As per orders of the Delimitation Commission Hariharpara Vidhan Sabha constituency covers Hariharpara community development block and Chhaighari and Madanpur gram panchayats of Berhampore community development block.

In the 2011 election, Insar Ali Biswas of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Niamot Sheikh of Trinamool Congress.

Alamgir Mir, contesting as an independent, was a rebel Congress candidate, supported by the Baharampur MP, Adhir Chowdhury.

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

[11] Shaikh Imajuddin of Congress defeated Mozammel Haque of CPI(M) in 1982[10] and Abu Raihan Biswas of SUC in 1977.