# Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency

Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Diamond Harbour municipality
* Basuldanga, Bolsiddhi Kalinagar, Derak, Harindanga, Kanpur Dhanaberia, Mashat and Parulia gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour I community development block
* Kamarpole, Khorda, Mathur, Nurpur, Patra and Sarisa gram panchayats of Diamond Harbour II community development block
Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency is a part of No. 21 Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| 1952 | Charu Chandra Bhandari | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1957 | Ramanuj Halder | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | Jagadish Chandra Halder | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Daulat Ali Sheikh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Sheikh Daulat Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Rishi Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Rishi Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Dipak Kumar Halder | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Dipak Kumar Halder | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Pannalal Halder | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Diamond Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Pannalal Halder | 98,478 | 44.00 |
| | BJP | Dipak Kumar Halder | 81,482 | 36.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Pratik Ur Rahaman | 38,719 | 17.00 |
| | Independent | Safiullah Khan | 1,585 | 1.00 |
| | | None of the above (NOTA) + Rest of the candidates | ~5,000 | 2.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,996 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Diamond Harbour :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| AITC | Dipak Kumar Halder | 96,833 | 48.58 |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Abul Hasnat | 81,796 | 41.03 |
| BJP | Balaram Halder | 14,614 | 7.33 |
| Independent | Swapan Mondal | 1,539 | 0.77 |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,109 | 1.06 |
| AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### Legislative Assembly Election 2011

Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Diamond Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Dipak Kumar Halder | 87,645 | 53.37 | +7.05 |
| | CPI(M) | Subhra Sau | 66,871 | 40.72 | −6.78 |
| | BJP | Krishna Baidya | 4,946 | 3.01 | |
| | PDS | Mousumi Maitra | 2,951 | | |
| | Indian Unity Centre | Shamsut Touhid Purkait | 1,797 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,210 | 85.36 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 13.83 | |

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1977-2006

In 2006 and 2001, Rishi Halder of CPI(M) won the Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency defeating his nearest rivals Subhashis Chakraborty of AITC and Amjad Ali Sardar of AITC respectively. Sheikh Daulat Ali of INC defeated Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) in 1996. Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) defeated Nazrul Islam Molla of INC in 1991, Monoranjan Kayal of INC in 1987, Dibakar Ghosh of INC in 1982, and Sankari Prasad Mondal of Janata Party in 1977.

### Legislative Assembly Elections 1952-1972

Daulat Ali Sheikh of INC won in 1972. Abdul Quiyom Molla of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Jagadish Chandra Halder of INC won in 1962. Ramanuj Halder of PSP won in 1957. Charu Chandra Bhandari of KMPP won in 1952.