# Bhatar Assembly constituency

Bhatar 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. 267 Bhatar assembly constituency covers Bhatar community development block and Kurman I and Kshetia gram panchayats of Burdwan I CD Block.
Bhatar assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| 1957 | Abhalata Kundu | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Aswini Roy | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | S. Hazra | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Aswini Roy | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | Anath Bandhu Ghose | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Bholanath Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bholanath Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 1982 | Syed Md Mashi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Syed Md. Mashi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Mahboob Zahedi | Communist Part of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Subhas Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Subhas Mondal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Syed Md. Mashi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Banamali Hazra | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Subhas Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Adhikari Mangobinda | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Bhatar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Mangobinda Adhikari | 108,028 | 50.44 | +16.73 |
| | BJP | Mahendranath Kowar | 76,287 | 35.62 | +489.08 |
| | CPI(M) | Nazrul Haque | 19,607 | 9.15 | −77.27 |
| | Independent | Nazrul Islam | 1,868 | 0.87 | |
| | BSP | Sukul Soren | 1,575 | 0.74 | |
| | Independent | Somnath Sain | 1,149 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Ayan Ghosh | 828 | 0.39 | |
| | LJP | Mainuddin Sah | 480 | 0.22 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,346 | 1.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 214,168 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Bhatar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | AITC | Subhas Mondal | 92,544 | − |
| | CPI(M) | Bamacharan Banerjee | 86,264 | |
| | BJP | Anjan Mukherjee | 12,950 | |
| | BSP | Dhananjay Ghosal | 2,176 | |
| | Independent | Santosh Nandi | 1,438 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,108 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Bhatar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Banamali Hazra | 83,883 | 47.29 | +9.36# |
| | CPI(M) | Srijit Konar | 83,585 | 47.12 | −10.84 |
| | BJP | Dhatripada Konar | 5,586 | 3.15 | |
| | People's Democratic Conference of India | Iyar Mohammad Sekh | 2,469 | | |
| | BSP | Sekh Toyeb | 1,854 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,377 | 89.79 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +20.20# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.

### 1977-2006

Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) won the Bhatar assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Subhas Mondal of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress and Susanta Ghosh of Congress, in respective years. In 1991, Mahboob Zahedi of CPI (M) defeated Bholanath Sen of Congress. In 1987 and 1982, Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra and Bholanath Sen, both of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Bholanath Sen defeated Saktipada Chattopdahyay of Forward Bloc.

### 1957-1972

Bholanath Sen of Congress won the seat in 1972. Anath Bandhu Ghosh of CPI (M) won it in 1971. In 1969, Aswini Roy of CPI won the seat. S.Hazra of Congress, won it in 1967. Aswini Roy, representing CPI won it in 1962. The constituency was formed in 1957. It was won in that year by Abalata Kundu of Congress.