Jharkhand Party (Naren) was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded in the late 1990s by Naren Hansda, breaking away from the Jharkhand Party.
Naren Hansda served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Binpur from 1991 to 1999. His wife, Chunibala Hansda represented the same constituency from 2006 to 2011, and is currently the leader of JKP(N).
History
Naren Hansda was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a Jharkhand Party candidate from Binpur in 1991. Later, he quit Jharkhand Party and founded Jharkhand Party (Naren). He was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a Jharkhand Party candidate from Binpur in 1996.
Hansda died on 25 June 1999.
Hansda's wife Chunibala Hansda is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, and their daughter Birbaha Hansda is an Indian politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister in the Government of West Bengal and is a former actress in Santali film industry.
Chunibala Hansda was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Binpur in 2000. Later, she was also elected from this constituency in 2006.
Electoral history
Indian general elections
Election Alliance Seats contested Seats won Total votes Vote % 1996 none 2 094,655 0.3% 1998 Congress Alliance 2 0 1,81,018 0.5% 1999 Congress Alliance 2 0 1,01,441 0.3% 2004none 3 0 67,782 0.2% 2009 none 2 0 61,307 0.1% 2014 none 1 0 7,608 0% 2019 none 1 0 11,204 0% 2024 did not contest
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Assembly Election Alliance Seats contested Seats won Total votes Votes % 1996 none 8 11,45,503 0.4% 2001 none 3 07,549 0.0% 2006 NDA 4 11,01,490 0.3% 2011 UPA 1 053,118 0.1% 2016 none 2 051,099 0.1% 2021 did not contest
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