Coordinates: 26°36′N 89°01′E / 26.600°N 89.017°E / 26.600; 89.017

Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Dhupguri
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhupguri is located in West Bengal
Dhupguri
Dhupguri
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 26°36′N 89°01′E / 26.600°N 89.017°E / 26.600; 89.017
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Constituency No15
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency3 Jalpaiguri (SC)
Electorate (year)200,408 (2011)[1]
237,427 (2016)[2]
263,118 (2021)[3]
Government
 • IncumbentBishnu Pada Ray (Bharatiya Janata Party)

Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 15 Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Dhupguri municipality, Banarhat I, Barogharia, Gadhearkuthi, Gadong-I, Gadong II, Jharaltagram I, Jharaltagram II, Magurmari I, Magurmari II, Sakoyajhora II, Salbari I, Salbari II gram panchayats of Dhupguri community development block,[4]

Dhupguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Dhupguri Rabindranath Sikdar Indian National Congress[5]
1957 No constituency
1962 No constituency
1967 Anil Guha Neogi Samyukta Socialist Party[6]
1969 Anil Guha Neogi Samyukta Socialist Party[7]
1971 Bhawani Paul Indian National Congress[8]
1972 Bhawani Paul Indian National Congress[9]
1977 Banamali Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1982 Banamali Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1987 Banamali Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1991 Banamali Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
1996 Banamali Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2001 Lakshmi Kanta Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2006 Lakshmi Kanta Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2011 Mamata Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17]
2016 Mitali Roy All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Dhupguri Bishnu Pada Roy Bharatiya Janata Party

2021 Election[]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Dhupguri (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bishnu Pada Roy %
AITC Mitali Roy
CPI(M) Dr. Pradip Kumar Roy
Turnout

2016 Election[]

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Dhupguri (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Mitali Roy 90781 43.49%
CPI(M) Mamata Roy 71517 34.26%
BJP Agun Roy 36167 17.33%
Turnout 208947

Election results[]

2011[]

In the 2011 election, Mamata Ray of CPI(M) defeated her nearest rival Mina Barman of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Dhupguri (SC) constituency[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Mamata Roy 73,644 42.25 -7.04
AITC Mina Barman 69,406 39.82 -0.23#
BJP Amar Chand Sarkar 18,559 10.65
Independent Mitali Roy 7,021 4.03
BSP Rai Charan Siddhya 3,578
Samajwadi Jan Parishad Subhas Chandra Roy 2,077
Turnout 174,285 87.12
CPI(M) hold Swing -6.81

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

1977–2006[]

In 2006[16] and 2001 state assembly elections,[15] Lakshmi Kanta Roy of CPI(M) won the 15 Dhupguri (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashok Kumar Barman of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Banamali Roy of CPI(M) defeated Nripendra Nath Roy of Congress in 1996,[14] Birendra Nath Barman of Congress in 1991,[13] Nripendra Nath Roy of Congress in 1987, and Jagadamba Roy of Congress in 1982[11] and 1977.[10][19]

1951–1972[]

Bhawani Paul of Congress won in 1972[9] and 1971.[8] Anil Guha Neogi of SSP won in 1969[7] and 1967.[6] Dhupguri constituency did not exist 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Rabindra Nath Sikdar of Congress won from Dhupguri.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  18. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dhupguri. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  19. ^ "15 – Dhupguri (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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