# Habibpur Assembly constituency

Habibpur is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 43 Habibpur Assembly constituency (ST) covers Bamangola community development block and Aktail, Baidyapur, Bulbul Chandi, Dhumpur, Habibpur, Jajail, Kanturka and Mangalpur gram panchayats of Habibpur community development block.
Habibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | MLA | Party |
| 1962 | Habibpur | Nimai Chand Murmu | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Habibpur | B. Murmu | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Habibpur | Nimai Chand Murmu | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | Habibpur | Sarkar Murmu | Independent |
| 1972 | Habibpur | Rabindranath Murmu | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Habibpur | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Habibpur | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Habibpur | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Habibpur | Sarkar Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Habibpur | Jadu Hembrom | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Habibpur | Khagen Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Habibpur | Khagen Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Habibpur | Khagen Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016 | Habibpur | Khagen Murmu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2019^ | Habibpur | Joyel Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021 | Habibpur | Joyel Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ^ denotes by-election

## Election results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Habibpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Joyel Murmu | 94,075 | 47.52 | −3.41 |
| | AITC | Prodip Baskey | 74,558 | 37.66 | +3.62 |
| | CPI(M) | Thakur Tudu | 13,805 | 6.97 | +1.41 |
| | BMP | Subin Hansda | 5,896 | 2.98 | +0.51 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,162 | 1.09 | +0.21 |
| | API | Pratap Koramudi | 1,887 | 0.95 | |
| | Independent | Provat Kisku | 1,701 | 0.86 | |
| | BSP | Shrinath Tudu | 1,667 | 0.84 | |
| | Independent | Murmu Joy | 830 | 0.42 | |
| | KPPU | Biswanath Mardi | 747 | 0.38 | −0.02 |
| | Independent | Nirmal Soren | 661 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,517 | 9.86 | −7.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,989 | 79.34 | +3.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 249,557 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019 by-election

By-polls were held in seat due to resignation of the sitting MLA Khagen Murmu, who had been elected as the MP for North Maldaha on a BJP ticket.
2019 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Habibpur (ST) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Joyel Murmu | 92,300 | 50.93 | +28.34 |
| | AITC | Amal Kisku | 61,687 | 34.04 | +0.64 |
| | CPI(M) | Sadhu Tudu | 10,076 | 5.56 | −29.20 |
| | INC | Rejina Murmu | 8,277 | 4.57 | N/A |
| | BMP | Baburam Kisku | 4,471 | 2.47 | +0.96 |
| | Independent | Mandal Mardi | 1,605 | 0.89 | −0.69 |
| | KPPU | Sangita Soren | 722 | 0.40 | N/A |
| | JMM | Imanuyel Hembrom | 508 | 0.28 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,593 | 0.88 | −1.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,613 | 16.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,81,239 | 75.49 | −7.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,40,071 | | |
| | BJP gain from CPI(M) | BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +28.77 | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Habibpur (ST) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Khagen Murmu | 64,095 | 34.76 | −2.84 |
| | AITC | Amal Kisku | 61,583 | 33.40 | −2.70 |
| | BJP | Prodip Baskey | 41,656 | 22.59 | +2.52 |
| | Independent | Mandal Mardi | 2,918 | 1.58 | |
| | BMP | Subin Hansda | 2,780 | 1.51 | |
| | Independent | Mandal Soren | 2,757 | 1.50 | |
| | SP | Lakshiram Baske | 2,510 | 1.36 | |
| | BSP | Pradeep Murmu | 1,567 | 0.85 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Shibananda Saren | 748 | 0.41 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,755 | 2.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,512 | 1.36 | −0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,84,369 | 82.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,23,084 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Khagen Murmu of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mohan Tudu of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Habibpur (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Khagen Murmu | 59,286 | 37.60 | −8.07 |
| | AITC | Mohan Tudu | 57,028 | 36.10 | +29.52 |
| | BJP | Krishna Chandra Munda | 31,638 | 20.07 | −17.14 |
| | Independent | Amin Tudu | 6,244 | 3.96 | |
| | BSP | Jageswar Hembram | 346 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,662 | 84.32 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | -20.25# | |
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest in 2006, but had supported BJP. Swing based on Congress vote percentage in 2006. BJP's negative swing in 2011 also adjusted in the final swing.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Khagen Murmu of CPI(M) won the Habibpur (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ramlal Hansda of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jadu Hembrom of CPI(M) defeated Ramlal Hansda of BJP in 2001 and Lucas Hembram of Congress in 1996. Sarkar Murmu of CPI(M) defeated Gopinath Murmu of Congress in 1991, Moshi Charan Tudu of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and Bobila Murmu of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1962–1972

Rabindranath Murmu of CPI won in 1972. Sarkar Murmu, Independent, won in 1971. Nimai Chand Murmu of CPI won in 1969. B.Murmu of Congress won in 1967. Nimai Chand Murmu of CPI won in 1962. Prior to that the constituency did not exist.