Durgapur Purba Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Durgapur Purba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 276 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Durgapur Purba Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,41,731 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
editAs 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
editDurgapur
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Dilip Kumar Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
Durgapur II
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Tarun Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Debabrata Banerjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | Apurba Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Biprendu Kumar Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Durgapur Purba
edit| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dr. Nikhil Kumar Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Santosh Debray | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | Pradip Mazumdar | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Chandra Sekhar Banerjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chandra Sekhar Banerjee | 108,888 | 50.69 |  11.48 | |
| AITC | Pradip Mazumdar | 77,954 | 36.29 |  4.87 | |
| CPI(M) | Simanta Chatterjee | 18,999 | 8.84 | 6.24 | |
| INC | Debesh Chakraborty | 2,883 | 1.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,594 | 1.21 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | 30,934 | 14.4 | 12.45 | ||
| Turnout | 214,802 | 90.46 | 15.35 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Pradip Mazumdar | 79,303 | 41.16 | ||
| BJP | Col. Diptansu Chaudhury | 75,557 | 39.21 | ||
| CPI(M) | Abhash Ray Chaudhuri | 29,063 | 15.08 | ||
| Independent | Dipak Dhali | 1,884 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,628 | 1.36 | ||
| Majority | 3,746 | 1.95 | |||
| Turnout | 192,674 | 75.11 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Santosh Debray | 84,200 | 44.21 | −1.16# | |
| AITC | Pradip Mazumdar | 75,069 | 39.42 | −10.90# | |
| BJP | Akhil Mondal | 23,302 | 12.23 | +7.92# | |
| SUCI(C) | Asit Baran Mondal | 1,676 | 0.88 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,680 | |||
| Majority | 9,131 | 4.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,90,525 | 81.42 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2011 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur Purba constituency.
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nikhil Kumar Banerjee | 87,050 | 50.32 | +7.18# | |
| CPI(M) | Alpana Chowdhury | 78,484 | 45.37 | −4.46# | |
| BJP | Lakshman Ghorui | 7,449 | 4.31 | ||
| Majority | 8,566 | 4.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,749 | 85.82 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +11.64 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur II constituency.
2006
editIn 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.[6]
1972
editAnanda 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.[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.
- ↑ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026". eci.com.in. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Durgapur Purba Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Durgapur Purba". Election Results. India.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Durgapur Purba". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "265 - Durgapur II 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 1 November 2010.