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'''Dhupguri Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Jalpaiguri district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. The seat is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].
'''Dhupguri Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Jalpaiguri district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].


==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 14:45, 9 March 2023

Dhupguri
Indian electoral constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Dhupguri Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
LS constituencyJalpaiguri
Established1952
Total electors263,118
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Dhupguri Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 15 Dhupguri Assembly 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,[1]

Dhupguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Rabindranath Sikdar Indian National Congress
1957 No constituency
1962
1967 Anil Guha Neogi Samyukta Socialist Party
1969
1971 Bhawani Paul Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Banamali Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996
2001 Lakshmi Kanta Roy
2006
2011 Mamata Roy
2016 Mitali Roy All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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

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[2][3]
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[4] and 2001 state assembly elections,[5] 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,[6] Birendra Nath Barman of Congress in 1991,[7] Nripendra Nath Roy of Congress in 1987, and Jagadamba Roy of Congress in 1982[8] and 1977.[9][10]

1951–1972

Bhawani Paul of Congress won in 1972[11] and 1971.[12] Anil Guha Neogi of SSP won in 1969[13] and 1967.[14] Dhupguri constituency did not exist 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Rabindra Nath Sikdar of Congress won from Dhupguri.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dhupguri. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ "15 – Dhupguri (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.