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{{About| the assembly constituency in West Bengal|2. its namesake village|Kumargram, Alipurduar|3.its namesake community development block|Kumargram }}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kumargram
| 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/Kumargram.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kumargram Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Manoj Kumar Oraon]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Alipurduar district|Alipurduar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alipurduars]]
| constituency_no = 10
| established = 1967
| electors = 272,924
| reservation = ST
| abolished =
}}

'''Kumargarm Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Alipurduar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled tribes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 10 Kumargram (ST) covers [[Kumargram (Community development block)|Kumargram]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri Parokata, Samuktala, Tatpara I and Turturi [[gram panchayat]]s in [[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>

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

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|rowspan="3"|Pijushkanti Mukherjee
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Debabrata Chatterjee
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|John Arther Baxla
|{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=9}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|rowspan="2"|Subodh Oraon
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|rowspan="2"|Salib Toppo
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|rowspan="3"|Dasrath Tirkey
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
|2014^
|Manoj Kumar Oraon
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|James Kujur
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|Manoj Kumar Oraon
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

* ^ by-election

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kumargram}}
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|candidate = Rajeev Tirkey
|party = Trinamool Congress
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|party = Left Front (West Bengal)
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===2021===
In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Manoj Kumar Oraon of BJP defeated his nearest rival Leos Kujur of TMC.<ref name=WestBengalResults>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/|title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kumargram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Oraon
|votes = 1,11,974
|percentage = 48.16
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Leos Kujur
|votes = 1,00,973
|percentage = 43.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Kishor Minz
|votes = 11,253
|percentage = 4.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Aron Murmu
|votes = 1,781
|percentage = 0.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party]]
|candidate = Shrilal Oron
|votes = 1,651
|percentage = 0.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Kalawati Chik Baraik
|votes = 1,399
|percentage = 0.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shailen Marandi
|votes = 740
|percentage = 0.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 2,718
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,32,489
|percentage =
|change =
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{{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]], James Kujur of TMC defeated his nearest rival Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kumargram (ST) constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = James Kujur
|votes = 77,668
|percentage = 37.27
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Oraon
|votes = 71,515
|percentage = 34.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Leos Kujur
|votes = 45,137
|percentage = 21.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Vinay Kr. Minj
|votes = 3,296
|percentage = 1.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Eliash Narjinary
|votes = 2,737
|percentage = 1.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Ram Oraon
|votes = 2,179
|percentage = 1.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 5,874
|percentage = 2.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,153
|percentage = 2.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,08,406
|percentage = 85.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 Bye election===

In the bye-elections held in 2014, Manoj Kumar Oraon of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] defeated [[Joachim Baxla]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] by 2,667 votes.

{{Election box begin | title= 2014 West Bengal Legislative Assembly bye- election: Kumargram (ST) constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Oraon
|votes = 65,634
|percentage = 34.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Joachim Baxla
|votes = 62,967
|percentage = 33.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Binod Minj
|votes = 44,039
|percentage = 23.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Clement Dungdung
|votes = 16,020
|percentage = 8.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above ]]
|votes = 4,377
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,677
|percentage = 1.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 197,414
|percentage = 96.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===

In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated his nearest rival Joachim Baxla of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kumargram (ST) constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Dasrath Tirkey
|votes = 71,545
|percentage = 40.84
|change = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Joachim Baxla]]
|votes = 58,964
|percentage = 33.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Vinay Kumar Minj
|votes = 18,784
|percentage = 10.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Hopna Soren
|votes = 12,488
|percentage = 7.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hira Charan Narjinari
|votes = 4,687
|percentage = 2.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sanjib Kumar Narjinari
|votes = 2,960
|percentage = 1.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Eliash Narjinary
|votes = 2,782
|percentage = 1.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Khulu Saren
|votes = 1,751
|percentage = 1.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Rashtriya Deshaj Party
|candidate = Sushila Lakra
|votes = 1,220
|percentage = 0.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 12,581
|percentage = 7.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,75,181
|percentage = 85.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = 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]] and [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]] state assembly elections, Dasrath Tirkey of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] defeated Swapan Kujur and Paresh Chandra Das respectively, both [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Salib Toppo of RSP defeated Krishna Chik Baraik of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996 and Dudsai Topp of Congress in 1991. [[Subodh Oraon]] of RSP defeated Khagendra Nath Thakur of Congress in 1987. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Dutsai Toppo of Congress in 1982. John Arther Baxla of RSP defeated Konda Bhagat of Congress in 1977.

===1967-1972===
Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Kumargram seat was not there. In [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]] and [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]], Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won from the [[Alipurduars Assembly constituency]]. In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]], Alipurduars was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Nath Brahma Mandal won from there.

==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:Constituencies established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in West Bengal]]

Kumargram Assembly constituency - Revision history

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