Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency

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

Durgapur Paschim
Constituency No. 277 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Durgapur Paschim Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
LS constituencyBardhaman–Durgapur
Established1962
Total electors208,532
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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
ElectionConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1962DurgapurAnanda Gopal MukhopadhyayIndian National Congress [2]
1967Dilip Kumar MazumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [3]
1969Dilip Kumar MazumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
1971Dilip Kumar MazumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [5]
1972Ananda Gopal MukhopdhyayIndian National Congress [6]
1977Durgapur IDilip MazumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1982Dilip MazumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [8]
1987Dilip MazumdarCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
1991Dilip MazumdarCommunist Party of India (marxist) [10]
1996Mrinal BanerjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
2001Mrinal BanerjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2006Mrinal BanerjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [13][14]
2011Durgapur PaschimApurba MukherjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Biswanath ParialIndian National Congress[16]
2021Lakshman Chandra GhoruiBharatiya Janata Party[17]

Election results

2021
West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Durgapur Paschim [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lakshman Chandra Ghorui 91186 46.31 +37.31
TMC Biswanath Parial 76522 38.86 +5.86
INC Debesh Chakraborty 18030 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
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Durgapur Paschim [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Biswanath Parial 108,533
TMC 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 TMC Swing

2011

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Durgapur Paschim [18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC 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
TMC 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.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23]

References
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