# Kashipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency

Kashipur 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. 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.
Kashipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1957 | Kashipur | Budhan Majhi and Ledo Majhi | Indian National Congress and Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh) |
| 1962 | | Budhan Majhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | | S.N.Singh Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | | Prabir Kumar Mallick | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | | Madan Mohan Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | | Madan Mohan Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Surendra Nath Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Surendra Nath Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Surendra Nath Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Surendra Nath Majhi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Rabindranath Hembram | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Rabindranath Hembram | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Rabindranath Hembram | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Swapan Kumar Belthariya | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Swapan Kumar Belthariya | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Kamalakanta Hansda | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Kashipur :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 194,892 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kashipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Swapan Kumar Betharia | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,595 | 82.78 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kashipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Swapan Kumar Belthariya | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 155,376 | 82.61 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | 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.

### 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.