Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Asansol Uttar আসানসোল উত্তর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Asansol Uttar   Asansol Uttar Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°41′N 86°59′E / 23.683°N 86.983°ECoordinates: 23°41′N 86°59′E / 23.683°N 86.983°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 281 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 40. Asansol |
| Electorate (year) | 198,342(2011) |
Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Asansol constituency. There is another constituency named Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, there are two constituencies, namely Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency). No. 281 Asansol Uttar covers ward nos. 1 to 8, 10 to 17, 19, 21 to 33 of Asansol municipal corporation. No. 280 Asansol Dakshin covers ward nos. 9, 18, 20, 34 to 50 of Asansol municipal corporation and Amrasota, Egra, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj community development block.[1]
Asansol Uttar and Asansol Dakshin assembly segments are part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Moloy Ghatak | 84,715 | 46.12 | -16.02 | |
| BJP | Nirmal Karmakar | 60,818 | 33.11 | +28.74 | |
| INC | Indrani Mishra | 31,892 | 17.36 | -13.85# | |
| BMP | Dipali Ruidas | 2,178 | 1.18 | N/A | |
| ABHM | Shyama Charan Dutta | 1,268 | 0.69 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,795 | 1.52 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23,897 | 13.01 | -17.92 | ||
| Turnout | 183,666 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | ||||
- Joint candidate of CPI(M), CPI, JD(U), RJD, NCP and INC. As the CPI(M) contested the previous election, the performance of this candidate is based on the previous election
Asansol Uttar constituency 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Moloy Ghatak | 96,011 | 62.14 | +11.26# | |
| CPI(M) | Ranu Roychowdhury | 48,218 | 31.21 | -17.91 | |
| BJP | Madan Mohan Choubey | 6,750 | 4.37 | ||
| JD(U) | Bijay Prasad Singh | 3,536 | |||
| Majority | 47,793 | 30.93 | |||
| Turnout | 154,515 | 77.90 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +29.17 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 15 |  13 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 |  13 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
| Marxist Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)
Asansol constituency 1977-2006
In 2006 state assembly elections. Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) won the Asansol seat defeating his nearest rival Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Kalyan Banerjee had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhuri of CPI (M). In 1996, Tapas Banerjee of Congress had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhury. In 1991, Goutam Roy Choudhury had won the seat defeating Bajrangi Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 1987, Prabuddha Laha of Congress had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhury. In 1982, Bejoy Pal of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Banerjee of Congress. In 1977, Bejoy Pal of CPI (M) defeated Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress.[5]
Asansol constituency 1951-1972
In 1972, Niranjan Dihidar of Communist Party of India won the seat. In 1969 and 1971, Dr. Lokesh Ghosh of CPI (M) won the seat. In 1967, Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress won the seat. In 1962, Bijoy Pal of CPI won. In 1957, it was won by Shibdas Ghatak of Congress. In independent India’s first election in 1951, Atindra Nath Bose of Forward Bloc (Ruikar) won the seat defeating Yogendranath Roy of Congress.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Asansol Uttar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Uttar. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Asansol Uttar. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "260 - Asansol Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol), (Bengali), pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.