Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Delimitation Commission has abolished the Kranti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and formed the new Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]
Dabgram-Phulbari | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Dabgram-Phulbari Location in West Bengal  Dabgram-Phulbari Dabgram-Phulbari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′01″N 88°26′13″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Constituency No | 19 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 3 Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 209,754 (2011) |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 19 Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Ward Nos. 31 to 44 of Siliguri municipal corporation and Dabgram I, Dabgram II, Fulbari I and Fulbari II gram panchayats of Rajganj community development block,[2]
Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dabgram-Phulbari | Goutam Deb | All India Trinamool Congress[3] |
For MLAs from the area prior to 2011 see Kranti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2016 Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Goutam Deb | 105,769 | 47.489% | -0.81% | |
| CPI (M) | Dilip Singh | 81,958 | 36.798% | -5.09% | |
| BJP | Rathindra Bose | 26,195 | 11.761% | +5.7% | |
| Independent | Subhas Biswas | 2,180 | |||
| BSP | Sanjiban Sarkar | 1,409 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Abul Kashem | 1017 | |||
| Amra Bangalee | Dulal Sarkar | 914 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,283 | |||
| Turnout | 222,725 | ||||
Election results
2011
In the 2011 election, Goutam Deb of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dilip Singh of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Goutam Deb | 84,649 | 48.29 | ||
| CPI (M) | Dilip Singh | 73,413 | 41.88 | ||
| BJP | Dulal Kanti Das | 10,623 | 6.06 | ||
| Independent | Subash Biswas | 2,347 | 1.34 | ||
| BSP | Sanjiban Sarkar | 1,423 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Nitu Jai Pritam | 1,173 | |||
| Indian People's Forward Bloc | Shambhu Nath Roy | 926 | |||
| Amra Bangalee | Bapan Ghosh | 742 | |||
| Majority | 11,236 | 6.41 | |||
| Turnout | 175,296 | 83.57 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 3 |  2 |
| Congress | 3 | 2 |
| GJM-backed Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 3 |
References
- "Minister loses rural votebank - CPM worried about Asok's redrawn constituency Avijit Sinha - The Telegraph". Darjeeling Times.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dabgram-Phulbari. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.