Domjur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Domjur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Domjur Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Domjur Domjur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°38′00″N88°13′00″E / 22.63333°N 88.21667°E / 22.63333; 88.21667 Coordinates: 22°38′00″N88°13′00″E / 22.63333°N 88.21667°E / 22.63333; 88.21667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Constituency No.	184
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	27. Sreerampur
Electorate (year)	216,262 (2011)

Domjur Vidhan Sabha constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kalyan Ghosh is the MLA from the constituency as of 2021.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 184 Domjur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bally Jagachha community development block and Bankra I, Bankra II, Bankra III, Makardah II, Narna, Shalap I and Shalap II gram panchayats of Domjur community development block. ^[1]

Domjur Vidhan Sabha constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[1] Domjur was earlier (until 2008) part of Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Domjur	Tarapada Dey	Communist Party of India [3]
1957		Tarapada Dey	Communist Party of India [4]
1962		Tarapada Dey	Communist Party of India [5]
1967		A.H.Mondal	Indian National Congress [6]
1969		Joykesh Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7]
1971		Joykesh Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8]
1972		Krishnapada Royl	Indian National Congress [9]
1977		Joykesh Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10]
1982		Joykesh Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
1987		Joykesh Mukherjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1991		Padma Nidhi Dhar	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1996		Padma Nidhi Dhar	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
2001		Padma Nidhi Dhar	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
2006		Mohanta Chatterjee	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2011		Rajib Banerjee	All India Trinamool Congress [17]
2016		Rajib Banerjee	All India Trinamool Congress
2021		Kalyanendu Ghosh	All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Domjur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Kalyan Ghosh	130499	52
	BJP	Rajib Banerjee	87879	35.01
	CPI (M)	Uttam Bera	22768	9.07
Turnout			250978
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Domjur constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Rajib Banerjee	148,768	67.76	+13.69
	Independent	Protima Dutta	41,067	18.70
	BJP	Jayanta Das	15,489	7.05	+4.8
	Independent	Kailash Naskar	3,187	1.45
	IUC	Sabila Begum Sardar	2,438	1.11
Turnout			219,557	84.53
	AITC hold		Swing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Domjur constituency ^{[17] [18]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Rajib Banerjee	101,042	54.07	+16.98
	CPI (M)	Mohanta Chatterjee	76,056	40.70	-2.32
	BJP	Parthasarathi Baksi	4,210	2.25
	Independent	Sabila Begum	1,526
	Independent	Subrata Das	1,322
	Independent	Jugal Hazra	870
	Independent	Jayanta Mondal	459
Turnout			186,878	86.41
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	19.30

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections ^[16] Mohanta Chatterjee Das of CPI(M) won the Domjur seat defeating his nearest rival Rajib Kuntal Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Padma Nidhi Dhar of CPI(M) defeated Brajamohan Majumdar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, ^[15] Bhabani Prasad Bhattacharya of Congress in 1996, ^[14] and Sachin Ray of Congress in 1991. ^[13] Joykesh Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sachin Ray of Congress in 1987, ^[12] Mahadeb Manna of Congress in 1982, ^[11] and Krishna Pada Roy of Congress in 1977. ^{[10] [19]}

1951-1972

Krishna Pada Roy of Congress won in 1972. ^[9] Joykesh Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971 ^[8] and 1969. ^[7] A.H.Mondal of Congress won in 1967. ^[6] Tarapada Dey of CPI won in 1962, ^[5] 1957 ^[4] and in independent India's first election in 1951. ^[3]

References

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