# Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency

Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 269 Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency covers Purbasthali II community development block, Jahannagar and Dogachia gram panchayats of Purbasthali I CD Block, and Bamunpara, Mamudpur II and Putsuri gram panchayats of Manteswar CD Block.
As per orders of Delimitation Commission, Purbasthali Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Purbasthali | Bimalananda Tarkatirtha | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | | Bimalananda Tarkatirtha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | | Bimalananda Tarkatirtha | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | | Lalit Mohan Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | | Mollah Humayun Kabir | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | | Mollah Humuayn Kabir | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | | Nurunessa Satta | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Manoranjan Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Manoranjan Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Manoranjan Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Manoranjan Nath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Himansu Dutta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Subrata Bhowal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Subrata Bhowal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Purbasthali Uttar | Tapan Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Pradip Kumar Saha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | | Tapan Chatterjee | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Purbasthali Uttar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tapan Chatterjee | 92,421 | 43.52 | +35.32 |
| | BJP | Gobardhan Das | 85,715 | 40.37 | +397.70 |
| | CPI(M) | Pradip Kumar Saha | 28,134 | 13.25 | −60.43 |
| | BSP | Kesto Roy | 1,907 | 0.90 | |
| | PMPT | Bibhas Das | 1,675 | 0.79 | |
| | Independent | Samilan Sutradhar | 1,141 | 0.54 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,507 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,951 | | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 2016

West Bengal state assembly elections, 2016: Purbasthali Uttar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Pradip Kumar Saha | 71,107 | 41.00 | −3.74# |
| | AITC | Tapan Chatterjee | 68,300 | 42.63 | 2.68# |
| | BJP | Swapan Bhattachrya | 17,222 | 10.32 | |
| | People's Democratic Conference of India | Amanullah Sekh | 5,394 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Ashoke Chowdhury | 2,159 | | |
| | BSP | Sanjib Hazra | 1,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,806 | 88.26 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AITC | CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | +9.42# | |
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2011, in Purbasthali Uttar constituency.

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Purbasthali Uttar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Tapan Chatterjee | 71,107 | 42.63 | +0.74# |
| | CPI(M) | Pradip Saha | 68,967 | 41.35 | −8.68# |
| | BJP | Swapan Bhattachrya | 17,222 | 10.32 | |
| | People's Democratic Conference of India | Amanullah Sekh | 5,394 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Ashoke Chowdhury | 2,159 | | |
| | BSP | Sanjib Hazra | 1,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,806 | 88.26 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +9.42# | |
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+Congress vote percentages taken together and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Purbasthali constituency.