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Basirhat Lok Sabha Elections

Bashirhat Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 42 parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal. Bashirhat Lok Sabha Constituency consists of 7 assembly segments.

All the seven constituencies of Basirhat are in South 24 Pragnas.

The Assembly Constituencies that fall in Basirhat parliamentary constituency are - Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan (SC), Sandeshkhali (ST), Basirhat Dakshin, Basirhat Uttar and Hingalganj (SC).

The election in this constituency will be held in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019 on May 19. In total, the polling will be held in 51 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across seven states and one Union Territory (Chandigarh) on May 19.

In West Bengal, the polling will be held in Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituencies in the seventh phase on May 19.

Idris Ali of AITC was elected from this constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Ali bagged 492,326 votes and decimated Nurul Huda of the CPI who got 382667 votes.

This time, the BJP has fielded Sayantan Basu, INC has projected Qazi Abdur Rahim and the TMC has declared Nusrat Jahan as its candidate from Bashirhat seat.

The stakes are high for ruling TMC and the BJP, which is trying to expand its presence in the Mamata Banerjee-ruled state which sends 42 MPs to Lok Sabha.

The Election Commission had on March 10 announced the dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The general elections will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, and the results will be declared on May 23.

Along with Lok Sabha Elections, voting will also take place in this phase for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha Assembly Elections 2019.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi AITC

Won

782078
Sayantan Basu BJP

Lost

431709
Quazi Abdur Rahim INC

Lost

104183
Pallab Sengupta CPI

Lost

68316
Parimal Mistri IND

Lost

10953
Nota NOTA

Lost

9106
Abul Kashem Dhali BSP

Lost

4680
Subhasis Kumar Bhowmik IND

Lost

4301
Amiya Sarkar IND

Lost

4065
Jay Kumar Bain SUCI

Lost

3824
Abdul Hannan Sardar IND

Lost

3433
Md. Tabarok Hossain Molla AILP

Lost

2707
Mizanoor Rahaman IND

Lost

2375
Mamul Hasan Mallik BNRP

Lost

1609

Basirhat News

PM Modi Speaks To Sandeshkhali Victim Rekha Patra, Now BJP's Basirhat Candidate

PM Modi Speaks To Sandeshkhali Victim Rekha Patra, Now BJP's Basirhat Candidate

While talking to PM Modi, Rekha Patra narrated the ordeals faced by women in Sandeshkhali.

Mar 26, 2024, 17:35 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to officially announce Sundarbans, Basirhat as two new West Bengal districts

Mamata Banerjee to officially announce Sundarbans, Basirhat as two new West Bengal districts

The state had to bear a cost of at least ₹ 200 crore to create each district, the official said. Ms Banerjee will perform 'Pratiki Puja' (nature worship) at Hingalganj to protect inhabitants from

Nov 28, 2022, 20:08 PM IST
NIA gets custody of LeT operative arrested by West Bengal STF from Basirhat

NIA gets custody of LeT operative arrested by West Bengal STF from Basirhat

A Kolkata local court on Friday granted National Investigation Agency (NIA) the custody of a 21-year-old Lashkar-e-Toiba operative arrested by the West Bengal STF from Basirhat in the North 24

Jun 12, 2020, 19:09 PM IST
NIA arrests key accused in human trafficking case in Hyderabad

NIA arrests key accused in human trafficking case in Hyderabad

The accused Ruhul Amin Dhali was arrested on Thursday and was produced before a court at Basirhat, West Bengal the next day to obtain a transit remand. 

Dec 14, 2019, 07:04 AM IST
BJP's 12-hour bandh in Basirhat, live updates: Saffron party workers demand justice

BJP's 12-hour bandh in Basirhat, live updates: Saffron party workers demand justice

BJP and TMC continue to trade charges after workers from both political parties clashes in West Bengal's Basirhat.

Jun 10, 2019, 09:18 AM IST
Tension in West Bengal over death of 3 political workers; BJP calls 12-hour bandh in Basirhat

Tension in West Bengal over death of 3 political workers; BJP calls 12-hour bandh in Basirhat

In view of tension prevailing in the area, the district administration shut down internet services for an indefinite period in Basirhat.

Jun 09, 2019, 22:56 PM IST
Full list of candidates going to polls in West Bengal in seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019

Full list of candidates going to polls in West Bengal in seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019

The constituencies where poll will be held are -- Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, and Kolkata Uttar.  

May 18, 2019, 19:03 PM IST
Bashirhat Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Bashirhat Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Basirhat Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

May 03, 2019, 12:24 PM IST

Basirhat situation normal: West Bengal government

At least 1,162 state police personnel, including RAF and four companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), were deployed in the sub-division, which was hit by communal clashes in the first week of

Jul 21, 2017, 19:49 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Clashes break out between two groups over social media post

Uttarakhand: Clashes break out between two groups over social media post

Tension gripped the town when a minor boy allegedly posted 'offensive' picture of the Kedarnath shrine on Facebook.  

Jul 10, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
Basirhat violence: Centre sends four BSF companies to riot-hit areas; North 24 Parganas SP removed

Basirhat violence: Centre sends four BSF companies to riot-hit areas; North 24 Parganas SP removed

As the communal clashes in North 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal, that broke out over an objectionable post on Facebook, refuse to fall down even after days, the central government on Saturday

Jul 08, 2017, 17:40 PM IST
Basirhat violence: West Bengal police detain BJP lawmakers for trying to visit riot-hit areas

Basirhat violence: West Bengal police detain BJP lawmakers for trying to visit riot-hit areas

On Friday, BJP MP Roopa Ganguly and 19 other leaders had also been detained for trying to visit the area. 

Jul 08, 2017, 14:22 PM IST

BJP team to visit violence-hit areas of West Bengal

Amit Shah on Thursday formed a three-member delegation of MPs to look into incidents of communal violence in Bengal.  

Jul 06, 2017, 22:27 PM IST
Baduria violence: BSF deployed, Internet suspended

Baduria violence: BSF deployed, Internet suspended

Four companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) have been deployed at Baduria, Swarupnagar and Degangatame to tame the communal tension. 

Jul 05, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
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