Kumargram Assembly constituency

Kumargarm Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Kumargram
Constituency No. 10 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Kumargram Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
LS constituencyAlipurduars
Established1967
Total electors272,924
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 10 Kumargram (ST) covers Kumargram community development block and Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri Parokata, Samuktala, Tatpara I and Turturi gram panchayats in Alipurduar II community development block.[1]

Kumargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

List of members of Legislative Assembly:[2]

Election
Year
Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967Pjush Kanti MukherjeeIndian National Congress
1969
1971
1972Debabrata Chatterjee
1977John Arther BaxlaRevolutionary Socialist Party
1982Subodh Oraon
1987
1991Salib Toppo
1996
2001Dasrath Tirkey
2006
2011
2014 (by-election)Manoj Kumar Oraon
2016James KujurAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Manoj Kumar OraonBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Manoj Kumar Oraon of BJP defeated his nearest rival Leos Kujur of TMC.[2]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPManoj Kumar Oraon 111,974 48.16 Winner
AITCLeos Kujur1,00,97343.43
RSPKishor Minz11,2534.84
IndependentAron Murmu1,7810.77
Kamtapur People's PartyShrilal Oron1,6510.71
JD(U)Kalawati Chik Baraik1,3990.60
IndependentShailen Marandi7400.32
None of the AboveNone of the Above2,7181.17
Turnout2,32,489
BJP gain from AITCSwing

2016

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, James Kujur of TMC defeated his nearest rival Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram (ST) constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCJames Kujur77,66837.27Winner
RSPManoj Kumar Oraon71,51534.32
BJPLeos Kujur45,13721.66
JMMVinay Kr. Minj3,2961.58
BSPEliash Narjinary2,7371.31
SUCI(C)Ram Oraon2,1791.05
None of the AboveNone of the Above5,8742.82
Majority6,1532.95
Turnout2,08,40685.64
AITC gain from RSPSwing

2014 Bye election

In the bye-elections held in 2014, Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP defeated Joachim Baxla of AITC by 2,667 votes.

2014 West Bengal Legislative Assembly bye- election: Kumargram (ST) constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RSPManoj Kumar Oraon65,63434.79
AITCJoachim Baxla62,96733.38
BJPBinod Minj44,03923.34
INCClement Dungdung16,0208.49
NOTANone of the above 4,377
Majority2,6771.35
Turnout197,41496.04
RSP holdSwing

2011

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated his nearest rival Joachim Baxla of Trinamool Congress.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram (ST) constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RSPDasrath Tirkey71,54540.84Winner
AITCJoachim Baxla58,96433.66
JMMVinay Kumar Minj18,78410.72
BJPHopna Soren12,4887.13
IndependentHira Charan Narjinari4,6872.68
IndependentSanjib Kumar Narjinari2,9601.69
BSPEliash Narjinary2,7821.59
IndependentKhulu Saren1,7511.00
Rashtriya Deshaj PartySushila Lakra1,2200.70
Majority12,5817.18
Turnout1,75,18185.22
RSP holdSwing

1977-2006

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated Swapan Kujur and Paresh Chandra Das respectively, both Trinamool Congress. Salib Toppo of RSP defeated Krishna Chik Baraik of Congress in 1996 and Dudsai Topp of Congress in 1991. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Khagendra Nath Thakur of Congress in 1987. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Dutsai Toppo of Congress in 1982. John Arther Baxla of RSP defeated Konda Bhagat of Congress in 1977.

1967-1972

Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Kumargram seat was not there. In 1962 and 1957, Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won from the Alipurduars Assembly constituency. In independent India's first election in 1951, Alipurduars was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Nath Brahma Mandal won from there.

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