Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency) was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Durgapur in West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes.
As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist from 2009; some of the assembly segments under this constituency will be part of a new Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency), others will be part of Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).
This page also includes results for Ausgram (Lok Sabha constituency) during the short period of its existence from 1962 to 1971.
Assembly segments
Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
- Gangajalghati (SC) (assembly constituency no. 249)
- Barjora (assembly constituency no. 250)
- Sonamukhi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 256)
- Durgapur I (assembly constituency no. 264)
- Durgapur II (assembly constituency no. 265)
- Kanksa (SC) (assembly constituency no. 266)
- Galsi (assembly constituency no. 269)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third | 1962-67 | Ausgram | Mono Mohan Das | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | B.Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[3] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Krishna Chandra Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[4] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Durgapur | Krishna Chandra Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Krishna Chandra Halder | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Purna Chandra Malik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Purna Chandra Malik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Purna Chandra Malik | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Sunil Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Sunil Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Sunil Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Sunil Khan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] |
For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) and Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
General election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sunil Khan | 505,250 | 59.60 | ||
| BJP | Shib Narayan Saha | 277,742 | 27.00 | ||
| INC | Shova Dhibar | 72,419 | 8.60 | ||
| NCP | Umakanta Bhakat | 15,051 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | Rabindranath Bauri | 12,364 | 1.50 | ||
| Independent | Banshi Lohar | 8,779 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Chandra Bauri | 6,011 | 0.70 | ||
| Majority | 277,508 | 32.80 | |||
| Turnout | 8,44,777 | 73.4 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sunil Khan | 461,940 | 52.20 | ||
| BJP | Anil Kumar Saha | 343,977 | 38.90 | ||
| INC | Haradhan Mondal | 58,407 | 6.60 | ||
| Independent | Tara Pada Mandal | 3,222 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Rabindra Nath Saha | 1,545 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 117,963 | 13.3 | |||
| Turnout | 8,85,335 | 73.0 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Sunil Khan | 468,449 | 52.20 | ||
| BJP | Suryya Ray | 326,420 | 35.40 | ||
| INC | Bhagbat Maji | 109,253 | 11.90 | ||
| Majority | 142,029 | 15.40 | |||
| Turnout | 9,21,897 | 77.4% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 1962-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are generally mentioned below:
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1962* | 233,065 | 46.71 | Mono Mohan Das | 51.17 | INC | Krishna Chandra Halder | 40.61 | CPI |
| 1967* | 308,908 | 58.81 | B. Das | 51.49 | CPI(M) | Mono Mohan Das | 48.51 | INC |
| 1971* | 363,981 | 57.86 | Krishna Chandra Halder | 46.40 | CPI(M) | Mahadeb Saha | 20.05 | Bangla Congress |
| 1977 | 3,59,280 | 53.03 | Krishna Chandra Haldar | 63.20 | CPI (M) | Manoranjan Pramanick | 36.80 | INC |
| 1980 | 5,13,170 | 69.40 | Krishna Chandra Halder | 57.27 | CPI (M) | Surya Kumar Roy | 38.17 | INC (I) |
| 1984 | 6,45,270 | 77.85 | Purna Chandra Malik | 53.07 | CPI (M) | Gopal Mondal | 46.93 | INC |
| 1989 | 7,32,790 | 71.82 | Purna Chandra Malik | 65.68 | CPI (M) | Gopal Mondal | 28.88 | INC |
| 1991 | 7,67,870 | 73.75 | Purna Chandra Malik | 55.35 | CPI (M) | Bhagabat Maji | 30.73 | INC |
| 1996 | 9.17,970 | 80.56 | Sunil Khan | 55.68 | CPI (M) | Chittaranjan Pramanik | 35.29 | INC |
| 1998 | 9,21,900 | 77.37 | Sunil Khan | 51.81 | CPI (M) | Suryya Ray | 36.10 | BJP |
| 1999 | 8,85,340 | 73.01 | Sunil Khan | 53.15 | CPI (M) | Anil Kumar Saha | 39.58 | BJP |
| 2004 | 8,47,770 | 73.66 | Sunil Khan | 59.61 | CPI (M) | Shib Narayan Saha | 26.87 | BJP |
* Results for Ausgram constituency
See also
References
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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