# Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas Assembly constituency

Bishnupur is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Bishnupur Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Bishnupur I community development block
* Thakurpukur Maheshtala community development block
Bishnupur Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| Bishnupur |||
| 1952 | Basanta Kumar Mal | Indian National Congress |
| | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India |
| | Rabindranath Roy | Communist Party of India |
| Bishnupur Paschim |||
| 1962 | Jugal Chandra Santra | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Kashi Nath Adak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Kashi Nath Adak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Sankar Saran Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Subrata Bakshi | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2006 | Rathin Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Bishnupur Purba |||
| 1962 | Santilata Mondal | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Sundar Kumar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | Sundar Kumar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Ram Krishna Bar | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Ram Krishna Bar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Ananda Kumar Biswas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Dilip Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2006 | Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Bishnupur |||
| 2011 | Dilip Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Dilip Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Dilip Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Dilip Mondal | 136,509 | 57.46 | +5.10 |
| | BJP | Agniswar Naskar | 77,677 | 32.70 | +25.73 |
| | CPI(M) | Jhuma Kayal | 17,995 | 7.57 | −29.82 |
| | BSP | Rabindranath Ranjan | 2,709 | 1.14 | +0.36 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,863 | 0.78 | −0.39 |
| | Independent | Uttam Naskar | 817 | 0.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,570 | 85.26 | +3.02 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Dilip Mondal | 107,129 | 52.36 | −0.99 |
| | CPI(M) | Aloke Sardar | 76,499 | 37.39 | −2.02 |
| | BJP | Shyamaprasad Halder | 14,264 | 6.97 | +3.77 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,402 | 1.17 | |
| | BSP | Dipankar Gayen | 1,594 | 0.78 | |
| | Independent | Samar Kr. Biswas | 1,502 | 0.73 | |
| | PDS | Uttam Kumar Halder | 1,203 | 0.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 204,593 | 82.24 | −3.15 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Bishnupur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Dilip Mondal | 95,912 | 53.35 | |
| | CPI(M) | Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar | 70,862 | 39.41 | |
| | BJP | Sekhar Naskar | 5,745 | 3.20 | |
| | Independent | Prabhat Kiran Mondal | 3,636 | | |
| | PDS | Gopinath Naskar | 1,735 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,791 | 85.39 | |
| | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) | AITC win (new seat) |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

From 1977 to 2006, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 2006, Bibhuti Bhusan Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating his nearest rival Dilip Mondal of AITC and Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating his nearest rival Madan Mitra of AITC. Dilip Mondal of AITC won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) and Subrata Bakshi of AITC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Rathin Sarkar of CPI(M) in 2001. Ananda Kumar Biswas of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar of INC and Sankar Saran Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar of INC in 1996. In 1991 and 1987, Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Ram Krishna Bar and Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar, both of INC, respectively, and Kashi Nath Adak of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Aruna Ghosh Dastidar and Shaik Moquebul Haque, both of INC, respectively. In 1982 and 1977, Sundar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat defeating Mahadeb Naskar and Ram Krishna Bar, both of INC, respectively, and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat defeating Niranjan Ghosh and Moaue Haque Shaik, both of INC, respectively.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

From 1962 to 1972, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had two seats. In 1972 and 1971, Ram Krishna Bar of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1969 and 1967, Sundar Kumar Naskar of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI(M) won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1962, Santilata Mondal of INC won the Bishnupur Purba seat and Jugal Chandra Santra of INC won the Bishnupur Paschim seat. In 1957 and 1952, Bishnupur Assembly constituency had joint seats. In 1957, Provash Chandra Roy and Rabindranath Roy, both of CPI, won. In 1952, Basanta Kumar Mal of INC and Provash Chandra Roy of CPI, won.