Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency
{{Short description|West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Asansol Dakshin
| 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/Asansol Dakshin.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Asansol Dakshin Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Agnimitra Paul
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = Paschim Bardhaman
| loksabha_cons = Asansol
| constituency_no = 280
| established = 1951
| electors = 203,289
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 280 Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency covers Ward nos. 38-39, 56-57, 75, 77-87, 94-98, 106 of Asansol Municipal Corporation and Amrasota, Egara, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj CD Block.{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-08-21 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=18 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}
Asansol Dakshin assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
=1951-1972=
In 1972, Niranjan Dihidar of Communist Party of India won the seat. In 1969 and 1971, Dr. Lokesh Ghosh of CPI (M) won the seat. In 1967, Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress won the seat. In 1962, Bijoy Pal of CPI won. In 1957, it was won by Shibdas Ghatak of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951, Atindra Nath Bose of Forward Bloc (Ruikar) won the seat, defeating Yogendranath Roy of Congress.Bandopadhyay, Santimoy, Asansol Parikrama (History of Asansol), {{in lang|bn}}, pp157-158, Trinity Trust, Election results 1957-1972.
=1977-2006=
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) won the Asansol seat, defeating his nearest rival Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Kalyan Banerjee had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhuri of CPI (M). In 1996, Tapas Banerjee of Congress had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhury. In 1991, Goutam Roy Choudhury had won the seat defeating Bajrangi Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 1987, Prabuddha Laha of Congress had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhury. In 1982, Bejoy Pal of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Banerjee of Congress. In 1977, Haradhan Roy of CPI (M) defeated Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress.{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp260.htm | title = 260 - Asansol Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2009-08-29 }}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Asansol Dakshin{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25280.htm |title = Asansol Dakshin |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-28 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516050903/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25280.htm |url-status = dead }}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=280| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529222856/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=280| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 29 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Asansol Dakshin| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-09 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Asansol Dakshin |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Tapas Banerjee
|votes = 89,645
|percentage = 55.75
|change = +10.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Ashok Kumar Mukherjee
|votes = 61,104
|percentage = 38.00
|change = -9.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pawan Kumar Singh
|votes = 6,706
|percentage = 4.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Nirajlal Yadav
|votes = 3,356
|percentage = 2.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 28,541
|percentage = 17.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,60,879
|percentage = 78.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = +20.57#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Asansol constituency.
=2016=
{{Election box begin
|title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Asansol Dakshin}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Tapas Banerjee
|votes = 71,515
|percentage = 38.54
|change = -17.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Hemant Prabhakar
|votes = 57,232
|percentage = 30.84
|change = -7.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Col. Diptansu Choudhury
|votes = 49,199
|percentage = 26.51
|change = +22.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Chhoton Ruidas
|votes = 2,096
|percentage = 1.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Sukanta Hembram
|votes = 1,601
|percentage = 0.86
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,911
|percentage = 2.10
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 14,283
|percentage = 7.70
|change = -10.05
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,85,704
|percentage = 75.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing = -5.03
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
{{Election box begin
|title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Asansol Dakshin}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Agnimitra Paul|votes=87,881|percentage= 45.13|change=+18.62}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Saayoni Ghosh|votes=83,394|percentage=42.82|change=+4.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Prashanta Ghosh|votes=15,720|percentage= 8.20|change=-22.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Singhasan Paswan|votes=2,847|percentage= 1.67|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party=BMUP|candidate=Shiuli Ruidas|votes=1,157|percentage= 0.57|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=3,466|percentage=1.78|change=-0.78}}
{{Election box majority||votes=4,487|percentage=2.34|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 1,94,943|percentage=71.08|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
Category:Politics of Paschim Bardhaman district
Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
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