Jamuria Assembly constituency

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Jamuria
Constituency No. 279 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Lok Sabha constituencyAsansol
Established1957
Total electors175,237
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Jamuria Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 279 Jamuria assembly constituency covers Wards nos. 1-12, 32 of Asansol Municipal Corporation, Jamuria CD Block, and Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD Block[1]

Jamuria assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name Party
1957 Amarendra Mondal Praja Socialist Party
1962 Indian National Congress
1967 Tinkori Mondal Samyukta Socialist Party
1969 Amarendra Mondal Indian National Congress
1971 Durgadas Mondal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1972 Amarendra Mondal Indian National Congress
1977 Bikash Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996 Pelab Kabi
2001
2006 Dhirajlal Hazra
2011 Jahanara Khan
2016
2021 Hareram Singh All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

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2021

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jamuria[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Hareram Singh 71,002 42.59 +4.30
BJP Tapas Kumar Roy 62,951 37.76 +13.57
CPI(M) Aishe Ghosh 24,818 14.89 −28.39
BSP Bhanu Pratap Sharma 2,409 1.45
NOTA None of the above 2,353 1.41
Majority 8,051 4.89
Turnout 1,66,933 75.39
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2016

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jamuria[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Jahanara Khan 67,214 43.28 −9.54
AITC V. Sivadasan (Dasu) 59,457 38.29 −4.41
BJP Santosh Singh 22,040 14.19 +9.71
NOTA None of the above 3,018 1.94 +1.94
Majority 7,757 5.00
Turnout 1,55,401 78.05
CPI(M) hold Swing

2011

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2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jamuria[3][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Jahanara Khan 72,411 52.82 −15.98
AITC Prabhat Kumar Chatterjee 58,538 42.70 +14.91#
BJP Pramod Pathak 6,146 4.48
Majority 13,873 10.12
Turnout 1,37,161 78.24
CPI(M) hold Swing -30.89#

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

1977-2006

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In the 2006 state assembly election, Dhirajlal Hazra of CPI (M) won the Jamuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapan Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Pelab Kabi of CPI (M) defeated Shiudashan Nayar of Trinamool Congress and Santosh Adhikari of Congress respectively. In 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977, Bikash Chowdhury of CPI (M) defeated Tapas Banerjee of Congress, Biswanath Chakraborty of Congress, Pradip Bhattacharya of ICS and Chandra Sekhar of Congress in the respective years.[8]

1957-1972

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The Jamuria seat was won by Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1972, Durgadas Mondal of CPI (M) in 1971, Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1969, Tinkori Mondal of Samyukta Socialist Party in 1967, and Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1962. Amarendra Mondal representing Praja Socialist Party had won the Jamuria seat in 1957.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Result 2021: Jamuria Assembly Constituency Result 2021". Deccan Herald. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jamuria". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jamuria. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jamuria. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jamuria. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jamuria. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  8. ^ "262 - Jamuria Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.