Hansan is a General category Assembly constituency located in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. It is one of the seven Assembly segments that fall under the Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency.
At present, Dr. Asok Kumar Chattopadhyay of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is the sitting MLA from Hansan. He won the seat in the 2021 Assembly election by securing 51.42 per cent of the total votes polled. He was followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, who received 27.39 per cent of the votes.
Earlier, the constituency was represented by Indian National Congress (INC) candidates in consecutive elections. Miltan Rasid won the seat in 2016, while Asit Mal secured victory in 2011.
The election history shows that Hansan has seen changes in political representation over the years, reflecting shifting voter preferences and evolving electoral dynamics in the constituency.