Uluberia Uttar Assembly constituency

Uluberia Uttar is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Uluberia Uttar
Constituency No. 177 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Uluberia Uttar Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
LS constituencyUluberia
Established1951
Total electors170,566
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 177 Uluberia Uttar Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Amta, Bhandargachha, Chandrapur, Khardah, Raspur, Sirajbati, Udang I and Udang II gram panchayats of Amta I community development block and Baniban, Basudevpur, Joyargori, Tehatta Kantaberia I, Tehatta Kantaberia II and Tulsiberia gram panchayats of Uluberia II community development bloc.[1]

Uluberia Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 26 Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951UluberiaBijoy MondalAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[2]
Bibhuti Bhusan GhoshAll India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)[2]
1957Abani Kumar BasuIndian National Congress[3]
Bijoy Bhusan MondalAll India Forward Bloc[3]
1962Uluberia NorthBejoy Bhusan MondalAll India Forward Bloc[4]
1967A.L.MajumdarAll India Forward Bloc[5]
1969Kalipada MondalAll India Forward Bloc[6]
1971Raj Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Raj Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1977Raj Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Raj Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Raj Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Raj Kumar MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Ram Janam MajhiIndian National Congress[13]
2001Mohan MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Mohan MondalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Uluberia UttarDr. Nirmal MajiAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Uluberia Uttar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCDr. Nirmal Maji 91,501 49.25 +1.12
BJPChiran Bera70,49837.95+29.79
CPI(M)Ashok Dalui19,29210.38
NOTANone of the above1,2480.67-0.49
IndependentNirapada Pandit1,1810.64+0.07
IndependentAvijit Das9350.50
IndependentVibekananda Mondal7580.41
IndependentGanesh Chandra Hazra3670.20
Turnout185,78082.78+0.07
AITC holdSwing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Uluberia Uttar (SC) constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCDr. Nirmal Maji79,39048.13-4.32
INCAmiya Kumar Mondal65,20839.53
BJPAnanya Pandit13,4578.16+3.78
NOTANone of the above1,9091.16
BSPShyamapada Dhara1,2080.73
IndependentAmiya Mondal1,0500.64
IndependentNirapada Pandit9370.57
Indian Unity CentreMohit Kar8750.53
IndependentBimal Singha6170.37
IndependentAjit Dutta3140.19
Turnout164,96582.71-2.69
AITC holdSwing

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Uluberia Uttar (SC) constituency[16][17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCDr. Nirmal Maji76,46952.45+4.92#
CPI(M)Bhim Ghuku58,02139.79-9.11
BJPArchana Ray6,3814.38
IndependentSubal Ghuku1,559
BSPShyamapada Dhara1,427
Indian Unity CentreMohit Kar1,180
IndependentAjit Kumar Maji767
Turnout145,84085.40
AITC gain from CPI(M)Swing14.03#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006[15] and 2001[14] state assembly elections Mohan Mondal of CPI(M) won the Uluberia North assembly seat defeating Gopal Dolui and Ram Janam Majhi, both of Trinamool Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ram Janam Majhi representing Congress defeated Asta Das of CPI(M) in 1996.[13] Raj Kumar Mondal of CPI(M) defeated Gunakar Sinha of Congress in 1991,[12] Gobinda Sinha of Congress in 1987,[11] Gunakar Singh of Congress in 1982,[10] and Arun Pramnik of Janata Party in 1977.[9][18]

1951-1972

Raj Kumar Mandal of CPI(M) won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Kalipada Mondal of Forward Bloc won in 1969.[6] A.L. Majumdar of Forward Bloc won in 1967.[5] Bejoy Bhusan Mondal of Forward Bloc won in 1962.[4] In 1957 and 1951 Uluberia had a double seat. Abani Kumar Basu of Congress and Bijoy Bhusan Mondal of Forward Bloc won in 1957.[3] Bijoy Mondal and Bibhuti Bhusan Ghosh, both of All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) won in 1951.[2]

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