Dhupguri Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Dhupguri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 15 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Dhupguri (SC) Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 258,677 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Chandra Roy |
Most Successful parties from Dhupguri (SC) assembly
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (8 times) (47.1%)
- Indian National Congress (3 times) (17.7%)
- Samyukta Socialist Party (2 times) (11.8%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (2 times) (11.8%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (11.8%)
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 15 Dhupguri Assembly constituency (SC) covers Dhupguri municipality, Banarhat I, Salbari I, Salbari II gram panchayats of Banarhat community development block and Barogharia, Gadhearkuthi, Gadong-I, Gadong II, Jharaltagram I, Jharaltagram II, Magurmari I, Magurmari II, Sakoyajhora II, gram panchayats of Dhupguri community development block,[1]
Dhupguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Rabindranath Sikdar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Constituency Doesn't Exist | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Anil Guha Neogi | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Bhawani Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Banamali Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Lakshmi Kanta Roy | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Mamata Roy | ||
| 2016 | Mitali Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Bishnu Pada Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 - By Election | Nirmal Chandra Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Naresh Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Naresh Roy | 134,798 | 54.25 |  10.02 | |
| AITC | Nirmal Chandra Roy | 96,248 | 38.73 |  7.55 | |
| CPI(M) | Niranjan Roy | 7,625 | 3.07 | 3.45 | |
| IND | Tapas Chandra Sarkar | 1,548 | 0.62 |  | |
| IND | Hrishikesh Adhikari | 1,492 | 0.60 | | |
| INC | Harish Chandra Roy | 1,467 | 0.59 | | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,159 | 0.47 | 0.11 | |
| Majority | 38,550 | 15.52 | 13.47 | ||
| Turnout | 248,496 | 96.06 | 17.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 258,677 | 3.99 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | 8.78 | |||
2023
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishnu Pada Roy | 104,688 | 45.65 | ||
| AITC | Mitali Roy | 100,333 | 43.75 | ||
| CPI(M) | Dr. Pradip Kumar Roy | 13,107 | 5.72 | ||
| BSP | Bedodyuti Roy | 2,178 | 0.95 | ||
| Independent | Hrishikesh Roy | 2,169 | 0.95 | ||
| Kamatapur People’s Party | Sukumar Roy | 2,155 | 0.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,984 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 4,355 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 229,323 | 87.16 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mitali Roy | 90,781 | 43.49 | 3.67 | |
| CPI(M) | Mamata Roy | 71,517 | 34.26 | 7.99 | |
| BJP | Agun Roy | 36,167 | 17.33 | 6.68 | |
| Majority | 19,264 | 9.22 | 6.79 | ||
| Turnout | 208,947 | ||||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
editIn the 2011 election, Mamata Ray of CPI(M) defeated her nearest rival Mina Barman of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Mamata Roy | 73,644 | 42.25 | 7.04 | |
| AITC | Mina Barman | 69,406 | 39.82 | 0.23# | |
| BJP | Amar Chand Sarkar | 18,559 | 10.65 | ||
| Independent | Mitali Roy | 7,021 | 4.03 | ||
| BSP | Rai Charan Siddhya | 3,578 | 2.05 | ||
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Subhas Chandra Roy | 2,077 | 1.19 | ||
| Majority | 4,238 | 2.43 | |||
| Turnout | 174,285 | 87.12 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2006
editIn 2006[6] and 2001 state assembly elections,[7] Lakshmi Kanta Roy of CPI(M) won the 15 Dhupguri (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashok Kumar Barman of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Banamali Roy of CPI(M) defeated Nripendra Nath Roy of Congress in 1996,[8] Birendra Nath Barman of Congress in 1991,[9] Nripendra Nath Roy of Congress in 1987, and Jagadamba Roy of Congress in 1982[10] and 1977.[11][12]
1972
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Dhupguri Assembly constituency Bye Election Result 2023". Election Commission of India. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "15 – Dhupguri (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.