Domjur Assembly constituency

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Domjur
Constituency No. 184 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Domjur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
Lok Sabha constituencySerampore
Established1951
Total electors216,262
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Domjur Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 184 Domjur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bally Jagachha community development block and Bankra I, Bankra II, Bankra III, Makardah II, Narna, Shalap I and Shalap II gram panchayats of Domjur community development block.[1]

Domjur Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Domjur was earlier (until 2008) part of Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name Party
1951 Tarapada Dey Communist Party of India
1957
1962
1967 A.H.Mondal Indian National Congress
1969 Joykesh Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971
1972 Krishnapada Royl Indian National Congress
1977 Joykesh Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991 Padma Nidhi Dhar
1996
2001
2006 Mohanta Chatterjee
2011 Rajib Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 Kalyan Ghosh

Election results

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West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Domjur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kalyan Ghosh 130,499 52
BJP Rajib Banerjee 87,879 35.01
CPI(M) Uttam Bera 22,768 9.07
Turnout 2,50,978
AITC hold Swing
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Domjur constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rajib Banerjee 148,768 67.76 +13.69
Independent Protima Dutta 41,067 18.70
BJP Jayanta Das 15,489 7.05 +4.8
Independent Kailash Naskar 3,187 1.45
IUC Sabila Begum Sardar 2,438 1.11
Turnout 219,557 84.53
AITC hold Swing
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Domjur constituency[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Rajib Banerjee 101,042 54.07 +16.98
CPI(M) Mohanta Chatterjee 76,056 40.70 −2.32
BJP Parthasarathi Baksi 4,210 2.25
Independent Sabila Begum 1,526
Independent Subrata Das 1,322
Independent Jugal Hazra 870
Independent Jayanta Mondal 459
Turnout 186,878 86.41
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing 19.30

1977-2006

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In the 2006 state assembly elections[5] Mohanta Chatterjee Das of CPI(M) won the Domjur seat defeating his nearest rival Rajib Kuntal Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Padma Nidhi Dhar of CPI(M) defeated Brajamohan Majumdar of Trinamool Congress in 2001,[6] Bhabani Prasad Bhattacharya of Congress in 1996,[7] and Sachin Ray of Congress in 1991.[8] Joykesh Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sachin Ray of Congress in 1987,[9] Mahadeb Manna of Congress in 1982,[10] and Krishna Pada Roy of Congress in 1977.[11][12]

1951-1972

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Krishna Pada Roy of Congress won in 1972.[13] Joykesh Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971[14] and 1969.[15] A.H.Mondal of Congress won in 1967.[16] Tarapada Dey of CPI won in 1962,[17] 1957[18] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[19]

References

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