# Hariharpara Assembly constituency

Hariharpara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Hariharpara Vidhan Sabha constituency covers Hariharpara community development block and Chhaighari and Madanpur gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.
This constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | MLA | Party | Party |
| 1951 | Hariharpara | Haji A. Hameed | | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Hariharpara | Haji A. Hameed | | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Hariharpara | Abdul Latif | | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Hariharpara | S. Ahmed | | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Hariharpara | Aftabuddin Ahmed | #0c6b4b | Progressive Muslim League (West Bengal) |
| 1971 | Hariharpara | Aftabuddin Ahmed | | Independent |
| 1972 | Hariharpara | Abu Raihan Biswas | | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
| 1977 | Hariharpara | Shaikh Imajuddin | | Indian National Congress |
| 1982 | Hariharpara | Shaikh Imajuddin | | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Hariharpara | Mozammel Haque | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Hariharpara | Mozammel Haque | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Hariharpara | Mozammel Haque | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Hariharpara | Niamot Sheikh | | Independent |
| 2006 | Hariharpara | Insar Ali Biswas | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Hariharpara | Insar Ali Biswas | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016 | Hariharpara | Niamot Sheikh | | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Hariharpara | Niamot Sheikh | | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 election, Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Alamgir Mir of Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Hariharpara constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Niamot Sheikh | 102,660 | 47.51 | 9.74 |
| | INC | Alamgir Mir (Palash) | 88,594 | 41.00 | 5.87 |
| | BJP | Tanmoy Biswas | 18,378 | 8.51 | 5.66 |
| | SUCI(C) | Golam Ambia | 1,725 | 0.80 | 0.68 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,117 | 0.52 | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,16,075 | 87.33 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,066 | 6.51 | 3.87 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Alamgir Mir of Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Hariharpara constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Niamot Sheikh | 71,502 | 37.77 | 6.09 |
| | INC | Alamgir Mir (Palash) | 66,499 | 35.13 | New |
| | CPI(M) | Insar Ali Biswas | 39,057 | 20.63 | 14.93 |
| | BJP | Tulsi Prasad Sukul | 5,394 | 2.85 | 0.05 |
| | SUCI(C) | Golam Mostafa | 2,804 | 1.48 | New |
| | IUML | Asgar Ali Sheikh | 1,382 | 0.73 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,159 | 0.61 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,003 | 2.64 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,89,291 | 86.71 | 3.58 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 5.05 | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Hariharpara constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Insar Ali Biswas | 58,293 | 35.56 | −9.58 |
| | AITC | Niamot Sheikh | 51,935 | 31.68 | −14.63# |
| | Independent/Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury supported | Alamgir Mir (Palash) | 44,982 | 27.44 | |
| | BJP | Bishnu Charan Sikdar | 4,583 | 2.80 | |
| | SDPI | Masudul Islam | 1,929 | | |
| | Independent | Sufal Haldar | 1,351 | | |
| | MLKSC | Sattar Sekh | 846 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,919 | 90.37 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | +5.05# | |
Alamgir Mir, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate, supported by the Baharampur MP, Adhir Chowdhury.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.

### 1977–2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) won the Hariharpara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Niamot Sheikh, Independent, defeated Nizamuddin of CPI(M) in 2001. Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) defeated Mannan Hossain of Congress in 1996, Khaanarul Hossain of Congress in 1991, and Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress in 1987. Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress defeated Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) in 1982 and Abu Raihan Biswas of SUC in 1977.

### 1951–1972

Abu Raihan Biswas of SUC won in 1972. Aftabuddin Ahmed, Independent, won in 1971. Aftabuddin Ahmed of Progressive Muslim League won in 1969. S.Ahmed of Congress won in 1967. Abdul Latif of Congress won in 1962. Haji A. Hameed of Congress won in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.