| Joypur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 241 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Joypur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 189,787 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Joypur Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inPurulia district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 241 Joypur Assembly constituency is composed of the following:Joypur andJhalda IIcommunity development blocks; Arsha, Beldih and Manikarygram panchayata ofArsha community development block.[1]
Joypur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Adawita Mondal | Lok Sewak Sangh | |
| 1967 | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Shantiram Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Bindewar Mahata | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1991 | Bindeswar Mahata | ||
| 1996 | Shantiram Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Bindeswar Mahata | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 2011 | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | ||
| 2016 | Shaktipada Mahato | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Narahari Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Narahari Mahato | 74,380 | 36.68 | +32.10 | |
| INC | Phanibhusan Kumar | 62,180 | 30.67 | ||
| Independent | Dibyajyoti Singh Deo | 35,429 | 17.47 | ||
| AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 19,493 | 9.57 | −32.95 | |
| Mulnibasi Party of India | Jawahar Lal Mahato | 2,102 | 1.04 | ||
| Independent | Nepal Chandra Mahato | 1,980 | 0.98 | ||
| Independent | Nagewar Mahato | 1,419 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Bahadur Kushbaha Kuiri | 1,169 | 0.58 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Bhagirath Mahato | 1,126 | 0.56 | ||
| ABHM | Tirthanath Mahato | 613 | 0.30 | ||
| None of the above | None of the above | 2,956 | 1.46 | −0.12 | |
| Turnout | 202,767 | ||||
| BJPgain fromAITC | Swing | ||||
Dibajyoti Singh Deo, contesting as an Independent candidate, was supported by the Trinamool Congress. Initially, he was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate, but later the party supported him as the nomination of the candidate nominated by the party was rejected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shaktipada Mahato | 85,026 | 47.41 | ||
| AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 76,263 | 42.52 | ||
| BJP | Sripati Mahato | 8,211 | 4.58 | ||
| AMB | Pitambar Tudu | 1,754 | 0.98 | ||
| AJSU | Subhas Chandra Mahato | 1,576 | 0.88 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Bhajahari Kumar | 1,515 | 0.84 | ||
| Independent | Padmalochan Kumar | 1,356 | 0.76 | ||
| JMM | Santi Ram Mandi | 813 | 0.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,838 | 1.58 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 179,352 | 82.01 | |||
| AITCgain fromAIFB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 62,060 | 41.48 | −5.06 | |
| Independent | Sakti Pada Mahato | 51,449 | 34.39 | −10.23# | |
| AITC | Kirton Chandra Mahato | 23,927 | 15.99 | +13.71# | |
| BJP | Shripati Mahato | 2,637 | 1.76 | ||
| Independent | Padmalochan Kumar | 2,242 | |||
| JVM(P) | Paban Mahato | 2,131 | |||
| AJSU | Swapan Mahato | 1,852 | |||
| JDP | Sanat Kumar Besra | 1,287 | |||
| AMB | Gagan Chandra Mahato | 1,136 | |||
| JMM | Sandip Majhi | 885 | |||
| Turnout | 149,606 | 78.83 | |||
| AIFBhold | Swing | ||||
Shakti Pada Mahato, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.[8]
.# The changes for Shakti Pada Mahato (Independent/ rebel Congress) and Trinamool Congress are shown against the vote percentages of Congress and Trinamool Congress in 2006.
In the2006 state assembly elections, Bindeswar Mahato ofForward Bloc won the Jaipur assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Shantiram Mahato ofCongress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shantiram Mahato of Congress defeated Bindeswar Mahato of Forward Bloc in 2001 and 1996. Bindeswar Mahato of Forward Block defeated Shanti Ram Mahato of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Shantiram Mahato of Congress defeated Hari Pada Mahato of Forward Bloc in 1982. Ram Krishna Mahato of Congress defeated Chakradhar Mahato ofJanata Party in 1977.[9]
Ramkrishna Mahato of Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1967. Adwaita Mondal of Lok Sewak Sangh won in1962.[10]
