Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency
| Durgapur Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 277 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Durgapur Paschim Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| LS constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 208,532 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 277 Durgapur Paschim assembly constituency covers ward nos. 11 – 22 and 29 – 43 of Durgapur municipal corporation.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation Commission Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Durgapur I | ||
| 1977 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] |
| 1982 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [3] |
| 1987 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [4] |
| 1991 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (marxist) [5] |
| 1996 | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6] |
| 2001 | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| 2006 | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8][9] |
| Durgapur Paschim | ||
| 2011 | Apurba Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress[10] |
| 2016 | Biswanath Parial | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 2021 | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | Bharatiya Janata Party[12] |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | 91,186 | 46.31 | +37.31 | |
| AITC | Biswanath Parial | 76,522 | 38.86 | +5.86 | |
| INC | Debesh Chakraborty | 18,030 | 9.16 | −46.84 | |
| Independent | Narayan Mondal | 2,130 | 1.08 | ||
| Independent | Chadramallika Bandopadhyay | 2038 | 1.04 | ||
| BSP | Prabhunath Sah | 1228 | 0.62 | ||
| JD(U) | Sanjiban Hazra | 915 | 0.16 | ||
| RPI(A) | Sandip Sikder | 879 | 0.45 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Somnath Banerjee | 691 | 0.35 | ||
| Turnout | 196,902 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Biswanath Parial | 108,533 | |||
| AITC | Apurba Mukherjee | 63,709 | |||
| BJP | Kalyan Dubey | 18313 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Shyamali Banerjee (Roy Choudhuri) | 1917 | |||
| BSP | Sandip Sarkar | 1,506 | |||
| Independent | Kanai Dutta | 839 | |||
| Bahujan Mukti Party | Atul Chandra Bauri | 679 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3, 879 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]Apurba Mukherjee emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Apurba Mukherjee | 92,454 | 51.94 |
| |
| CPI(M) | Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty | 75,448 | 42.38 | −17.52# | |
| BJP | Kalyan Dubey | 5,434 | 3.05 | ||
| JD(U) | Sunil Yadab | 2,859 | |||
| BSP | Sandip Sarkar | 1,813 | |||
| Turnout | 178,008 | 85.36 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | # | |||
.# Change for CPI(M) calculated on the basis of its vote percentage in 2006 in Durgapur I constituency. Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
1977–2010
[edit]In the by-election, caused by the death of sitting MLA, Mrinal Banerjee, held in July 2010, Archana Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Bansi Badan Karmakar of Congress.[16] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mrinal Banerjee of CPI (M) won the Durgapur I seat in 2006, 2001, and 1996 defeating Congress candidates Banshi Badan Karmakar, Chandra Sekhar Banerjee and Mrigendranath Pal respectively. Dilip Mazumdar of CPI (M) won the seat in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977.[17]
1962–1972
[edit]Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Durgapur seat in 1972. Dilip Mazumdar of CPI (M) won the seat in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay of INC won the seat in 1962.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 345. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 351. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 361. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 368. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 361. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006". Hirapur. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election". Durgapur I. Elections.in. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Durgapur Paschim. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Durgapur Paschim". Election Results. India.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Asansol Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Durgapur Paschim". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Durgapur Paschim. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Durgapur Paschim. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Bye election 2010 for 264 Durgapur I assembly constituency" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "264 – Durgapur I Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
