Balarampur, West Bengal Assembly constituency explained

Balarampur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 239 Balarampur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Balarampur community development block; Chakaltore, Dimdiha, Durku, Garafusra, Lagda and Sonaijuri gram panchayats of Purulia I community development block; and 3. Chatu Hansa, Hensla and Puara gram panchayats of Arsa community development block.^[1]

Balarampur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1957	Bhim Chandra Mahato	Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh)[2]
1962	Padak Mahata	Lok Sewak Sangh[3]
1967	Gobardhan Majhi	Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh)[4]
1969	Gobardhan Majhi	Lok Sewak Sangh[5]
1971	Bikram Tudu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1972	Rup Singh Majhi	Indian National Congress[7]
1977	Bikram Tudu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1982	Bikram Tudu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1987	Bikram Tudu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1991	Bhandu Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1996	Bhandu Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2001	Bhandu Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2006	Bhandu Majhi	Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2011	Santiram Mahato	All India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016	Santiram Mahato	All India Trinamool Congress[16] [17]
2021	Baneswar Mahato	Bharatiya Janata Party[18] [19]

Election results

2011

Uttam Banerjee, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.^[20]

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Bhandu Majhi of CPI(M) won the Balarampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Barjuram Ram Singh Sardar of Trinamool Congress, Lambodar Mandi of Trinamool Congress, Dulali Mandi of Congress, and Subhas Mudi of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bikram Tudu of CPI(M) defeated Rasik Chandra Majhi of Congress in 1987, and Rup Singh Majhi of Congress in 1982 and 1977.^[21]

1957-1972

Rup Singh Majhi of Congress won in 1972. Bikram Tudu of CPI(M) won in 1971. Gobardhan Majhi of Lok Sewak Sangh/ Independent won in 1969 and 1967. Padak Mahata of LSS won in 1962. Bhim Chandra Mahato, Independent, won in 1957. Prior to that the Balarampur seat was not there.^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 . 2011-01-27 . Government of West Bengal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf . 2010-09-18 .
2. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 222 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006032945/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
3. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 293 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006192934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
4. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 324 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006080357/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
5. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 324 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112051819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf . 13 May 2021. 12 January 2012 .
6. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 327 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112052412/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf . 13 May 2021. 12 January 2012 .
7. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 319 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007094829/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
8. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 348 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007062834/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
9. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 340-341 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006142613/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
10. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 347 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006063052/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
11. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 356 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006200136/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
12. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 363 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007113156/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
13. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 356 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007212034/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
14. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 550 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006232430/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
15. Web site: West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011 . Bandwan. Elections.in . 18 May 2021.
16. Web site: Balarmpur. 2016 Legislative Assembly Election. Result University . 18 May 2021.
17. Web site: Balarampur. Assembly Election Result 2016 Live. InfoElections . 18 May 2021.
18. Web site: Balarampur Election Result 2021 . Times Now News.com . 18 May 2021 .
19. Web site: Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Balarampur . Election Commission of India . 18 May 2021 .
20. Web site: Cong rebels dare leaders . The Statesman 29 April 2011 . 2011-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003225038/http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367879&catid=73 . 2011-10-03 . dead .
21. Web site: 235 - Balrampur (ST) Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 2011-01-26 .
22. Web site: Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections . 2011-01-27 . General Election Results and Statistics . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . 2010-10-05 .