Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Durgapur Purba | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Durgapur Purba   Durgapur Purba Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.550°N 87.317°ECoordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.550°N 87.317°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 276 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 39. Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Electorate (year) | 201,250 (2001) |
Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It broadly covers the area earlier covered by Durgapur II assembly constituency.
Overview
In 1952 Ausgram constituency had two members. In 1957, there was the Ondal constituency with two members. In 1962 and 1967, there was a single Durgapur seat. Additionally, there was a Faridpur seat from 1967 to 1972.
From 1972, Durgapur had two assembly seats. As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Durgapur I and II have been renamed Durgapur Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) respectively. 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. No. 277 Durgapur Paschim assembly constituency covers ward nos. 11 – 22 and 29 – 43 of Durgapur municipal corporation.[1]
Durgapur I & II assembly segments were earlier part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission Durgapur Purba and Durgapur Paschim are part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
Durgapur Purba constituency 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Santosh Debray | 84,200 | 44.21 | -1.16# | |
| Trinamool Congress | Pradip Mazumdar | 75,069 | 39.42 | -10.90# | |
| BJP | Lakshman Ghorui | 23,302 | 12.23 | +7.92# | |
| Turnout | 190,419 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from Trinamool Congress | Swing | +9.84# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2011 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur II constituency.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 16 |  1 |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 7 |  1 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 1 |
| Marxist Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 |
Durgapur Purba constituency 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Dr. Nikhil Kr. Banerjee | 87,050 | 50.32 | +7.18# | |
| CPI(M) | Alpana Chowdhury | 78,484 | 45.37 | -4.46# | |
| BJP | Lakshman Ghorui | 7449 | 4.31 | ||
| Turnout | 172,983 | 85.95 | |||
| Trinamool Congress 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.
| 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)
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.[8]
Durgapur constituency 1967-1972
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.[9]
Faridpur constituency 1967-1972
Ajit Kumar Bandopadhyay of Congress won the Faridpur seat in 1972. Sanat Kumar Banerjee of CPI(M) won in 1971. Manoranjan Bakshi of Bangla Congress won in 1969 and 1967.[9]
Ondal constituency 1957
Dhawajadhari Mondal and Ananda Gopal Mukherjee, both of Congress, jointly won the Ondal seat in 1957.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Durgapur Purba". Assembly Elections May 2016 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Durgapur Purba. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Durgapur Purba. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "Durgapur Purba". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Durgapur Purba. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Durgapur Purba. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "265 - Durgapur II Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- 1 2 3 "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-11-01.