Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Siliguri শিলিগুড়ি বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Siliguri   Siliguri Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′N 88°26′E / 26.717°N 88.433°ECoordinates: 26°43′N 88°26′E / 26.717°N 88.433°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Constituency No | 26 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 4 Darjeeling |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 26 Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers ward nos. 1 to 30 and 45 to 47 of Siliguri municipal corporation.[1]
Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kurseong-Siliguri | Tenzing Wangdi | Indian National Congress[2] |
| George Mahbert Subba | Independent[2] | ||
| 1957 | Siliguri | Satyendra Narayan Mazumdar | Communist Party of India[3] |
| Tenzing Wangdi | Indian National Congress [3] | ||
| 1962 | Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | Arun Kumar Moitra | Indian National Congress [5] | |
| 1969 | Prem Thapa | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[6] | |
| 1971 | Arun Kumar Moitra | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Arun Kumar Moitra | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Biren Bose | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Biren Bose | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Gour Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1991 | Ashok Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | |
| 1996 | Ashok Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Ashok Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2006 | Ashok Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Rudra Nath Bhattacharya | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Ward Nos. 31 to 44 of Siliguri municipal corporation are covered by Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2016 Election
In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Bhaichung Bhutia of TMC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ashok Bhattacharya | 78,054 | 46.36 | Winner | |
| Trinamool Congress | Bhaichung Bhutia | 63,982 | 38.00 | ||
| BJP | Gita Chatterjee | 19,300 | 11.46 | ||
| GRC | Rabindra Rai | 924 | 0.55 | ||
| BSP | Haridas Thakur | 832 | 0.49 | ||
| JMM | Mahendra Kumar Jain | 618 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Md. Zafar Eqbal | 499 | 0.29 | ||
| Amra Bangalee | Vishwjeet Chatterji | 491 | 0.29 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Tanmay Dutta | 439 | 0.26 | ||
| ABHM | Dasarath Karmakar | 334 | 0.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,877 | 1.71 | ||
| Turnout | 168,350 | ||||
Election results
2011
In the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011, Rudra Nath Bhattacharya of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ashok Narayan Bhattacharya of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Rudra Nath Bhattacharya | 72,019 | 48.07 | Winner | |
| CPI(M) | Asok Narayan Bhattacharya | 67,013 | 44.73 | ||
| BJP | Arun Prasad Sarker | 6,069 | 4.05 | ||
| Independent | Hardwar Singh | 1,310 | 0.87 | ||
| BSP | Shankar Das | 1,054 | 0.70 | ||
| LJP | Hiralal Paswan | 1,028 | 0.68 | ||
| Amra Bangalee | Khushi Ranjan Mondal | 811 | 0.54 | ||
| JD(U) | Adhir Singha | 503 | 0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 149,807 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2006
In the West Bengal state assembly election, 2006, Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Nantu Paul of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Asok Narayan Bhattacharya | 1,17,943 | 55.4 | Winner | |
| INC | Nantu Paul | 42,972 | 20.2 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Pratul Chakraborty | 28,604 | 13.5 | ||
| GNLF | Keshav Chandra Lama | 11,679 | 5.5 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Gautam Bhattacharya | 3,699 | 1.7 | ||
| LJP | Vikash Varma | 2,436 | 1.2 | ||
| Amra Bangalee | Kedarnath Sinha | 2,350 | 1.1 | ||
| BSP | Daulat Sinchuri | 2,017 | 1.0 | ||
| JDP | Ranendra Nath Barma | 1,017 | 0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 74,971 | 35.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,12,861 | 78.6 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2001
In the 2001 elections, Ashok Bhattacharjee of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Prasanta Nandy of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Asok Narayan Bhattacharya | 88,110 | 48.03 | Winner | |
| Trinamool Congress | Prasanta Nandy | 65,229 | 35.56 | ||
| Independent | Dhruba Bomzon | 11,138 | 6.07 | ||
| BJP | Gobinda Chatterjee | 8,417 | 4.59 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Chhetri | 5,846 | 3.19 | ||
| BSP | Bimal Dutta | 1,964 | 1.07 | ||
| CPIML(L) | Tapan Chakraborty | 1,660 | 0.90 | ||
| Independent | Gobinda Sarkar | 1,067 | 0.58 | ||
| Turnout | 1,83,431 | 64.53 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1996
In the 1996 elections, Ashok Bhattacharjee of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Sankar Malakar of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Asok Narayan Bhattacharya | 106,062 | 55.54 | Winner | |
| Trinamool Congress | Prasanta Nandy | 51,989 | 27.1 | ||
| BJP | M.B. Mukherjee | 14,479 | 7.6 | ||
| Independent (politician) | Amar Bahadur Thapa | 8,417 | 4.59 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Chhetri | 5,846 | 3.19 | ||
| BSP | Bimal Dutta | 1,964 | 1.07 | ||
| CPIML(L) | Tapan Chakraborty | 1,660 | 0.90 | ||
| Independent | Gobinda Sarkar | 1,067 | 0.58 | ||
| Turnout | 1,83,431 | 64.53 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
In the 2006,[15] 2001,[14] 1996[13] and 1991[12] state assembly elections, Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Siliguri assembly seat defeating Nantu Paul of Congress, Prasanta Nandy of Trinamool Congress, Sankar Malakar of Congress and Prasanta Nandy of Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gour Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Prasanta Nandy of Congress in 1987.[11] Biren Bose of CPI(M) defeated Krishnendra Narayan Chowdhury and Arun Kumar Moitra, both of Congress, in 1982[10] and 1977,[9] respectively.[19]
1951–1972
Arun Kumar Moitra of Congress won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Prem Thapa of IGL won in 1969.[6] Arun Kumar Moitra of Congress won in 1967.[5] Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharjee of Congress won in 1962.[4] In 1957, the Siliguri seat was a joint seat with one reserved for scheduled tribes. Satendra Narayan Mazumdar of CPI and Tenzing Wangdi of Congress won in 1957.[3] In independent India’s first election in 1951 Kurseong-Siliguri was a joint seat. Tenzing Wangdi of Congress and George Mahbert, Independent, won in 1951.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jadavpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jadavpur. Empowering India. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ "25 - Siliguri Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.