| Singur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 188 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Singur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 222,573 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Singur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 188 Singur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Anandanagore, Bagdanga Chinamore, Baruipara Paltagarh, Beraberi, Bighati, Bouichipota, Bora, Borai Pahalampur, Gopalnagore, Mirzapur-Bankipur, Nasibpur, Singur I and Singur II gram panchayats of Singur community development block and Begampur, Kapasaria and Panchghora gram panchayats of Chanditala II community development block.1
Singur Assembly constituency is part of No. 28 Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency.1
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Sourendra Nath Saha | Communist Party of India | |
| 1951 | Ajit Kumar Basu | ||
| 1957 | Provakar Pal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Gopal Bandopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | Ajit Kumar Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Dr Gopal Bandopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Tarapada Sadhukhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Bidyut Kumar Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Rabindranath Bhattacharya | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Becharam Manna | ||
| 2026 | Arup Kumar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arup Kumar Das | 113,008 | 50.77 | ||
| AITC | Becharam Manna | 91,570 | 41.14 | ||
| CPI(M) | Debashis Chatterjee | 12,320 | 5.54 | ||
| INC | Barun Kumar Malik | 1,015 | 0.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,890 | 0.85 | ||
| Majority | 21,438 | 9.63 | |||
| Turnout | 222,573 | 93.71 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Becharam Manna | 101,077 | 48.15 | ||
| BJP | Rabindranath Bhattacharya | 75,154 | 35.8 | ||
| CPI(M) | Srijan Bhattacharya | 30,016 | 14.3 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,345 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 25,923 | 12.35 | |||
| Turnout | 209,938 | 85.04 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rabindranath Bhattacharya | 96,212 | 49.23 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rabin Deb | 75,885 | 38.83 | ||
| BJP | Souren Patra | 14,264 | 7.30 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,098 | 1.59 | ||
| Independent | Dwijaprosad Bhattacharya | 2,606 | 1.33 | ||
| FDLP | Uma Das Paul | 1,712 | 0.88 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Shankar Jana | 1,667 | 0.85 | ||
| Majority | 20,327 | 10.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,95,444 | 84.57 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Rabindranath Bhattacharya | 100,869 | 57.61 | ||
| CPI(M) | Asit Das | 66,058 | 37.73 | ||
| BJP | Souren Patra | 8,158 | 4.66 | ||
| Majority | 34,811 | 19.88 | |||
| Turnout | 1,75,085 | 85.16 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
1971-2006
In the 20065 and 20016 state assembly elections, Rabindranath Bhattacharya of Trinamool Congress won the Singur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Srikanta Chattopadhyay of CPI(M) and Bidyut Kumar Das of CPI(M) respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bidyut Kumar Das of CPI(M) defeated Dwijaprosad Bhattacharya of Congress in 1996,7 Chandra Sekhar Back of Congress in 19918 and Tarapada Sadhukhan of Congress in 1987.9 Tarapada Sadhukhan of Congress defeated Gopal Bandopadhyay of CPI(M) in 1982.10 Gopal Bandopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Tarapada Sadhukhan of Congress in 1977.1112
1952-1972
Ajit Kumar Basu of CPI won in 197213 and 1971.14 Gopal Bandopadhyay of CPI(M) won in 1969.15 Provaakar Pal of Congress won in 1967,16 196217 and 1957.18 In independent India's first election in 195119 Singoor (as spelt then) had a double seat. It was won by Sourendra Nath Saha and Ajit Kumar Basu, both of CPI.
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