Bishnupur is a Legislative Assembly constituency of

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district in the

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. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Overview

As per order of the

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in respect of the

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, Bishnupur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: *

Bishnupur I Bishnupur I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Alipore Sadar subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Bishnupur I CD block is located at . It has an avera ...

community development block *

Thakurpukur Maheshtala Thakurpukur Maheshtala is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Alipore Sadar subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block is located ...

community development block Bishnupur Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Results

2021

2016

Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

From 1977 to 2006, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 2006, Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar of

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won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating his nearest rival

Dilip Mondal Dilip Mondal is an Indian politician Member of Legislative Assembly from Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas (Vidhan Sabha constituency), South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He won the election, in 2011 being an All India Trinamool Congress candidate and ...

of AITC and Rathin Sarkar of

won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating his nearest rival Madan Mitra of AITC.

of AITC won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ananda Kumar Biswas of

and Subrata Bakshi of AITC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Rathin Sarkar of

in 2001. Ananda Kumar Biswas of

won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar of INC and Sankar Saran Naskar of

won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of INC in 1996. In 1991 and 1987, Sundar Naskar of

won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ram Krishna Bar and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, respectively, and Kashi Nath Adak of

won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar and Shaik Moquebul Haque, both of INC, respectively. In 1982 and 1977, Sundar Naskar of

won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar and Ram Krishna Bar, both of INC, respectively, and Provash Chandra Roy of

won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Niranjan Ghosh and Moaue Haque Shaik, both of INC, respectively.

Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

From 1962 to 1972, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 1972 and 1971, Ram Krishna Bar of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of

won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1969 and 1967, Sundar Kumar Naskar of

won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of

won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1962, Santilata Mondal of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Jugal Chandra Santra of INC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1957 and 1952, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957, Provash Chandra Roy and Rabindranath Roy, both of CPI, won. In 1952, Basanta Kumar Mal of INC and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI, won.

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