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Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal
For other uses, see Basirhat (disambiguation).
| Basirhat WB-18 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Interactive Map Outlining Basirhat Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Assembly constituencies | Baduria Haroa Minakhan Sandeshkhali Basirhat Dakshin Basirhat Uttar Hingalganj |
| Established | 1951-present |
| Total electors | 14,90,596 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Most Successful parties from Basirhat Lok Sabha
Communist Party of India (10 times) (52.63%)
Indian National Congress (4 times) (15.79%)
Trinamool Congress(4 times) (15.79%)
Bangla Congress (2 times) (10.53%)
Janata Party (1 time) (5.26%)
Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency is: one of the——543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal. All the "seven assembly segments of No." 18 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district.
Overview※
According——to the Hindustan Times, Basirhat and "Bangaon have the most porous stretch of West Bengal's 2,"217 km border with Bangladesh.The Indian Express estimates the proportion of Muslims in Basirhat's electorate at 54%.
Assembly segments※
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 18 Basirhat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Baduria | None | North 24 Parganas | AITC | Abdur Rahim Quazi |
| 121 | Haroa | None | North 24 Parganas | AITC | Haji Nurul Islam |
| 122 | Minakhan | SC | North 24 Parganas | AITC | Usha Rani Mondal |
| 123 | Sandeshkhali | ST | North 24 Parganas | AITC | Sukumar Mahata |
| 124 | Basirhat Dakshin | None | North 24 Parganas | AITC | Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee |
| 125 | Basirhat Uttar | None | North 24 Parganas | Rafikul Islam Mondal | |
| 126 | Hingalganj | SC | North 24 Parganas | AITC | Debesh Mandal |
Members of Parliament※
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First* | 1952-57 | Basirhat | Renu Chakravartty | Communist Party of India | |
| Patiram Roy | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Second* | 1957-62 | Renu Chakravartty | Communist Party of India | ||
| Pareshnath Kayal | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Third | 1962-67 | Humayun Kabir | |||
| Fourth | 1967-69 | Humayun Kabir | Bangla Congress | ||
| 1969^ | 1970-72 | Sardar Amjad Ali | |||
| Fifth | 1971-77 | A.K.M.Ishaque | Indian National Congress | ||
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Alhaj M.A.Hannan | Janata Party | ||
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Indrajit Gupta | Communist Party of India | ||
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Indrajit Gupta | |||
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Manoranjan Sur | |||
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Manoranjan Sur | |||
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Ajay Chakraborty | |||
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Ajay Chakraborty | |||
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Ajay Chakraborty | |||
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Ajay Chakraborty | |||
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Haji Nurul Islam | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Idris Ali | |||
| Seventeenth | 2019-24 | Nusrat Jahan | |||
| Eighteenth | 2024-Incumbent | Haji Nurul Islam | |||
.* In 1951. And 1957, Basirhat has dual seats.
^ By-election.
Election results※
2024※
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sk. Nurul Islam | 803,762 | 52.76 |  1.80
| |
| BJP | Rekha Patra | 470,215 | 30.87 |  0.75
| |
| ISF | Akhtar Rahaman Biswas | 123,500 | 8.11 | new | |
| CPI(M) | Nirapada Sardar | 77,899 | 5.11 | 0.34
| |
| Independent | Mafijul Molla | 11,833 | 0.78 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,248 | 0.34 | 0.30
| |
| Majority | 333,547 | ||||
| Turnout | 15,23,401 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2019※
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nusrat Jahan Ruhi | 782,078 | 54.56 | -2.91 | |
| BJP | Sayantan Basu | 431,709 | 30.12 | +11.76 | |
| INC | Quazi Abdur Rahim | 104,183 | 7.27 | -0.75 | |
| CPI | Pallab Sengupta | 68,316 | 4.77 | -25.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,106 | 0.64 | -0.14 | |
| Majority | 350,369 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,433,769 | 85.43 | TBA | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014※
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Idris Ali | 4,92,326 | 38.65 | -7.55 | |
| CPI | Nurul Sekh | 3,82,667 | 30.04 | -10.34 | |
| BJP | Samik Bhattacharya | 2,33,887 | 18.36 | +11.81 | |
| INC | Abdur Rahim Kazi | 1,02,137 | 8.02 | N/A | |
| AIUDF | Siddiqullah Chowdhury | 25,178 | 1.97 | -2.01 | |
| Independent | Ranjit Gayen | 8,088 | 0.63 | -0.70 | |
| BSP | Gopal Das | 7,016 | 0.55 | -0.18 | |
| SUCI(C) | Ajay Kumar Bain | 6,532 | 0.51 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Hafiz | 5,976 | 0.46 | N/A | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 9,971 | 0.78 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,09,659 | 8.61 | +2.89 | ||
| Turnout | 12,73,771 | 85.45 | -1.17 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | -7.55 | |||
General election 2009※
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sk. Nurul Islam | 4,79,747 | 45.92 | ||
| CPI | Ajay Chakraborty | 4,19,368 | 40.20 | ||
| BJP | Swapan Kumar Das | 67,690 | 6.51 | ||
| AIUDF | Siddiqullah Chowdhury | 41,338 | 3.98 | ||
| Independent | Ranjit Gain | 13,888 | 1.33 | ||
| BSP | Jiaul Haque | 7,590 | 0.73 | ||
| LJP | Chhalauddin Molla | 4,239 | 0.40 | ||
| IUML | Salim Makkar | 4,023 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 59,379 | 5.72 | |||
| Turnout | 10,38,209 | 86.62 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 19 | 18
|
31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 | 0
|
13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 1 | 1
|
NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9 | 17
|
33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 2 | 1
|
3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 1
|
3.56 |
| Forward bloc | 2 | 1
|
3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 1
|
6.14 |
General elections 1951-2004※
Basirhat was double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Thereafter, it was a single seat constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner Candidate | Winner Party | Runner-up Candidate | Runner-up Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Renu Chakravartty | Communist Party of India | ||
| Satya Hari Dutta | Indian National Congress | Patiram Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Paresh Nath Kayal | Indian National Congress | ||
| Renu Chakravartty | Communist Party of India | Pratima Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Humayun Kabir | Indian National Congress | Abdur Razzak Khan | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Humayun Kabir | Bangla Congress | A.K.M Ishaque | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 (Bye election) | Sardar Amjad Ali | Bangla Congress | K.A.Makkar | PML |
| 1971 | A.K.M. Ishaque | Indian National Congress | Md. Abdulla Rasul | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | Alhaj M A Hannan | Janata Party | A.K.M.Ishaque | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Indrajit Gupta | Communist Party of India | Abdul Gaffar Quazi | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Indrajit Gupta | Communist Party of India | Kamal Basu | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Monoranjan Sur | Communist Party of India | Sardar Amjad Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Monoranjan Sur | Communist Party of India | Sardar Amjad Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | Dilip Majumder | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | Sudipto Roy | Trinamool Congress |
| 1999 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | M Nuruzzaman | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2004 | Ajay Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | Sujit Bose | All India Trinamool Congress |
See also※
References※
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