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 |
| LS constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 208,532 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
As 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
| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Durgapur I | ||
| 1977 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[2] |
| 1982 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [3] |
| 1987 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [4] |
| 1991 | Dilip Mazumdar | Communist Party of India (marxist) [5] |
| 1996 | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [6] |
| 2001 | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| 2006 | Mrinal Banerjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8][9] |
| Durgapur Paschim | ||
| 2011 | Apurba Mukherjee | All India Trinamool Congress[10] |
| 2016 | Biswanath Parial | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 2021 | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | Bharatiya Janata Party[12] |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lakshman Chandra Ghorui | 91,186 | 46.31 | +37.31 | |
| AITC | Biswanath Parial | 76522 | 38.86 | +5.86 | |
| INC | Debesh Chakraborty | 18030 | 9.16 | -46.84 | |
| Independent | Narayan Mondal | 2,130 | 1.08 | ||
| Independent | Chadramallika Bandopadhyay | 2038 | 1.04 | ||
| BSP | Prabhunath Sah | 1228 | 0.62 | ||
| JD(U) | Sanjiban Hazra | 915 | 0.16 | ||
| RPI(A) | Sandip Sikder | 879 | 0.45 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Somnath Banerjee | 691 | 0.35 | ||
| Turnout | 196,902 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| 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
Apurba 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.
1977–2010
In 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.[16] 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.[17]
1962–1972
Ananda 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.[18]