Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency explained

Jalpaiguri
Type:SLA
State:West Bengal
District:Jalpaiguri
Loksabha Cons:Jalpaiguri
Constituency No:17
Established:1951
Reservation:SC
Mla:Pradip Kumar Barma
Party:All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:2021
Electors:262,500

Jalpaiguri 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. 17 Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency (SC) covers Jalpaiguri municipality, and Arabinda, Bahadur, Boalmari Nandanpur, Garalbari, Kharia, Kharija Berubari I, Kharija Berubari II, Mondalghat, Nagar Berubari and South Berubari gram panchayats of Jalpaiguri community development block,[1]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
Name of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Khagendra Nath DasguptaIndian National Congress
1957
1962
1967
1969Naresh Chandra ChakrabortyCommunist Party of India
1971Anupam SenIndian National Congress
1972
1977Nirmal Kumar BoseAll India Forward Bloc
1982
1987
1991Anupam SenIndian National Congress
1996
2001Gobinda RoyAll India Forward Bloc
2006Debaprasad RoyIndian National Congress
2011Sukhbilas Barma
2016
2021Pradip Kumar BarmaAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2011

In the 2011 elections, Sukh Bilas Barma of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Chandra Roy of AIFB.

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

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[2] Deba Prasad Roy of Congress won the Jalpaiguri assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gobinda Roy of Forward Bloc. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001,[3] Gobinda Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Anupam Sen representing Trinamool Congress. Anupam Sen representing Congress defeated of Sudhansu Majumdar of Forward Bloc in 1996[4] and Nirmal Kumar Bose of Forward Bloc in 1991,[5] Nirmal Kumar Bose of Forward Bloc defeated Anupam Sen of Congress in 1987[6] and 1982,[7] and Devendra Mohan Sarkar of Janata Party in 1977.[8] [9]

1951–1972

Anupam Sen of Congress won in 1972[10] and 1971.[11] Naresh Chandra Chakraborty of CPI won in 1969.[12] Khagendra Nath Dasgupta of Congress won in 1967[13] and 1962.[14] Prior to that Jalpaiguri was a joint seat. Sarojendra Deb Raikut and Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, both of Congress, won in 1957.[15] In independent India's first election in 1951, Ashrumati Devi and Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, both of Congress, won.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 30 June 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  9. Web site: 20 - Jalpaiguri Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 29 August 2009.
  10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  14. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  15. Web site: General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
  16. Web site: General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.