Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency

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
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
LS constituencyAsansol
Established1951
Total electors198,342
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

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As 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

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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 Uttar Moloy Ghatak Trinamool Congress[16]
2016 Moloy Ghatak Trinamool Congress[17]
2021 Moloy Ghatak Trinamool Congress [18]

Election results

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1951-1972

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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

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In 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.[20]

2011

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2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Asansol Uttar[21][22][23]
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.

2016

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Asansol Uttar[17]
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
  1. #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

2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Asansol Uttar [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Moloy Ghatak 100,931 52.32 +19.14
BJP Krishnendu Mukherjee 79,821 41.38 +31.24
ISF Mohammad Mustaquim 4,471 2.32 −85.98
IND Sunil Thakur 1,673 0.87
AIMIM Danish Aziz 1,514 0.78
Majority 21,110 11.12
Turnout 1,93,167 70.04
AITC hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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  4. ^ "Statistical 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.
  5. ^ "Statistical 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.
  6. ^ "Statistical 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.
  7. ^ "Statistical 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.
  8. ^ "Statistical 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Statistical 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.
  11. ^ "Statistical 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.
  12. ^ "Statistical 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.
  13. ^ "Statistical 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.
  14. ^ "Statistical 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.
  15. ^ "List of Successful Candidates in West Bengal Assembly Election in 2006". Asansol. rediff.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  16. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Results in 2011". Kulti. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Asansol Uttar". Check 2016 result. CNBC TV18. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Asansol Uttar Election Result 2021". Times Now News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  19. ^ Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol), (in Bengali), pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.
  20. ^ "260 - Asansol Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  21. ^ "Asansol Uttar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  22. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Uttar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  23. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Asansol Uttar. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.