As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 79 Palashipara Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chanderghat and Patharghata II gram panchayats of Tehatta I CD Block, Tehatta II CD Block, and Bikrampur, Bilkumari, Dhananjaypur and Haranagar gram panchayats of Nakashipara CD Block.[1]
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[8] Biswanath Ghosh of CPI(M) won the Palashipara assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapas Kumar Saha of TMC. Contests in most years were multicornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalendu Sanyal (Former Minister of State) of CPI(M) defeated Tapas Kumar Saha of TMC in 2001,[7] Ujjal Biswas of Congress in 1996[6] and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1991.[5] Madhabendu Mahanta of CPI(M) defeated Kumaresh Chandra of Congress in 1987,[4] and Kartic Chandra Biswas of Congress in 1982[3] and 1977.[2][14] Prior to that the constituency did not exist. Tehatta Assembly constituency existed in the area.