Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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{{other uses|Basirhat (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Basirhat Dakshin
| 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/Basirhat Dakshin.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Basirhat Dakshin Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Saptarshi Banerjee
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = North 24 Parganas
| loksabha_cons = Basirhat
| constituency_no = 124
| established = 1951
| electors = 212,872
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 124 Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Basirhat municipality, Basirhat I community development block, and Taki municipality.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date= 15 October 2010|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}
Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan="4" |{{Center|Till 2011 : Constituency did not exist}} |
| 2011
|Narayan Mukherjee |style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | |
| 2014^
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |
| 2016
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Trinamool Congress}}" | | rowspan="2" |Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 |
^ By-election
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin |title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basirhat Dakshin}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Saptarshi Banerjee
|votes = 1,15,873
|percentage = 49.15
|change = {{increase}}8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tarak Nath Ghosh
|votes = 91,405
|percentage = 38.77
|change = {{increase}}9.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Amit Majumdar
|votes = 23,089
|percentage = 9.79
|change = {{decrease}}16.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,689
|percentage = 0.72
|change = {{decrease}}0.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Debashis Sarkar
|votes = 1,470
|percentage = 0.62
|change = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Ajay Kumar Bain
|votes = 1,347
|percentage = 0.57
|change = {{increase}}0.08
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 24,468
|percentage = 10.38
|change = {{decrease}}0.72
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,35,737
|percentage = 85.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin |title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basirhat Dakshin}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Dipendu Biswas
|votes = 88,085
|percentage = 40.65
|change = +11.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Samik Bhattacharya
|votes = 64,027
|percentage = 29.55
|change = +25.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Asit Majumdar
|votes = 57,035
|percentage = 26.32
|change = -37.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,949
|percentage = 0.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Debabrata Biswas
|votes = 1,462
|percentage = 0.67
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dilip Bairagi
|votes = 1,133
|percentage = 0.52
|change = -1.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Ajay Kumar Bain
|votes = 1,081
|percentage = 0.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (India)
|candidate = Barun Das
|votes = 964
|percentage = 0.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party of India (A)
|candidate = Tasirul Mondal
|votes = 903
|percentage = 0.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 24,058
|percentage = 11.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,16,639
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014 by-election=
A bye-election was held on 13 September 2014 following the death of the sitting MLA, Narayan Mukherjee.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/ECI_Main1/current/ByeElecResult2014_WestBengal.pdf|title = 124 Basirhat Dakshin Constituency| work= Bye election 2014|publisher= Election Commission of India | access-date = 23 September 2014}}
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal state assembly bye-election, 2014: Basirhat Dakshin constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Samik Bhattacharya
|votes = 71,002
|percentage = 37.43
|change = +33.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Dipendu Biswas
|votes = 69,416
|percentage = 36.59
|change = +7.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mrinal Chakraborty
|votes = 24,884
|percentage = 13.12
|change = -22.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Asit Majumdar
|votes = 21,958
|percentage = 11.58
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Ajay Kumar Bain
|votes = 2,431
|percentage = 1.28
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1,586
|percentage = 0.84
|change = -5.82
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,89,694
|percentage = 80.43
|change = -6.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = +22.09
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 election, Narayan Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Narayan Goswami of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Basirhat Dakshin constituency{{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=8 September 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=124 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513170156/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=124 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=13 May 2012 |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Basirhat Dakshin |publisher=Empowering India |access-date=24 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Narayan Mukherjee
|votes = 66,924
|percentage = 35.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Narayan Goswami
|votes = 54,514
|percentage = 29.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Asit Majumdar
|votes = 52,484
|percentage = 28.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Hajarilal Sarkar
|votes = 7,282
|percentage = 3.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Amitosh Kumar Mondal
|votes = 3,572
|percentage = 1.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Hafijul Mistri
|votes = 1,391
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 12,410
|percentage = 6.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 186,157
|percentage = 87.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
}}
{{Election box end}}
As per 2011 census total population of Basirhat Dakshin is 335130,Hindu 183256,Muslim 151180,Other 694.Hindu 54.682%,Muslim 45.111%,Other 0.207%.
=1977-2006 Basirhat=
During the period Narayan Mukherjee of CPI(M) won seven elections in a row from 95 Basirhat assembly constituency, defeating his nearest rivals Asit Majumdar of INC in 2006,{{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 = 8 September 2014}} Souren Sen of Trinamool Congress in 2001,{{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 = 8 September 2014}} Asit Majumdar of Congress in 1996, Dilip Mazumdar of Congress in 1991{{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 = 8 September 2014}} and 1987,{{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 = 8 September 2014}} and Debi Prasad Nanda of Congress in 1982{{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 = 8 September 2014}} and 1977.{{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 = 8 September 2014}}{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp95.htm |title =95 - Basirhat Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 15 October 2010}}
=1951-1972 Basirhat=
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Lalit Kumar Ghosh of Congress won in 1972{{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 = 8 September 2014}} and 1971.{{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 = 8 September 2014}} A.B.Bandopadhyay of CPI won in 1969{{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 = 8 September 2014}} and 1967.{{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 = 8 September 2014}} Bijesh Chandra Sen of Congress won in 1962.{{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 = 8 September 2014}} Profulla Nath Banerjee of Congress won in 1957{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 8 September 2014}} and in independent India's first election in 1951.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 8 September 2014}}
References
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