Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Dum Dum | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Dum Dum Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°25′0″E / 22.61667°N 88.41667°ECoordinates: 22°37′0″N 88°25′0″E / 22.61667°N 88.41667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Constituency No. | 114 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 16. Dum Dum |
| Electorate (year) | 198,332 (2011) |
Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: দম দম বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 114 Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Dum Dum municipality and Ward Nos.1 to 17 of South Dum Dum municipality.[1]
Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Dum Dum | Kanai Lal Das | Indian National Congress[2] |
| 1957 | Pabitra Mohan Roy | Praja Socialist Party[3] | |
| 1962 | Tarun Kumar Sengupta | Communist Party of India[4] | |
| 1967 | Tarun Kumar Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1969 | Tarun Kumar Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1971 | Tarun Kumar Sengupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1972 | Lal Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Santi Ranjan Ghatak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Santi Ranjan Ghatak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Santi Ranjan Ghatak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1991 | Sankar Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Sankar Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Arunava Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress[14] | |
| 2006 | Rekha Goswami | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Bratya Basu | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
2016
The election is scheduled on 25 April 2016 and results will be declared on 19 May 2016.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Bratya Basu | 81,579 | 46.73 | -10.77 | |
| CPI(M) | Palash Das | 72,263 | 41.39 | +3.44 | |
| BJP | Uma Singha | 14,550 | 8.33 | +5.70 | |
| BSP | Subrata Kumar Majumdar | 1,705 | 0.97 | +0.07 | |
| Independent | Subrata Sen | 959 | 0.54 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,506 | 2.00 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,316 | 5.34 | -14.21 | ||
| Turnout | 174,562 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Bratya Basu of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Gautam Deb of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Bratya Basu | 92,635 | 57.50 | +14.72# | |
| CPI(M) | Gautam Deb | 61,138 | 37.95 | -16.01 | |
| BJP | Anjana Chaturvedi | 4,236 | 2.63 | ||
| PDS | Tushar Kanti Roy | 1,640 | 1.02 | ||
| BSP | Narendranath Ghosh | 1,446 | 0.90 | ||
| Majority | 31,497 | 19.55 | |||
| Turnout | 161,095 | 81.22 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 30.73# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 28 |  23 |
| Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 |  16 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 7, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
2006
In the 2006 elections, Rekha Goswami of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Udayan Namboodiry of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Rekha Goswami | 99,054 | 57.50 | +14.72# | |
| Trinamool Congress | Udayan Namboodiry | 68,816 | 37.95 | -16.01 | |
| INC | Ahindra Majumder (Ahin) | 11,541 | 2.63 | ||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | Sudhir Deb Barma | 2,380 | 1.02 | ||
| JMM | Partha Sarathi Dasgupta | 1,770 | 0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 161,095 | 81.22 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from Trinamool Congress | Swing | 30.73# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2001
In the 2001 elections, Arunava Ghosh of AITC defeated his nearest rival Ajit Choudhury of CPIM.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Arunava Ghosh | 81,228 | 46.70 | +14.72# | |
| CPI(M) | Ajit Choudhury | 81,004 | 46.57 | -16.01 | |
| BJP | Ramen Bhattacharya | 8,564 | 4.92 | ||
| Independent | Mrinal Paul | 1,350 | 0.78 | ||
| NCP | Amit Kumar Roy | 1,206 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Debashis Banerjee | 590 | 0.34 | ||
| Turnout | 161,095 | 81.22 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 30.73# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+ Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Rekha Goswami of CPI(M) won from the Dum Dum assembly constituency defeating her nearest rival Udayan Namboodiry of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Arunava Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated Ajit Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Sankar Sen of CPI(M) defeated Nitai Ghosh of Congress in 1996[13] and Ramesh Bhattacharjee of Congress in 1991.[12] Santi Ranjan Ghatak of CPI(M) defeated Harashit Ghosh of Congress in 1987,[11] and Lal Bahadur Singh of Congress in 1982[10] and 1977.[9][20]
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Rekha Goswami of CPI(M) won from the Dum Dum assembly constituency defeating her nearest rival Udayan Namboodiry of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Arunava Ghosh of Trinamool Congress defeated Ajit Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 2001.[14] Sankar Sen of CPI(M) defeated Nitai Ghosh of Congress in 1996[13] and Ramesh Bhattacharjee of Congress in 1991.[12] Santi Ranjan Ghatak of CPI(M) defeated Harashit Ghosh of Congress in 1987,[11] and Lal Bahadur Singh of Congress in 1982[10] and 1977.[9][20]
1951-1972
Lal Bahadur Singh of Congress won in 1972.[8] Tarun Kumar Sengupta of CPI(M) won in 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Tarun Kumar Sengupta representing CPI won in 1962.[4] Pabitra Mohan Roy of PSP won in 1957.[3] In independent India’s first election in 1951, Lal Das of Congress won from the Dum Dum constituency.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dum Dum. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2006". Dum Dum. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2006.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2001". Dum Dum. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2001.
- 1 2 "138 - Dum Dum Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.