Joypur, Purulia Assembly constituency
# Joypur, Purulia Assembly constituency

Joypur Assembly constituency (also spelt Jaipur) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 241 Joypur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Joypur and Jhalda II community development blocks; Arsha, Beldih and Manikary gram panchayata of Arsha community development block.

Joypur Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).

The West Bengal political scenario has changed dramatically over the years. In the early years after independence it was a scene of fluctuating fortunes between the Congress and the Left wing parties, till the latter captured power in the late seventies. The United News of India in a candid analysis says, “The green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | Arsha | Sagar Chandra Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Arsha | Daman Kuiry | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1962 | Joypur | Adawita Mondal | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| 1967 | Arsha | B.Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Joypur | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Arsha | Dahan Chadra Kuiry | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Joypur | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Arsha | Nitai Chandra Deshmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Joypur | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Arsha | Nitai Chandra Desmukh | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Joypur | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Arsha | Daman Chandra Kuiry | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1977 | Joypur | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1982 | Arsha | Dhrubeswar Chattopadhyay | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1982 | Joypur | Shantiram Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Arsha | Kumar Pandav | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | Joypur | Bindewar Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | Arsha | Nisi Kanta Mehta | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | Joypur | Bindeswar Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1996 | Arsha | Nishi Kanta Mehta | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1996 | Joypur | Shantiram Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Arsha | Nishi Kanta Mehta | Indian National Congresss |
| 2001 | Joypur | Shantiram Mahato | Indian National Congresss |
| 2006 | Arsha | Probhat Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2006 | Joypur | Bindeswar Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2011 | | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2016 | | Shaktipada Mahata | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Narahari Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results

### 2021

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Joypur :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | BJP | Narahari Mahato | 74,380 | 36.68 | +32.10 |
| | INC | Phanibhusan Kumar | 62,180 | 30.67 | |
| | Independent | Dibyajyoti Singh Deo | 35,429 | 17.47 | |
| | AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 19,493 | 9.57 | -32.95 |
| | Mulnibasi Party of India | Jawahar Lal Mahato | 2,102 | 1.04 | |
| | Independent | Nepal Chandra Mahato | 1,980 | 0.98 | |
| | Independent | Nagewar Mahato | 1,419 | 0.70 | |
| | Independent | Bahadur Kushbaha Kuiri | 1,169 | 0.58 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Bhagirath Mahato | 1,126 | 0.56 | |
| | ABHM | Tirthanath Mahato | 613 | 0.30 | |
| | None of the above | None of the above | 2,956 | 1.46 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,767 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

Dibajyoti Singh Deo, contesting as an Independent candidate, was supported by the Trinamool Congress. Initially, he was a rebel Trinamool Congress candidate, but later the party supported him as the nomination of the candidate nominated by the party was rejected.

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Balarampur :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | AITC | Shaktipada Mahato | 85,026 | 47.41 |
| | AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 76,263 | 42.52 |
| | BJP | Sripati Mahato | 8,211 | 4.58 |
| | AMB | Pitambar Tudu | 1,754 | 0.98 |
| | AJSU | Subhas Chandra Mahato | 1,576 | 0.88 |
| | SUCI(C) | Bhajahari Kumar | 1,515 | 0.84 |
| | Independent | Padmalochan Kumar | 1,356 | 0.76 |
| | JMM | Santi Ram Mandi | 813 | 0.45 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,838 | 1.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,352 | 82.01 |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | |

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Joypur :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 62,060 | 41.48 | -5.06 |
| | Independent | Sakti Pada Mahato | 51,449 | 34.39 | -10.23# |
| | AITC | Kirton Chandra Mahato | 23,927 | 15.99 | +13.71# |
| | BJP | Shripati Mahato | 2,637 | 1.76 | |
| | Independent | Padmalochan Kumar | 2,242 | | |
| | JVM(P) | Paban Mahato | 2,131 | | |
| | AJSU | Swapan Mahato | 1,852 | | |
| | JDP | Sanat Kumar Besra | 1,287 | | |
| | AMB | Gagan Chandra Mahato | 1,136 | | |
| | JMM | Sandip Majhi | 885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,606 | 78.83 | |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | | |

Shakti Pada Mahato, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate.

.# The changes for Shakti Pada Mahato (Independent/ rebel Congress) and Trinamool Congress are shown against the vote percentages of Congress and Trinamool Congress in 2006.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Bindeswar Mahato of Forward Bloc won the Jaipur assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Shantiram Mahato of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shantiram Mahato of Congress defeated Bindeswar Mahato of Forward Bloc in 2001 and 1996. Bindeswar Mahato of Forward Block defeated Shanti Ram Mahato of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Shantiram Mahato of Congress defeated Hari Pada Mahato of Forward Bloc in 1982. Ram Krishna Mahato of Congress defeated Chakradhar Mahato of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1962-1972

Ramkrishna Mahato of Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1967. Adwaita Mondal of Lok Sewak Sangh won in 1962.

