Kashipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency

For former constituency with same name in Kolkata, see Cossipur Assembly constituency. For constituency with similar name in Kolkata, see Kashipur-Belgachhia Assembly constituency.

For the constituency in Uttarakhand, see Kashipur, Uttarakhand Assembly constituency.

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

Kashipur
Constituency No. 244 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kashipur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Established	1957
Total electors	188,082
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Kamalakanta Hansda
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 244 Kashipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kashipur community development block; Hura, Jabarrah, Kalabani, Keshargarh, Ladhurka, Lakhanpur and Rakhera Bishpuri gram panchayats of Hura community development block.^[1]

Kashipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1] It was earlier part of Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1957	Budhan Majhi		Indian National Congress
	Ledo Majhi		Lok Sewak Sangh
1962	Budhan Majhi		Indian National Congress
1967	S. N. Singh Deo
1969	Prabir Kumar Mallick		Communist Party of India
1971	Madan Mohan Mahato		Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Surendra Nath Majhi		Communist Party of India
1982
1987
1991
1996	Rabindranath Hembram
2001
2006
2011	Swapan Kumar Beltharia		All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021	Kamalakanta Hansda		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Kashipur^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kamalakanta Hansda	92,938	47.69	+41.3
	AITC	Swapan Kumar Beltharia	85,551	43.90	−2.21
	CPI(M)	Mallika Mahata	10,927	5.61	−83.91
	SUCI(C)	Dipak Mahato	2,269	1.16
	AMB	Narendra Nath Mahata	806	0.41
	NOTA	None of the above	2,401	1.23
Turnout			194,892
	BJP gain from AITC		Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kashipur^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Swapan Kumar Beltharia	87,483	48.71
	CPI(M)	Sudin Kisku	67,905	37.81
	BJP	Kamalakanta Hansda	11,485	6.39
	JMM	Dipendu Mahato (Dipu)	3,069	1.71
	SUCI(C)	Dipak Mahato	2,948	1.64
	JDP	Baidyanath Hansda	2,249	1.45
	BSP	Rajesh Bauri	1,729	0.96
	NOTA	None of the above	2,727	1.52
Majority
Turnout			179,595	82.78
	AITC hold		Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kashipur^[7][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Swapan Kumar Beltharia	69,492	44.73	+9.03#
	CPI(M)	Subhas Chandra Mahata	65,771	42.33	−13.75
	JMM	Satrughna Murmu	4,240	2.73
	BJP	Prasanta Singha Deo	3,933	2.53
	Independent	Dilip Mahato	3,671
	JDP	Manilal Hembram	2,653
	PDS	Sanjit Chakraborty	1,994
	BSP	Chitta Ranjan Mahato	1,965
	AJSU	Subhas Chandra Mahato	991
	JVM(P)	Ramprasad Majhi	666
Turnout			155,376	82.61
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	22.78#

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

1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Rabindranath Hembram of CPI(M) won the Kashipur seat defeating Anath Bandhu Patar of Trinamool Congress, Buddheswar Saren of Trinamool Congress, and Subhas Chandra Patar of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Surendranath Majhi of CPI(M) defeated Nandalal Saren of Congress in 1991, Anil Baran Murmu of Congress in 1987, Subhas Chandra Patar of Congress in 1982 and Rampada Majhi of Janata Party in 1977.^[10]

1957–1972

Madan Mohan Mahato of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Prabir Kumar Mallick of CPI won in 1969. N.S.Deo of Congress won in 1967. Budhan Majhi of Congress won in 1962. Ledu Majhi, Independent, and Budhan Majhi, Congress, won the Kashipur joint seat in 1957.