Durgapur Purba Assembly constituency explained

Durgapur Purba
Type:SLA
Mla:Pradip Mazumdar
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
State:West Bengal
District:Paschim Bardhaman
Loksabha Cons:Bardhaman–Durgapur
Constituency No:276
Established:1962
Electors:201,250
Reservation:None

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

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

ElectionMemberParty Affiliation
Durgapur
1962Ananda 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]
Durgapur II
1977Tarun Chatterjee Communist 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]
Durgapur Purba
2011Dr. Nikhil Kumar BanerjeeAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Santosh DebrayCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2021Pradip MazumdarAll India Trinamool Congress[17]

Election results

2016

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

2011

.# 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.[18]

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.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 2010-08-21 . Government of West Bengal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf . 2010-09-18 .
  2. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 297 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006192934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
  3. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 328 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006080357/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
  4. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 328 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112051819/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf . 13 May 2021. 12 January 2012 .
  5. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 332 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112052412/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf . 13 May 2021. 12 January 2012 .
  6. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 323 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007094829/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
  7. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 352 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007062834/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
  8. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 345 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006142613/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
  9. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 352 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006063052/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
  10. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 362 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006200136/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf . 13 May 2021. 6 October 2010 .
  11. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 370 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007113156/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
  12. Web site: Statistcal Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Detailed Results P 361 . Election Commission of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007212034/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf . 13 May 2021. 7 October 2010 .
  13. Web site: List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006 . Durgapur II. rediff.com . 13 May 2021.
  14. Web site: List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election . Durgapur II . Elections.in . 13 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060520105555if_/http://eci.gov.in/States%20Htmls/WestBengalResults.htm . 20 May 2006 . dead.
  15. Web site: West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011 . Durgapur Purba. Elections.in . 13 May 2021.
  16. Web site: Durgapur Purba. Election Results. India.com . 13 May 2021.
  17. Web site: Durgapur Purba Election Result 2021 . Times Now News.com . 13 May 2021 .
  18. Web site: 265 - Durgapur II Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. 2010-08-29 .
  19. Web site: Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections. 2010-11-01. General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp. 2010-10-05.