Asansol Lok Sabha constituency

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Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Paschim Bardhaman district.

Overview

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttara, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

On the eve of 2014 elections, The Statesman described the constituency as follows: "The Asansol Lok Sabha constituency is conspicuous by its mixed population — coal mine workers, factory workers, coal mafia, scrap dealers, minority population and a large section of Hindi speaking population."[1] The New Indian Express said that the constituency was dotted with coal mines and 50% of the electorate was Hindi speaking.[2] The Statesman has put the proportion of non-Bengali voters in the constituency at 36%.[3]

The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has seen, it writes, “a sustained hold over it by the CPI(M) since 1984 (1989?). Before that it was a tale of fluctuating fortune for the CPI(M) and the Congress... However, as the green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections... Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”[4]

The modernisation and expansion programme of IISCO Steel Plant, in this constituency, was completed at a cost of over 16,000 crores.[5] As of 2015, it was the single largest investment in West Bengal till then.[6]

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 40 Asansol is composed of the following assembly segments:[7]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
275 Pandabeswar None Paschim Bardhaman
278 Raniganj None Paschim Bardhaman
279 Jamuria None Paschim Bardhaman
280 Asansol Dakshin None Paschim Bardhaman
281 Asansol Uttar None Paschim Bardhaman
282 Kulti None Paschim Bardhaman
283 Barabani None Paschim Bardhaman

Before delimitation, Asansol Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[8] Kulti (assembly constituency no. 257), Barabani (assembly constituency no. 258), Hirapur (assembly constituency no. 259), Asansol (assembly constituency no. 260), Raniganj (assembly constituency no. 261), Jamuria (assembly constituency no. 262) and Ukhra (SC) (assembly constituency no. 263)

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
Second 1957-62 Mono Mohan Das Indian National Congress[9]
Atulya Ghosh Indian National Congress[9]
Third 1962-67 Atulya Ghosh Indian National Congress [10]
Fourth 1967-71 Deben Sen Samyukta Socialist Party[11]
Fifth 1971-77 Robin Sen Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
Sixth 1977-80 Robin Sen Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
Seventh 1980-84 Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay Indian National Congress[14]
Eighth 1984-89 Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay Indian National Congress[15]
Ninth 1989-91 Haradhan Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
Tenth 1991-96 Haradhan Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17]
Eleventh 1996-98 Haradhan Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18]
Twelfth 1998-99 Bikash Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist) [19]
Thirteenth 1999-04 Bikash Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)[20]
Fourteenth 2004-05 Bikash Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)[21]
2005-09 Bansa Gopal Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)[22]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Bansa Gopal Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)[23]
Sixteenth 2014-2019 Babul Supriyo Baral Bharatiya Janata Party[24]
Seventeenth 2019-2021 Babul Supriyo Baral Bharatiya Janata Party[25]
Seventeenth|By Poll 2022–present Shatrughan Sinha Trinamool Congress[26]

Note: In 1951 the Asansol area was part of Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency). In 1957, it was double seat constituency.

Election results

By-election 2022

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General election 2019

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General election 2014

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General election 2009

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2005 Bye-election

In the Asansol seat, the by-election was held due to the death of the sitting CPI(M)-MP Bikash Chowdhury on 1 August 2005. The Bye election Held On 5 September 2005.Bansa Gopal Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Moloy Ghatak of Trinamool Congress. Template:Election box begin

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General elections 1957-2014

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up
%age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party
1957 629,589 39.83 Mono Mohan Das 29.6 Congress
Atulya Ghosh 26.01 Congress Ambuja Bhusan Bose 20.02 Independent[10]
1962 188,922 41.56 Atulya Ghosh 38.84 Congress Ket Narayan Misra 33.99 CPI[10]
1967 255,556 57.56 Deben Sen 40.56 SSP J.N.Mukhopadhyay 37.71 Congress[11]
1971 280,338 51.64 Robin Sen 49.38 CPI(M) Narayan Choudhury 36.81 Congress[12]
1977 2,87,230 44.38 Robin Sen 59.07 CPI(M) Syed Mohd. Jalal 32.97 Congress[13]
1980 4,23,790 55.52 Ananda Gopal Mukhopadyay 49.21 Congress Robin Sen 40.55 CPI(M)[14]
1984 6,25,070 69.94 Ananda Gopal Mukhopadyay 55.18 Congress Bamapada Mukherjee 40.87 CPI(M)[15]
1989 7,71,580 69.86 Haradhan Roy 49.59 CPI(M) Pradip Bhattacharjee 43.99 Congress[16]
1991 7,22,290 64.13 Haradhan Roy 45.13 CPI(M) Deba Prosad Roy 31.61 Congress[17]
1996 8,41,740 69.69 Haradhan Roy 46.37 CPI(M) Sukumar Bandopadhyay 40.60 Congress[18]
1998 8,83,830 71.12 Bikash Chowdhury 41.09 CPI(M) Moloy Ghatak 38.07 Trinamool Congress[19]
1999 8,29,150 65.52 Bikash Chowdhury 46.27 CPI(M) Moloy Ghatak 41.63 Trinamool Congress[20]
2004 7,26,480 66.52 Bikash Chowdhury 51.00 CPI(M) Moloy Ghatak 33.85 Trinamool Congress[21]
2005 Bansa Gopal Chowdhury CPI(M) Moloy Ghatak Trinamool Congress[22]
2009 893,477 71.49 Bansa Gopal Chowdhury CPI(M) Moloy Ghatak Trinamool Congress[23]
2014 11,42,395 77.40 Babul Supriyo 36.76 BJP Dola Sen 30.59 Trinamool Congress[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Supriyo makes it tricky for TMC, Left. The Statesman, 6 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Red Corridors in West Bengal a Headache for EC. The New Indian Express, 7 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ↑ CM in damage control mode. The Statesman, 1 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Close fight in Asansol. UNI, 28 April 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ↑ PM dedicates to the Nation SAIL's modernised and expanded IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur. SAIL. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Chairman, SAIL reviews performance of ISP, Burnpur. SAIL. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 2005 Bye election caused by death of sitting MP. Indian Elections. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  25. ↑ Asansol Lok Sabha elections. NDTV Elections. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  26. ↑ Shatrughan Sinha breaks Asansol jinx: Why it's a historic win for Trinamool Congress.

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