in 1962.[4] Ramanuj Halder of PSP won in 1957.[3] Charu Chandra Bhandari of KMPP won in 1952.[2]

References

Notes

    Citations
    1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
    2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    9. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
    17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Diamond Harbour. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
    18. "119 - Diamond Harbour Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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