Durgapur Purba Assembly constituency

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

Durgapur Purba
Constituency No. 276 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Durgapur Purba Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
LS constituencyBardhaman–Durgapur
Established1962
Total electors201,250
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 276 Durgapur Purba assembly constituency covers ward nos. 1 – 10, 23 – 28 of Durgapur municipal corporation and Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi gram panchayats of Kanksa community development block.[1]

As per orders of Delimitation Commission Durgapur Purba 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 IITarun ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1982Tarun ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [8]
1987Tarun ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [9]
1991Tarun ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1996Debabrata BanerjeeCommunist Party of India [11]
2001Apurba MukherjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[12]
2006Biprendu Kumar ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [13][14]
2011Durgapur PurbaDr. Nikhil Kumar BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Santosh DebrayCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2021Pradip MazumdarAll India Trinamool Congress [17]

Election results

2021
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Durgapur Purba[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Pradip Mazumdar 79,303 41.16 +5.65
BJP Col. Diptansu Chaudhury 75,557 39.21
CPI(M) Abhash Ray Chaudhuri 29,063 15.08 -64.48
NOTA None of the above 2,628 1.36
IND Dipak Dhali 1,884 0.98
Majority 3,746 1.97
Turnout 1,92,929 75.21
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Durgapur Purba[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Santosh Debray 84,200 44.21 -1.16#
TMC Pradip Mazumdar 75,069 39.42 -10.90#
BJP Akhil Mondal 23,302 12.23 +7.92#
SUCI(C) Asit Baran Mondal 1,676 0.88
NOTA None of the above 3,680
Majority 9,131 4.80
Turnout 1,90,525 81.42
CPI(M) gain from TMC Swing

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2011 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur Purba constituency.

2011
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Durgapur Purba[18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Nikhil Kumar Banerjee 87,050 50.32 +7.18#
CPI(M) Alpana Chowdhury 78,484 45.37 -4.46#
BJP Lakshman Ghorui 7,449 4.31
Majority 8,566 4.95
Turnout 1,73,749 85.82
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing +11.64

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur II constituency.

1977-2006

In 2006 assembly elections, Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty of CPI (M) won the Durgapur II seat defeating his nearest rival Apurba Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Apurba Mukherjee won the seat in 2001 defeating Debabrata Banerjee of CPI (M). In 1996, Debabrata Banerjee had won the seat defeating Malay Kanti Dutta of Congress. In 1991, Tarun Chatterjee of CPI (M) had won the seat defeating Asit Chattaraj of Congress. Tarun Chatterjee won it in 1987 defeating Narayan Hazara Chowdhury of Congress. In 1982, Tarun Chaterjee defeated Baren Roy of Congress. Tarun Chatterjee defeated Ajit Banerjee of Congress in 1977.[21]

1962-1972

Ananda Gopal Mukherjee of Congress won the Durgapur seat in 1972. Dilip Mazumdar of CPI (M) won the seat in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ananda Gopal Mukherjee of INC won the seat in 1962.[22]

References
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