| Bansberia | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 193 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Reservation | None |
Bansberia Assembly constituency was anassembly constituency inHooghly district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission Bansh Baria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist from 2011 and a new constituencySaptagram Assembly constituency came into being.[1]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Bansberia | Prabir Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] |
| 1982 | Prabir Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | |
| 1987 | Prabir Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | |
| 1991 | Prabir Sengpta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1996 | Robin Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 2001 | Asutosh Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 2006 | Asutosh Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
In2006[8] and 2001[7] state assembly elections Asutosh Mukhopadhyay ofCPI(M) won the 187 Bansberia assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Suma Mukherjee and Tapan Dasgupta, both ofTrinamool Congress in respective years. Robin Mukherjee ofCongress defeated Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) in 1996.[6] Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) defeated Robin Mukherjee of Congress in 1991[5] and 1987,[4] Shibani Maitra of Congress in 1982[3] and Sanat Majumdar ofJanata Party in 1977.[2][9]
