| Asansol Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 280 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Asansol Dakshin Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| LS constituency | Asansol |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 203,289 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Asansol Dakshin 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. 280 Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency covers Ward nos. 38-39, 56-57, 75, 77-87, 94-98, 106 of Asansol Municipal Corporation and Amrasota, Egara, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj CD Block.[1]
Asansol Dakshin assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Asansol | Atindra Nath Bose | Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[2] |
| 1957 | Shibdas Ghatak | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Bijoy Pal | Communist Party of India[4] | |
| 1967 | Dr. Gopika Ranjan Mitra | Indian National Congress [5] | |
| 1969 | Lokesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1971 | Lokesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7] | |
| 1972 | Niranjan Dihidar | Communist Party of India [8] | |
| 1977 | Haradhan Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Bijoy Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Prabuddha Laha | Indian National Congress [11] | |
| 1991 | Goutam Roy Choudhury | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | |
| 1996 | Tapas Banerjee | Indian National Congress [13] | |
| 2001 | Kalyan Banerjee | Trinamool Congress[14] | |
| 2006 | Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15] | |
| 2011 | Asansol Dakshin | Tapas Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
| 2016 | Tapas Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress[17] | |
| 2021 | Agnimitra Paul | Bharatiya Janata Party[18] | |
Election results
1951-1972
In 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.[19]
1977-2006
In 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 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.[20]
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Banerjee | 89,645 | 55.75 | +10.74 | |
| CPI(M) | Ashok Kumar Mukherjee | 61,104 | 38.00 | -9.13 | |
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Singh | 6,706 | 4.17 | ||
| Janata Dal (United) | Nirajlal Yadav | 3,356 | 2.09 | ||
| Majority | 28,541 | 17.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,60,879 | 78.69 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +20.57# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Asansol constituency.
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Banerjee | 71,515 | 38.54 | -17.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Hemant Prabhakar | 57,232 | 30.84 | -7.16 | |
| BJP | Col. Diptansu Choudhury | 49,199 | 26.51 | +22.34 | |
| BMP | Chhoton Ruidas | 2,096 | 1.12 | N/A | |
| JDP | Sukanta Hembram | 1,601 | 0.86 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,911 | 2.10 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,283 | 7.70 | -10.05 | ||
| Turnout | 1,85,704 | 75.07 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | -5.03 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Agnimitra Paul | 87,881 | 45.13 | +18.62 | |
| AITC | Saayoni Ghosh | 83,394 | 42.82 | +4.28 | |
| CPI(M) | Prashanta Ghosh | 15,720 | 8.20 | -22.64 | |
| BSP | Singhasan Paswan | 2,847 | 1.67 | ||
| BMUP | Shiuli Ruidas | 1,157 | 0.57 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,466 | 1.78 | -0.78 | |
| Majority | 4,487 | 2.34 | |||
| Turnout | 1,94,943 | 71.08 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
References
- 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.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 220. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 220. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 297. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 327. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1969 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 327. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 331. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 322. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal 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.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 344. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 352. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 360. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 369. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Statistcal Report on General Elections 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Detailed Results P 360. 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". Asansol. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Kulti. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Asansol Dakshin". Election Results. India.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Asansol Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol), (in Bengali), pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.
- ↑ "260 - Asansol Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ↑ "Asansol Dakshin". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Asansol Dakshin. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.