Shibpur Assembly constituency
| Shibpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 172 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Shibpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Howrah |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 197,161 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Rana Chatterjee |
Shibpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 9 to 15, 29 to 34 and 43 Howrah Municipal Corporation.
| Ward No. | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Vacant | Vacant | |
| 10 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | |||
| 29 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | |||
| 32 | |||
| 33 | |||
| 34 | |||
| 43 | |||
Shibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Hari Sadhan Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Mrigendra Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Kanailal Bhattacharyya | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Satyendra Nath Ghose | ||
| 1991 | Jatu Lahiri | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2006 | Jagannath Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 2011 | Jatu Lahiri | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Manoj Tiwary | ||
| 2026 | Rudranil Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rudranil Ghosh | 89,615 | 49.42 |  16.62 | |
| AITC | Rana Chatterjee | 73,557 | 40.57 |  10.12 | |
| AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharya | 12,542 | 6.92 | 6.78 | |
| INC | Shrabanti Singh | 1,993 | 1.1 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,300 | 0.72 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | 16,058 | 8.85 | 9.04 | ||
| Turnout | 181,323 | 92.94 | 14.96 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | 13.37% | |||
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Manoj Tiwary | 92,372 | 50.69 | ||
| BJP | Rathin Chakrabarty | 59,769 | 32.8 | ||
| AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharyya | 24,970 | 13.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,912 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 32,603 | 17.89 | |||
| Turnout | 182,219 | 77.98 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Jatu Lahiri | 100,739 | 61.83 | ||
| AIFB | Jagannath Bhattacharyya | 54,335 | 33.35 | ||
| BJP | Prabir Ray | 3,967 | 2.43 | ||
| BSP | Ali Asgar | 1,850 | 1.14 | ||
| Independent | Bidyut Rakshit | 1,119 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Anup Chowdhury | 913 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 46,404 | 28.48 | |||
| Turnout | 162,923 | 82.29 | |||
| Swing to AITC from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharyya | 92,894 | 46.39 | ||
| AITC | Jatu Lahiri | 83,335 | 41.62 | ||
| INC | Binodananda Banerjee (Bintu) | 18,573 | 9.28 | ||