Bishnupur, Bankura Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency in Bankura district
Bishnupur 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. 255 Bishnupur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bishnupur municipality; Bishnupur community development block; and Amdangra, Saltora and Satmauli gram panchayats of Taldangra community development block.
Bishnupur Assembly constituency is part of No. 37 Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2026
2021
2016
2011
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Swapan Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur seat defeating his nearest rival Subhasis Batabayal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jayanta Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Subhasis Batabayal of Trinamool Congress in 2001 and Buddhadeb Mukherjee of Congress in 1996. Achintya Krishna Ray of CPI(M) defeated Subhasis Batabayal of Congress in 1991, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee of Congress in 1987, Sabyasachi Roy of Congress in 1982 and Ardhendu Mitra of Congress in 1977.
1952-1972
Bhabataran Chakravarty of Congress won in 1972 and 1971.
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