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Daspur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per the orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 230 Daspur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Daspur II community development block, and Basudevpur, Daspur I, Daspur II, Nandanpur I, Nandanpur II and Panchberia gram panchayats of Daspur I community development block.[1]
Daspur Assembly constituency is part of No. 32 Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier a part of the Panskura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mrigendra Bhattachariya | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1957 | Bhabani Ranjan Panja | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1962 | Mrigendra Bhattachariyya | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1967 | B. C. Sasmal | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1969 | Mrigendra Bhattacharjya | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1971 | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 1972 | Prabhas Chandra Phodikar | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Prabhas Poodikar | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Mukhopadhaya Chitta Ranjan | ||
| 2001 | Ajit Bhunia | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2006 | Sunil Adhikari | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2011 | Ajit Bhunia | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 2012^ | Mamata Bhunia | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2026
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2021
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2016
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By-election 2012
In 2012, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting Trinamool Congress MLA Ajit Bhunia. Mamata Bhunia of AITC defeated her nearest rival Samar Mukherjee of CPI(M) by 18,928 votes.[2]
2011
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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Sunil Adhikari of CPI(M) won the Daspur assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival, Ajit Bhunia of Trinamool Congress. Ajit Bhunia of Trinamool Congress defeated Chaittaranajan Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M). in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chittaranjan Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) defeated Jagannanth Goswami of Congress in 1996. Prabhas Phadikar of CPI(M) defeated Asit Bandopadhyay of Congress in 1991, Paresh Mondal of Congress in 1987, Sudhir Bera of Congress in 1982, and Bankim Chandra Sasmal of Janata Party in 1977.[3]
1951-1972
Sudhir Chandra Bera of Congress won both in 1972 and 1971. Mrigendra Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won in 1969. B.C.Sasmal of Congress won in 1967. Mrigendra Bhattacharya of CPI won in 1962. Bhabani Ranjan Panja of Congress won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 the Daspur seat was won by Mrigendra Bhattacharya of CPI.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ Trinamul wins bypolls but edge thins. The Telegraph, 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ 198 - Daspur Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ Statistical Reports of Elections. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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