Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency) was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Durgapur in West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes.

Durgapur
Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency Details
Established1977-2009
ReservationReserved for SC
StateWest Bengal
Assembly ConstituenciesAs of 2004:
Gangajalghati (SC)
Barjora
Sonamukhi (SC)
Durgapur I
Durgapur II
Kanksa (SC)
Galsi

As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist from 2009; some of the assembly segments under this constituency will be part of a new Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency), others will be part of Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency).

This page also includes results for Ausgram (Lok Sabha constituency) during the short period of its existence from 1962 to 1971.

Assembly segments

Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Third1962-67AusgramMono Mohan DasIndian National Congress[2]
Fourth1967-71B.DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[3]
Fifth1971-77Krishna Chandra HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[4]
Sixth1977-80DurgapurKrishna Chandra HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
Seventh1980-84Krishna Chandra HalderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
Eighth1984-89Purna Chandra MalikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Ninth1989-91Purna Chandra MalikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Tenth1991-96Purna Chandra MalikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Eleventh1996-98Sunil KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
Twelfth1998-99Sunil KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [11]
Thirteenth1999-04Sunil KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
Fourteenth2004-09Sunil KhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]

For Members of Parliament from this area in subsequent years see Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency) and Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Durgapur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Sunil Khan 505,250 59.60
BJP Shib Narayan Saha 277,742 27.00
INC Shova Dhibar 72,419 8.60
NCP Umakanta Bhakat 15,051 1.80
Independent Rabindranath Bauri 12,364 1.50
Independent Banshi Lohar 8,779 1.00
Independent Mohan Chandra Bauri 6,011 0.70
Majority 277,508 32.80
Turnout 8,44,777 73.4
CPI (M) hold Swing

General election 1999

General Election, 1999: Durgapur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Sunil Khan 461,940 52.20
BJP Anil Kumar Saha 343,977 38.90
INC Haradhan Mondal 58,407 6.60
Independent Tara Pada Mandal 3,222 0.40
Independent Rabindra Nath Saha 1,545 0.20
Majority 117,963 13.3
Turnout 8,85,335 73.0
CPI (M) hold Swing

General election 1998

General Election, 1998: Durgapur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) Sunil Khan 468,449 52.20
BJP Suryya Ray 326,420 35.40
INC Bhagbat Maji 109,253 11.90
Majority 142,029 15.40
Turnout 9,21,897 77.4%
CPI (M) hold Swing

General elections 1962-2004

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

Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up
%age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party
1962* 233,065 46.71 Mono Mohan Das 51.17 INC Krishna Chandra Halder 40.61 CPI
1967* 308,908 58.81 B. Das 51.49 CPI(M) Mono Mohan Das 48.51 INC
1971* 363,981 57.86 Krishna Chandra Halder 46.40 CPI(M) Mahadeb Saha 20.05 Bangla Congress
1977 3,59,280 53.03 Krishna Chandra Haldar 63.20 CPI (M) Manoranjan Pramanick 36.80 INC
1980 5,13,170 69.40 Krishna Chandra Halder 57.27 CPI (M) Surya Kumar Roy 38.17 INC (I)
1984 6,45,270 77.85 Purna Chandra Malik 53.07 CPI (M) Gopal Mondal 46.93 INC
1989 7,32,790 71.82 Purna Chandra Malik 65.68 CPI (M) Gopal Mondal 28.88 INC
1991 7,67,870 73.75 Purna Chandra Malik 55.35 CPI (M) Bhagabat Maji 30.73 INC
1996 9.17,970 80.56 Sunil Khan 55.68 CPI (M) Chittaranjan Pramanik 35.29 INC
1998 9,21,900 77.37 Sunil Khan 51.81 CPI (M) Suryya Ray 36.10 BJP
1999 8,85,340 73.01 Sunil Khan 53.15 CPI (M) Anil Kumar Saha 39.58 BJP
2004 8,47,770 73.66 Sunil Khan 59.61 CPI (M) Shib Narayan Saha 26.87 BJP
* Results for Ausgram constituency

See also

  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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