Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency

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Durgapur Paschim
Constituency No. 277 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Bardhaman
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman–Durgapur
Established1962
Total electors208,532
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year 2021

Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Overview

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

ElectionMemberParty
Durgapur I
1977 Dilip Mazumdar Communist Party of India (Marxist) [2]
1982 [3]
1987 [4]
1991 [5]
1996 Mrinal Banerjee [6]
2001 [7]
2006 [8] [9]
Durgapur Paschim
2011 Apurba Mukherjee Trinamool Congress [10]
2016 Biswanath Parial Indian National Congress [11]
2021 Lakshman Chandra Ghorui Bharatiya Janata Party [12]

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Durgapur Paschim [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Lakshman Chandra Ghorui 91,186 46.31 +37.31
AITC Biswanath Parial 76,52238.86+5.86
INC Debesh Chakraborty18,0309.16−46.84
IndependentNarayan Mondal2,1301.08
IndependentChadramallika Bandopadhyay20381.04
BSP Prabhunath Sah12280.62
JD(U) Sanjiban Hazra9150.16
RPI(A) Sandip Sikder8790.45
SUCI(C) Somnath Banerjee6910.35
Turnout 196,902
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Durgapur Paschim [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Biswanath Parial 108,533
AITC Apurba Mukherjee 63,709
BJP Kalyan Dubey18313
SUCI(C) Shyamali Banerjee (Roy Choudhuri)1917
BSP Sandip Sarkar1,506
IndependentKanai Dutta839
Bahujan Mukti PartyAtul Chandra Bauri679
NOTANone of the above3, 879
Turnout
INC gain from AITC Swing

2011

Apurba Mukherjee emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Durgapur Paschim [13] [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Apurba Mukherjee 92,45451.94
    CPI(M) Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty75,44842.38−17.52#
    BJP Kalyan Dubey5,4343.05
    JD(U) Sunil Yadab2,859
    BSP Sandip Sarkar1,813
    Turnout 178,00885.36
    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

    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

    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

    1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
    2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 352. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    3. ↑ "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.
    4. ↑ "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.
    5. ↑ "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.
    6. ↑ "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.
    7. ↑ "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.
    8. ↑ "List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006". Hirapur. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    9. ↑ "List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election". Durgapur I. Elections.in. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    10. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Durgapur Paschim. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    11. 1 2 "Durgapur Paschim". Election Results. India.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    12. 1 2 "Asansol Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    13. ↑ "Durgapur Paschim". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
    14. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Durgapur Paschim. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
    15. ↑ "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.
    16. ↑ "Bye election 2010 for 264 Durgapur I assembly constituency" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
    17. ↑ "264 – Durgapur I Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
    18. ↑ "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.
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