Basirhat Subdivision - Legislative Segments

Legislative Segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, the Swarupnagar block and two gram panchayats under the Baduria block, viz. Ramchandrapur Uday and Sayestanagar–I, will form the Swarupnagar assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other twelve gram panchayats under the Baduria block, viz. Aturia, Bagjola, Bajitpur, Chandipur, Chhatra, Jadurhati Dakshin, Jadurhati Uttar, Jagannathpur, Jasikati Atghara, Nayabastia Milani, Raghunathpur and Sayestanagar–II, along with the Baduria municipality will form the Baduria assembly constituency. Four gram panchayats under the Haroa block, viz. Gopalpur–I, Gopalpur–II, Haroa and Khasbalanda, will be part of the area defining the Haroa assembly constituency. The other four gram panchayats of Haroa block, viz. Bakjuri, Shalipur,Sonapukur Sankarpur and Kulti, and the area under the Minakhan block will together form the Minakhan assembly constituency. Except the Khulna gram panchayat under the Sandeshkhali–II block, the whole area under the Sandeshkhali–I block and the Sandeshkhali–II block will together form the Sandeshkhali assembly constituency. The municipalities of Basirhat and Taki and the Basirhat–I block will together form the Basirhat Dakshin assembly constituency. The Basirhat–II block and four gram panchayats under the Hasnabad block, viz. Amlani, Bhebia, Makhalgachha and Murarisha, will together form the Basirhat Uttar assembly constituency. The other five gram panchayats under the Hasnabad block, viz. Bhabanipur–I, Hasnabad, Patlikhanpur, Barunhat Rameswarpur and Bhabanipur–II, the Khulna gram panchayat under the Sandeshkhali–II block, and the area under the Hingalganj block will together form the Hingalganj assembly constituency. The constituencies of Swarupnagar, Minakhan and Hingalganj will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates, whereas Sandeshkhali constituency will be reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST) candidates. Swarupnagar constituency will be a segment of the Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates. The other seven constituencies will together form the Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).