Coordinates: 23°07′0″N 86°13′0″E / 23.11667°N 86.21667°E / 23.11667; 86.21667

Balarampur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Balarampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Balarampur is located in West Bengal
Balarampur
Balarampur
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 23°07′0″N 86°13′0″E / 23.11667°N 86.21667°E / 23.11667; 86.21667
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Constituency No.239
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency35. Purulia
Electorate (year)175,023 (2011)

Balarampur Vidhan Sabha constituency is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat from 2011 but earlier was reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 239 Balarampur (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left wing parties, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Barabazar Cum Chandil Bhim Chandra Mahato and
Atul Chandra Singh Bhuiya		 Lok Sewak Sangh[3][4]
1957 Balarampur Bhim Chandra Mahato Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh)[5]
1962 Padak Mahata Lok Sewak Sangh [6]
1967 Gobardhan Majhi Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh)[7]
1969 Gobardhan Majhi Lok Sewak Sangh[8]
1971 Bikram Tudu Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
1972 Rup Singh Majhi Indian National Congress[10]
1977 Bikram Tudu Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1982 Bikram Tudu Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1987 Bikram Tudu Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1991 Bhandu Majhi Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
1996 Bhandu Majhi Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2001 Bhandu Majhi Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2006 Bhandu Majhi Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]
2011 Santiram Mahato All India Trinamool Congress[18]
2016 Santiram Mahato All India Trinamool Congress[19][20]
2021 Baneswar Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party[21][22]

Election results[]

2021[]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Balarampur [21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Baneswar Mahato 89,521 45.22
AITC Santiram Mahato 89,098 45.01
INC Uttam Kumar Bandopadhyay 16,783 7.72
API Sitaram Hansda 2,153 1.09
SUCI(C) Dipak Kumar 1,793 0.91
Independent Aswini Singh Sardar 1,478 0.75
BSP Anadi Tudu 1,416 0.72
Bharateeya Manabadhikar Party Subhas Mahato 1,170 0.59
NOTA None of the above 2,441 1.23
Turnout 197,965
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2016[]

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Balarampur [19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Santiram Mahato 82,086 47.02
INC Jagadish Mahato 71,882 41.17
BJP Subhas Das 8,940 5.12
Independent Bimal Kanta Mahanty 2,870 1.64
BSP Bharati Mudi 1,860 1.07
JDP Anil Chandra Mandi 1,449 0.89
Independent Monbodh Mahato 930 0.53
AJSU Lal Mohan Mahato 894 0.51
SUCI(C) Dipak Kumar 805 0.46
NOTA None of the above 2,868 1.65
Majority
Turnout 174,594 83.46
AITC hold Swing

2011[]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Balarampur [23][24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Santiram Mahato 65,244 45.79 +7.84#
CPI(M) Manindra Gope 54,716 38.40 -17.13
Independent Uttam Banerjee 9,529 6.69
BJP Batulal Mahato 3,528 2.48
JDP Shambhu Nath Hembram 2,897
JMM Pradipta Mahato 1,721
AJSU Sukanta Mahato 1,605
JVM(P) Nandalal Mahato 1,519
Independent Tahir Hussen Ansary 932
IPFB Mrityunjoy Mahato 793
Turnout 142,484 81.41
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 24.97#

Uttam Banerjee, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[26]

.# 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.[27]

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.[28]

References[]

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