Basirhat Dakshin is a key legislative assembly constituency in West Bengal, located in the North 24 Parganas district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Trinamool Congress. Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee, from All India Trinamool Congress defeated Taraknath Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 24468 votes.
Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Haji Nurul Islam won the Basirhat parliamentary seat by defeating Smt. Rekha Patra of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 333547 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Basirhat Dakshin assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
115,873
Lead: 24,468
|
49% |
| Taraknath Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 91,405 | 39% |
| Amit Majumdar | Indian National Congress | 23,089 | 10% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,689 | 1% |
| Debashis Sarkar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,470 | 1% |
| Ajay Kumar Bain | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 1,347 | 1% |
| Aktar Rasul Bachhu | Justice and Development Party, | 864 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dipendu Biswas (mithu)
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
88,085
Lead: 24,058
|
41% |
| Samik Bhattacharya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 64,027 | 30% |
| Amit Majumdar | Indian National Congress | 57,035 | 26% |
| None Of The Above | Nota | 1,949 | 1% |
| Debabrata Biswas (babu) | Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) | 1,462 | 1% |
| Dilip Bairagi | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,133 | 1% |
| Ajay Kumar Bain | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist) | 1,081 | 0% |
| Barun Das | Party For Democratic Socialism | 964 | 0% |
| Tasirul Mondal | Republican Party Of India (a) | 903 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Narayan Mukherjee
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
66,914
Lead: 12,400
|
36% |
| Narayan Goswami | All India Trinamool Congress | 54,514 | 29% |
| Asit Majumdar | Independent | 52,484 | 28% |
| Hajari Lal Sarkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,282 | 4% |
| Amitosh Kumar Mondal | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3,572 | 2% |
| Hafijul Mistri | Muslim League Kerala State Committee | 1,391 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee | AITC | 115,873 | 24,468 | 49% |
| 2016 | Dipendu Biswas (mithu) | AITC | 88,085 | 24,058 | 41% |
| 2011 | Narayan Mukherjee | CPM | 66,914 | 12,400 | 36% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee | AITC |
115,873
(Lead: 24,468)
|
49% |
| Taraknath Ghosh | BJP | 91,405 | 39% | |
| 2016 | Dipendu Biswas (mithu) | AITC |
88,085
(Lead: 24,058)
|
41% |
| Samik Bhattacharya | BJP | 64,027 | 30% | |
| 2011 | Narayan Mukherjee | CPM |
66,914
(Lead: 12,400)
|
36% |
| Narayan Goswami | AITC | 54,514 | 29% |
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Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the Basirhat Dakshin Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Taraknath Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 24468 votes.
The strike rate in the Basirhat Dakshin constituency is 67% AITC and 33% CPM, with AITC won 2 times and CPM won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee (AITC) received 49.00% vote share.
Taraknath Ghosh (BJP) received 39.00% vote share.
Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee (AITC) won the 2021 election with 115873 votes, leading by 24468 votes and securing a 49.00% vote share.
The Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency falls under the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency of North 24 Parganas district.
Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee (AITC) won the Basirhat Dakshin Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 24468 votes over Taraknath Ghosh (BJP).
The Basirhat Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Baduria, Haroa, Minakhan (sc), Sandeshkhali (st), Basirhat Uttar, Hingalganj (sc).
The top candidates in the Basirhat Dakshin Assembly Election 2021 were:
Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee (AITC)
Taraknath Ghosh (BJP)
Amit Majumdar (INC)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Dr. Saptarshi Banerjee (AITC) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.