Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 22°35′54″N 88°40′46″E / 22.59833°N 88.67944°ECoordinates: 22°35′54″N 88°40′46″E / 22.59833°N 88.67944°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No | 121 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Basirhat |
| Electorate (year) | 186,578 (2011) |
Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haroa is an open seat from 2011 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, 121 Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Falti Beleghata, Dadpur, Kiritipur I, Kiritipur II, Shashan gram panchayats of Barasat II community development block, Champatala, Deganga I, Deganga II, Hadipur Jhikra II gram panchayats of Deganga community development block, and 3. Gopalpur I, Gopalpur II, Haroa and Khasbalanda gram panchayats of Haroa community development block.
Haroa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 18. Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See for details)
In the 2006 state assembly elections,Asim Kumar Das of CPI(M) won the 97 Haroa (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mrityunjoy Mondal of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kshiti Ranjan Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Lakshmikanta Mondal of Congress in 2001and 1996,Kumud Ranjan Roy of Congress in 1991,Lakshmikanta Mondal of Congress in 1987,Gangadhar Pramanick of Congress in 1982and Brajendra Nath Sarkar of Janata Party in 1977.
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