The Haripal assembly constituency is currently held by Trinamool Congress MLA Becharam Manna, who defeated Jogiyananda Mishra of CPM in 2016. The seat, one of West Bengal’s 294 assembly constituencies, falls under the Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency. 

The Haripal assembly constituency is politically leaned towards the TMC led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, this was not the case until 2011. Before that, Haripal was a CPI(M) led constituency. 

Here are a few details about the Haripal Assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency, district: Haripal, Hooghly

Lok Sabha constituency: Arambagh

2016 candidates: Becharam Manna (TMC), Jogiyananda Mishra (CPM), Partha Banerjee (BJP), Lakshmi Kanta Hansda (JDP)

2020 candidates: NA

Sitting MLA, party: Becharam Manna, TMC

Winning margin in 2016: 31,475

Runner up name, party: Jogiyananda Mishra, CPM

Number of voters in 2016: 208,530

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.57%

Number of women voters in 2016: 102,341

Number of polling booths in 2016: 300