Bansberia Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission Bansh Baria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist from 2011 and a new constituency Saptagram Assembly constituency came into being.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Election YearConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party affiliation1977BansberiaPrabir SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1982Prabir SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1987Prabir SenguptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1991Prabir SengptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1996Robin MukherjeeIndian National Congress2001Asutosh MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)2006Asutosh MukhopadhyayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Election results 1977-2006 In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Asutosh Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) won the 187 Bansberia assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Suma Mukherjee and Tapan Dasgupta, both of Trinamool Congress in respective years. Robin Mukherjee of Congress defeated Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) in 1996. Prabir Sengupta of CPI(M) defeated Robin Mukherjee of Congress in 1991 and 1987, Shibani Maitra of Congress in 1982 and Sanat Majumdar of Janata Party in 1977.
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