Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Durgapur Paschim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 277 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Durgapur Paschim Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,38,700 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 277 Durgapur Paschim assembly constituency covers ward nos. 11 – 22 and 29 – 43 of Durgapur municipal corporation.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation Commission Durgapur Paschim Assembly constituency is part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durgapur I | |||
| 1977 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] | |
| 1982[3] | |||
| 1987[4] | |||
| 1991[5] | |||
| 1996 | Mrinal Banerjee[6] | ||
| 2001[7] | |||
| 2006[8][9] | |||
| Durgapur Paschim | |||
| 2011 | Apurba Mukherjee | Trinamool Congress[10] | |
| 2016 | Biswanath Parial | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 2021 | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | Bharatiya Janata Party[12][13] | |
| 2026 | |||
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | 114,729 | 52.93 |  6.62 | |
| AITC | Kabi Dutta | 77,131 | 35.58 |  3.28 | |
| CPI(M) | Pravash Sain | 13,986 | 6.45 | ||
| INC | Tarun Roy | 3,019 | 1.39 | 7.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,947 | 1.36 | 0.03 | |
| Majority | 37,598 | 17.35 | 9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 216,774 | 90.71 | 17.59 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | 91,186 | 46.31 | ||
| AITC | Biswanath Parial | 76,522 | 38.86 | ||
| INC | Debesh Chakraborty | 18,030 | 9.16 | ||
| Independent | Nayan Mondal | 2,130 | 1.08 | ||
| Independent | Chandra Mallika Bandopadhyay | 2,038 | 1.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,624 | 1.33 | ||
| Majority | 14,664 | 7.45 | |||
| Turnout | 196,902 | 73.12 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Biswanath Parial | 108,533 | |||
| AITC | Apurba Mukherjee | 63,709 | |||
| BJP | Kalyan Dubey | 18313 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Shyamali Banerjee (Roy Choudhuri) | 1917 | |||
| BSP | Sandip Sarkar | 1,506 | |||
| Independent | Kanai Dutta | 839 | |||
| Bahujan Mukti Party | Atul Chandra Bauri | 679 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3, 879 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2011
editApurba Mukherjee emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Apurba Mukherjee | 92,454 | 51.94 |
| |
| CPI(M) | Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty | 75,448 | 42.38 | −17.52# | |
| BJP | Kalyan Dubey | 5,434 | 3.05 | ||
| JD(U) | Sunil Yadab | 2,859 | |||
| BSP | Sandip Sarkar | 1,813 | |||
| Turnout | 178,008 | 85.36 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | # | |||
.# Change for CPI(M) calculated on the basis of its vote percentage in 2006 in Durgapur I constituency. Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
2010
editIn the by-election, caused by the death of sitting MLA, Mrinal Banerjee, held in July 2010, Archana Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Bansi Badan Karmakar of Congress.[14] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mrinal Banerjee of CPI (M) won the Durgapur I seat in 2006, 2001, and 1996 defeating Congress candidates Banshi Badan Karmakar, Chandra Sekhar Banerjee and Mrigendranath Pal respectively. Dilip Mazumdar of CPI (M) won the seat in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977.[15]
1972
editAnanda Gopal Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Durgapur seat in 1972. Dilip Mazumdar of CPI (M) won the seat in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay of INC won the seat in 1962.[16]
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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 352. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 345. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 351. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 361. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 368. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 361. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006". Hirapur. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "List of successful candidates - West Bengal Assembly Election". Durgapur I. Elections.in. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- 1 2 "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Durgapur Paschim. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Durgapur Paschim". Election Results. India.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Asansol Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- 1 2 "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2026". Durgapur Paschim. results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bye election 2010 for 264 Durgapur I assembly constituency" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "264 – Durgapur I Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.