| Hirapur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 259 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Reservation | None |
Hirapur Assembly constituency was anassembly constituency inPaschim Bardhaman district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Hirapur assembly constituency was part ofAsansol (Lok Sabha constituency). The Delimitation Commission abolished Hirapur as an assembly constituency in 2011. The area is now covered underAsansol Dakshin Assembly constituency.[1]
Amitava Mukhopadhyay ofCPI(M) won the Hirapur assembly seat in 2006, defeating his nearest rival Moloy Ghatak ofTrinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Moloy Ghatak of Trinamool Congress defeated Dilip Ghosh (Independent). In 1996, Shyamadas Banerjee of Congress defeated Mumtaz Hussein ofJanata Dal. In 1991, Mumtaz Hussein of JD defeated Suhrid Basu Mallick of Congress. In 1987, Suhrid Basu Mallick of Congress defeatedBamapada Mukherjee of CPI (M). In 1982,Bamapada Mukherjee of CPI (M) defeated Shibdas Ghatak of Congress. In 1977,Bamapada Mukherjee of CPI (M) defeated Santimoy Aich of Congress.[2]
In 1972,Triptimoy Aich of Congress won the Hirapur seat. In 1971 and 1969, Bamapada Mukherjee of CPI (M) won the seat. In 1967, Shibdas Ghatak of Congress won the seat. In 1962, Dr. Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress won the seat. In 1957, Taher Hossain (Independent) won the seat. Prior to that the Burnpur area was part of Asansol assembly constituency.[3]
