Bhatar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 267 Bhatar assembly constituency covers Bhatar community development block and Kurman I and Kshetia gram panchayats of Burdwan I CD Block.
Bhatar assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency. As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 39 Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Year NameParty1957Abhalata Kundu1962Ashwini Roy1967S. Hazra1969Ashwini Roy1971Anath Bandhu Ghose1972Bholanath Sen19771982Syed Mohammad Mashi19871991Mahboob Zahedi1996Subhash Mondal20012006Syed Mohammad Mashi2011Banamali Hazra2016Subhash Mondal2021Mangobinda Adhikari2026 Soumen Karfa
Election results 2026
2021
2016
2011
2006 Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) won the Bhatar assembly seat in 2006 defeating his nearest rival Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Subhash Mondal of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra of Trinamool Congress and Susanta Ghosh of Congress, in respective years. In 1991, Mahboob Zahedi of CPI (M) defeated Bholanath Sen of Congress. In 1987 and 1982, Syed Md. Masih of CPI (M) defeated Banamali Hajra and Bholanath Sen, both of Congress, in the respective years. In 1977, Bholanath Sen defeated Saktipada Chattopdahyay of Forward Bloc.
1972 Bholanath Sen of Congress won the seat in 1972. Anath Bandhu Ghosh of CPI (M) won it in 1971. In 1969, Aswini Roy of CPI won the seat. S.Hazra of Congress, won it in 1967. Aswini Roy, representing CPI won it in 1962. The constituency was formed in 1957. It was won in that year by Abalata Kundu of Congress.
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