Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Basirhat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 18 Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency are in North 24 Parganas district.
Overview
According to the Hindustan Times, Basirhat and Bangaon have the most porous stretch of West Bengal's 2,217 km border with Bangladesh.The Indian Express estimates the proportion of Muslims in Basirhat's electorate at 54%.
Assembly segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 18 Basirhat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009: # Name District MLA, from 2026MLA's Party2024 LS Lead99BaduriaNorth 24 ParganasBurhanul Mukaddim121HaroaAbdul Matin Muhammad122Minakhan (SC)Usha Rani Mondal123Sandeshkhali (ST)Sanat Sardar124Basirhat DakshinSurajit Mitra125Basirhat UttarTauseffur Rahman126Hingalganj (SC)Rekha Patra
Members of Parliament YearMemberParty1952Renu ChakravarttyPatiram Roy1957Renu ChakravarttyPareshnath Kayal1962Humayun Kabir19671970^Sardar Amjad Ali1971A. K. M. Ishaque1977Alhaj M.A. Hannan1980Indrajit Gupta 19841989Manoranjan Sur19911996Ajay Chakraborty1998199920042009Haji Nurul Islam2014Idris Ali2019Nusrat Jahan2024Haji Nurul Islam2026^ .* In 1951 and 1957, Basirhat has dual seats.
^ By-election.
Election results 2026 by-election
General election 2024
General election 2019
General election 2014
General election 2009
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" width=225 |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seat change ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Vote percentage |- | style="text-align:left;" |Trinamool Congress | style="text-align:center;" | 19 | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | 31.8 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | 13.45 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | NA
| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist) | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;" | 33.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3.6 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Revolutionary Socialist Party | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3.56 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Forward bloc | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 3.04 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 6.14
General elections 1951-2004 Basirhat was double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Thereafter, it was a single seat constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: YearWinner CandidateWinner PartyRunner-up CandidateRunner-up Party1951Renu ChakravarttyCommunist Party of IndiaSatya Hari DuttaIndian National CongressPatiram RoyIndian National Congress1957Paresh Nath KayalIndian National CongressRenu ChakravarttyCommunist Party of IndiaPratima BoseIndian National Congress1962Humayun KabirIndian National CongressAbdur Razzak KhanCommunist Party of India1967Humayun KabirBangla CongressA.K.M Ishaque Indian National Congress1969 (Bye election)Sardar Amjad AliBangla CongressK.A.MakkarPML1971A.K.M. IshaqueIndian National CongressMd. Abdulla RasulCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1977Alhaj M A HannanJanata Party A.K.M.IshaqueIndian National Congress1980Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaAbdul Gaffar QuaziIndian National Congress (I)1984Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaKamal BasuIndian National Congress1989Monoranjan SurCommunist Party of IndiaSardar Amjad AliIndian National Congress1991Monoranjan SurCommunist Party of IndiaSardar Amjad AliIndian National Congress1996Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaDilip MajumderIndian National Congress1998Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaSudipto RoyTrinamool Congress1999Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaM NuruzzamanAll India Trinamool Congress2004Ajay ChakrabortyCommunist Party of IndiaSujit BoseAll India Trinamool Congress
See also Basirhat List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
External links Basirhat lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details