Barjora Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Barjora
| 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/Barjora.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Barjora Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Alok Mukherjee
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = Bankura
| loksabha_cons = Bishnupur
| constituency_no = 253
| established = 1951
| electors = 203,550
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Barjora Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 253 Barjora Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barjora community development block; and Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block.{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2011-04-03 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}
Barjora Assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| - class="wikitable sortable"
! Election ! Member ! Party Affiliation |
| 2021 |
| 2016 |
| 2011
|Asutosh Mukherjee |
| 2006 |
| 2001 |
| 1996 |
| 1991
|Jayasri Mitra |
| 1987
|Jayasri Mitra |
| 1982 |
| 1977
|Aswini Kumar Raj |
| 1972
|Sudhansu Sekhar Tewary |
| 1971
|Aswini Kumar Raj |
| 1969
|Aswini Kumar Raj |
| 1967
|A.Chatterje |
| 1962
|Pramatha Ghosh |
| 1957
| colspan="2" |No Seat |
| 1952
|Prafulla Chandra Roy |
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin |title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Barjora}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Alok Mukherjee
|votes = 93,290
|percentage = 42.51
|change = -0.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Supriti Chatterjee|votes=90,021|percentage=41.02|change=+33.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Sujit Chakraborty|votes=25,235|percentage=11.50|change=-31.92}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=4,903|percentage=2.23|change=+0.11}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Tarani Roy
|votes = 2,081
|percentage = 0.95
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Satyam Bauri
|votes = 1,391
|percentage = 0.63
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Mukti Party|candidate=Bablu Gorai|votes=1,371|percentage=0.62|change=-0.40}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Sudarshan Adhikari|votes=1,160|percentage=0.53|change=-0.65}}
{{Election box majority|votes=3,269|percentage=1.49|change=+1.18}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=219,452|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin
|title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Barjora}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Sujit Chakraborty|votes=86,873|percentage=43.42|change=+0.53}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Soham Chakraborty|votes=86,257|percentage=43.11|change=-4.58}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sujit Agasthi|votes=15,991|percentage=7.99|change=+4.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Sudarshan Adhikari|votes=2,352|percentage=1.18|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Raghunath Roy|votes=2,326|percentage=1.16|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Mukti Party|candidate=Indrani Sardar|votes=2,050|percentage=1.02|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=4,235|percentage=2.12|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=616|percentage=0.31|change=-4.49}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,00,084|percentage=86.46|change=-0.55}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,31,414
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Barjora{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25253.htm |title = Barjora |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-22 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516054757/http://www.eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25253.htm |url-status = dead }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=253| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072429/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=253| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Barjora | publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Barjora |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Asutosh Mukherjee|votes=84,457|percentage=47.69|change=+9.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Susmita Biswas|votes=75,966|percentage=42.89|change=-10.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sanjoy Pal|votes=6,245|percentage=3.53|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Prasanta Hembram
|votes = 5,577
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Thakurdas Hembram
|votes = 2,592
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Bhabesh Tudu|votes=2,265|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=177,102|percentage=87.01|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 19.46
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1977-2006=
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Susmita Biswas of CPI(M) won the Barjora seat defeating Shampa Daripa of Trinamool Congress, Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Trinamool Congress and Tapasi Banerjee of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jayasri Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Sabyasachi Roy of Congress in 1991 and Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Congress in 1987. Lalbihari Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Congress in 1982. Aswini Kumar Raj of CPI(M) defeated Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Congress in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp250.htm |title = 250 - Barjora Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-04-03 }}
=1952-1972=
Sudhansu Sekhar Tewary of Congress won in 1972. Aswini Kumar Raj of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. A.Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967. Pramatha Ghosh of CPI won in 1962. The Barjora seat was not there in 1957. Prafulla Chandra Roy of Congress won the Barjora seat in independent India's first election in 1952.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections |access-date=2011-04-03 |work=General Election Results and Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=2010-10-05 }}
References
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