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{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Alipurduars
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Alipurduars.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Alipurduars Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Paritosh Das]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars]]
| constituency_no = 12
| established = 1951
| electors = 249,846
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Alipurduars Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Alipurduar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 12 Alipurduars Assembly constituency covers [[Alipurduar]] municipality, [[Alipurduar Railway Junction]], Banchukamari, Chakowakheti, Mathura, Parorpar, Patlakhawa, Shalkumar I, Shalkumar II, Tapsikhata, Vivekananda II, Vivekananda I [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Alipurduar I (Community development block)|Alipurduar I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Chaporerpar I, Chaporerpar II, and Tatpara II gram panchayats of [[Alipurduar II (Community development block)|Alipurduar II]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 21 June 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission}}</ref>

Alipurduars Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (ST).<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election
! Name
! colspan=2| Party
|-
| [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Pijush Kanti Mukherjee]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Nani Bhattacharya]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Narayan Bhattacharya]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Nani Bhattacharya]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=7}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Nirmal Das]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Debaprasad Roy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Sourav Chakraborty (politician)|Sourav Chakraborty]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Suman Kanjilal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|[[Paritosh Das]]
|}

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Alipurduars}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Paritosh Das]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,43,242
|percentage = 61.62
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Suman Kanjilal]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = 72,822
|percentage = 31.33
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shyamal Roy
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 7,301
|percentage = 3.14
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mrinmoy Sarkar (Papan)
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,644
|percentage = 1.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Abinash Das
|party = Independent
|votes = 954
|percentage = 0.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bhupesh Das
|party = Independent
|votes = 923
|percentage = 0.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Abdul Latif Choudhury
|party = Aam Janata Unnayan Party
|votes = 647
|percentage = 0.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Abhijit Saha
|party = Independent
|votes = 531
|percentage = 0.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Pijush Kanti Sarma
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|votes = 408
|percentage = 0.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Manik Barman
|party = Kamatapur People's Party (United)
|votes = 374
|percentage = 0.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = 2,620
|percentage = 1.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 70,420
|percentage = 30.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,32,466
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Suman Kanjilal of BJP defeated his nearest rival Sourav Chakraborty of TMC.
{{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Alipurduars constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Suman Kanjilal
|votes = 1,07,333
|percentage = 48.19
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sourav Chakraborty
|votes = 91,326
|percentage = 41.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Debprosad Roy
|votes = 15,651
|percentage = 7.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Nikhil Chandra Raibir
|votes = 2,351
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rinku Ghosh
|votes = 1,393
|percentage = 0.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Pijush Kanti Sarma
|votes = 1,111
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashim Roy
|votes = 696
|percentage = 0.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kushal Kumar Roy
|votes = 620
|percentage = 0.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abinash Das
|votes = 270
|percentage = 0.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 1,981
|percentage = 0.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,22,732
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===

In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sourav Chakraborty of TMC defeated his nearest rival Biswaranjan Sarkar of Congress.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Alipurduars constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sourav Chakraborty
|votes = 89,695
|percentage = 44.09
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Biswaranjan Sarkar
|votes = 77,737
|percentage = 38.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kushal Chatterjee
|votes = 20,098
|percentage = 9.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Nirmal Das
|votes = 7,324
|percentage = 3.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Alokesh Das
|votes = 2,308
|percentage = 1.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Dalendra Nath Ray
|votes = 1,341
|percentage = 0.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Santosh Kumar Balo
|votes = 989
|percentage = 0.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Gouri Roy
|votes = 974
|percentage = 0.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 2,980
|percentage = 1.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,958
|percentage = 5.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,03,446
|percentage = 86.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===

In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Debaprasad Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kshiti Goswami of RSP.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Alipurduars constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Debaprasad Roy
|votes = 79,605
|percentage = 46.02
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Kshiti Goswami
|votes = 72,822
|percentage = 42.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Manik Chandra Saha
|votes = 8,238
|percentage = 4.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Santosh Kumar Balo
|votes = 3,072
|percentage = 1.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Manohar Bhagat
|votes = 1,864
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Abhijit Roy
|votes = 1,508
|percentage = 0.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Chanchal Kumar Das
|votes = 1,438
|percentage = 0.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Parimal Roy
|votes = 1,396
|percentage = 0.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sanjit Das
|votes = 1,301
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Mantu Barman
|votes = 1,195
|percentage = 0.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Rashtriya Deshaj Party
|candidate = Bishwanath Gop
|votes = 530
|percentage = 0.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,783
|percentage = 3.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,72,969
|percentage = 86.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2006===
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Nirmal Das of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] defeated Sourav Chakraborty of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], Prasanta Narayan Majumdar of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]], Manindralal Rakshit of Congress and Biswa Ranjan Sarkar of Congress, respectively. Nani Bhattacharya of RSP defeated Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress in 1987, Pallab Ghosh of Congress in 1982 and Narayan Bhattachary of Congress in 1977.

===1951–1972===
Narayan Bhattacharya of Congress won in 1971 and 1972. Nani Bhattacharya of RSP won in 1967 and 1969. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1957 and 1962. In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]], it was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Brahma Mandal, both from Congress, won.

==References==
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{{Alipurduar topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Alipurduar district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]

Alipurduars Assembly constituency - Revision history

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