Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Asansol Uttar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 281 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Asansol Uttar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,36,858 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 281 Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency covers Ward Nos. 13-15, 20-31, 40-55, 76 of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[1]
Asansol Uttar assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asansol | |||
| 1951 | Atindra Nath Bose | Forward Bloc | |
| 1957 | Shibdas Ghatak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Bijoy Pal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Dr. Gopika Ranjan Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Lokesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Niranjan Dihidar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Haradhan Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | Bijoy Pal | ||
| 1987 | Prabuddha Laha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Goutam Roy Choudhury | Communist Party of India | |
| 1996 | Tapas Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Kalyan Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Asansol Uttar | |||
| 2011 | Moloy Ghatak | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Krishnendu Mukherjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnendu Mukherjee | 104,516 | 49.63 | +8.25 | |
| AITC | Moloy Ghatak | 92,901 | 44.11 | −8.21 | |
| CPI | Akhilesh Kumar Singh | 4,779 | 2.27 | ||
| INC | Prasenjit Puitandy | 1,980 | 0.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,755 | 1.31 | −0.43 | |
| Majority | 11,615 | 5.52 | −5.42 | ||
| Turnout | 210,607 | 88.83 | +18.88 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ghatak Moloy | 100,931 | 52.32 | ||
| BJP | Krishnendu Mukherjee | 79,821 | 41.38 | ||
| ISF | Mohammad Mustaquim | 4,471 | 2.32 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,348 | 1.74 | ||
| Majority | 21,110 | 10.94 | |||
| Turnout | 192,907 | 69.95 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | 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 | 1,83,844 | 73.68 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | -22.38 | |||
- #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
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | 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 | 2.29 | ||
| Majority | 47,793 | 30.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,631 | 76.86 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +29.17 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
2006
editIn the 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-up 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, Haradhan Roy of CPI (M) defeated Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress.[6]
1972
editIn 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.[7]
References
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Asansol Uttar Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Asansol Uttar". Check 2016 result. CNBC TV18. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Asansol Uttar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "260 - Asansol Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ↑ Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol), (in Bengali), pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.