# Patharpratima Assembly constituency

Patharpratima Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Patharpratima Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Patharpratima community development block
Patharpratima Assembly constituency is a part of No. 20 Mathurapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | Patharpratima | Rabin Mondal | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1969 | | Rabin Mondal | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1971 | | Rabin Mondal | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1972 | | Satya Ranjan Bapuli | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Gunadhar Maity | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Gunadhar Maity | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Gunadhar Maity | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Janmenjay Manna | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Gopal Krishna Dey | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | | Jajneswar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Jajneswar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Samir Kumar Jana | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Samir Kumar Jana | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Samir Kumar Jana | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Patharpratima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Samir Kumar Jana | 120,181 | 51.85 | +1.00 |
| | BJP | Asit Kumar Haldar | 98,047 | 42.30 | +39.02 |
| | INC | Shukdeb Jana | 10,182 | 4.39 | −39.94 |
| | SUCI(C) | Narayan Haldar | 1,664 | 0.72 | −0.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,214 | 0.52 | −0.13 |
| | Lok Samya Party | Sridhar Chandra Bagari | 498 | 0.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 231,786 | 91.76 | +1.41 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2016

Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Patharpratima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Samir Kumar Jana | 107,595 | 50.85 | −1.54 |
| | INC | Phanibhushan Giri | 93,802 | 44.33 | |
| | BJP | Sridhar Chandra Bagari | 6,942 | 3.28 | +1.33 |
| | SUCI(C) | Pabitra Maity | 1,895 | 0.90 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,377 | 0.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 211,611 | 89.35 | −1.99 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Patharpratima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Samir Kumar Jana | 95,422 | 52.39 | +2.28 |
| | CPI(M) | Jajneswar Das | 80,649 | 44.28 | −2.63 |
| | BJP | Mantu Ram Gayen | 3,553 | 1.95 | |
| | Independent | Nikhil Chandra Bera | 1,389 | | |
| | Independent | Alauddin Molla | 1,138 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,151 | 91.34 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 4.41 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006 and 2001, Jajneswar Das of CPI(M) won the Patharpratima Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Samir Kumar Jana of AITC. Gopal Krishna Dey of INC won in 1996 defeating Janmenjay Manna of CPI(M). In 1991, Janmenjay Manna of CPI(M) defeated Banabehari Patra of INC. Gunadhar Maity of CPI(M) won in 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating Ananta Kumar Bera of INC.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1967-1972

Satya Ranjan Bapuli of INC won in 1972. Rabin Mondal of SUCI(C) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. The seat did not exist prior to that.