Basirhat Uttar Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{other uses|Basirhat (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Basirhat Uttar
| 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 Uttar.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Basirhat Uttar Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Rafikul Islam Mondal
| party = {{Party index link|Trinamool Congress}}
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = North 24 Parganas
| loksabha_cons = Basirhat
| constituency_no = 125
| established = 1951
| electors = 2,38,426
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Basirhat Uttar 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, 125 Basirhat Uttar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Basirhat II community development block, and Amlani, Bhebia, Makhal Gachha, Murarisha gram panchayats of Hasnabad community development block.{{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 Uttar Assembly constituency is part of 18. Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin |title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basirhat Uttar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Rafikul Islam Mondal
|votes = 1,37,216
|percentage = 57.55
|change = {{increase}}12.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Secular Front
|candidate = Mohammad Baijid Amin
|votes = 47,865
|percentage = 20.08
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Narayan Chandra Mondal
|votes = 47,505
|percentage = 19.92
|change = {{increase}}13.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Taslima Khatun
|votes = 2,014
|percentage = 0.84
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,952
|percentage = 0.82
|change = {{decrease}}0.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mohammad Kased Ali Sardar
|votes = 1,874
|percentage = 0.79
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 89,351
|percentage = 37.47
|change = {{increase}}37.24
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,38,426
|percentage = 88.95
|change = {{decrease}}0.67
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin | title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Basirhat Uttar constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=125| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120513170226/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=125| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 13 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Basirhat Uttar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Rafikul Islam Mondal
|votes = 97,828
|percentage = 45.74
|change = {{increase}}8.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = ATM Abdullah
|votes = 97,336
|percentage = 45,51
|change = {{decrease}}11.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tarafan Ali Gazi
|votes = 13,072
|percentage = 6.11
|change = {{increase}}1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Abul Kasem Dhali
|votes = 3,006
|percentage = 1.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,636
|percentage = 1.24
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 492
|percentage = 0.23
|change = {{decrease}}19.83
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,13,885
|percentage = 89.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
The percentage changes of the 2016 election is calculated based upon the 2011 Bypoll.
=2011 by-election=
A by-election in 2011 was necessitated by the death of Mostafa bin Kassem, the CPI(M) MLA from Basirhat Uttar, who was found dead outside Kyd street MLA's Hostel on 29 May 2011.{{cite news| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110602/jsp/bengal/index.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110610222225/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110602/jsp/bengal/index.jsp | url-status = dead | archive-date = 10 June 2011 |title = MLA son cries foul |work = The Telegraph|access-date = 12 August 2011| location= Calcutta, India | date= 2 June 2011}}
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2011: Basirhat Uttar constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = ATM Abdullah
|votes = 87,899
|percentage = 56.95
|change = {{increase}}14.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Subid Ali Gazi
|votes = 56,948
|percentage = 36.89
|change = {{decrease}}8.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Subodh Kumar Chakraborty
|votes = 6,938
|percentage = 4.49
|change = {{decrease}}1.08
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ajit Pramanick
|votes = 2,964
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 154,339
|percentage = 80.35
|change = {{decrease}}6.49
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
The percentage changes of the bypoll is calculated from the 2011 assembly election.
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Basirhat Uttar constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=125| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120513170226/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=125| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 13 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Basirhat Uttar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 24 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Mostafa Bin Qaseem
|votes = 75,576
|percentage = 45.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sardar Amzad Ali
|votes = 71,632
|percentage = 42.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Somen Mandal
|votes = 9,316
|percentage = 5.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = People’s Democratic Conference of India
|candidate = Rafikul Mandal
|votes = 7,327
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Prosanta Biswas
|votes = 1,829
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = All india Minorities Front
|candidate = Anwar Hossain Mollah
|votes = 1,569
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 167,248
|percentage = 86.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
}}
{{Election box end}}
As per 2011 census the total population of basirhat uttar is 338937,Hindu 115986,Muslim 222264,Other 687.Hindu 34.22%,Muslim 65.58%,Other 0.20%.
=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, Souren Sen of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Asit Majumdar of Congress in 1996, Dilip Mazumdar of Congress in 1991 and 1987, and Debi Prasad Nanda of Congress in 1982 and 1977.{{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 and 1971. A.B.Bandopadhyay of CPI won in 1969 and 1967. Bijesh Chandra Sen of Congress won in 1962. Profulla Nath Banerjee of Congress won in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.
References
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{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
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{{West Bengal elections}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Category:Politics of North 24 Parganas district