Kharagpur Assembly constituency
{{distinguish|Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency}}{{Short description|Vidhan Sabha Constituency in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kharagpur
| 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/Kharagpur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kharagpur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Dinen Roy
| party = All India Trinamool Congress
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = West Bengal
| district = Paschim Medinipur
| loksabha_cons = Medinipur
| constituency_no = 228
| established = 1951
| electors = 166,811
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Kharagpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 228 Kharagpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kharagpur I community development block, and Banpura, Panchkhuri I, Panchkhuri II, Pathra and Shiromoni gram panchayats of Midnapore Sadar community development block.{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=15 October 2010 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=18 September 2010 }}
Kharagpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- 1962: Mrityunjoy Jana of Congress
- 1987: Sheikh Najmul Haque (CPM)
- 1991: Sheikh Najmul Haque (CPM)
- 1996: Sheikh Najmul Haque (CPM)
- 2001: Sheikh Najmul Haque (CPM)
- 2006: Sheikh Najmul Haque (CPM)
- 2011: Sheikh Najmul Haque (CPM)
- 2016: Dinen Roy (AITC){{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kharagpur-west-bengal-assembly-constituency|title=Kharagpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency}}
- 2021: Dinen Roy (AITC){{Cite web|title= Dinen Roy is a TMC candidate from Kharagpur constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections |work=News18|url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/west-bengal/dinen-roy-kharagpur-candidate-s25a228c002/ |access-date=25 June 2021}}
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin |title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kharagpur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Dinen Roy
|votes = 1,09,727
|percentage = 54.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tapan Bhuya
|votes = 73,497
|percentage = 36.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Syed Saddam Ali
|votes = 11,245
|percentage = 5.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,314
|percentage = 1.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = HUMP
|candidate = Sekh Abdur Rahaman
|votes = 1,690
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 36,230
|percentage = 18.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,00,563
|percentage = 88.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin
|title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kharagpur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Dinen Roy
|votes = 85,630
|percentage = 48.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sk Sajahan Ali
|votes = 66,531
|percentage = 37.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Goutam Bhattacharjee
|votes = 17,722
|percentage = 10.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,461
|percentage = 1.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Manik Chandra Poria
|votes = 2,402
|percentage = 1.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 19,099
|percentage = 10.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,77,124
|percentage = 88.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner=All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kharagpur{{cite web |url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=228 |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Kharagpur |publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 6 May 2011 |archive-date = 26 May 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064250/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=228 |url-status = usurped }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Kharagpur |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=6 May 2011 |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=12 September 2011 }} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sheikh Najmul Haque
|votes = 70,178
|percentage = 46.78
|change = -7.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Bilkis Khanam
|votes = 67,674
|percentage = 45.11
|change = +3.38#
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = IND
|candidate = Shuba Raj
|votes = 4,092
|percentage = 2.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Prabir Kumar Sahu
|votes = 3,648
|percentage = 2.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (India)
|candidate = Balaram Pal
|votes = 2,074
|percentage = 1.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,504
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,50,153
|percentage = 89.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = -9.56#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
=1977-2006=
Sheikh Najmul Haque of CPI(M) won the Kharagpur Rural assembly seat five times in a row from 1987 to 2006. He defeated Ajit Maity of Trinamool Congress in 2006 and 2001, Ranjit Basu of Congress in 1996, Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1991 and Ranjit Basu of Congress in 1987. Sheikh Siraj Ali of CPI(M) defeated Deben Das, Independent, in 1982 Deben Das of CPI in 1977. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp225.htm |title = 225 - Kharagpur Rural Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 20 December 2010 }}
=1951-1972=
Between 1957 and 1972 the seat was known as Kharagpur Local. Ajit Kumar Basu of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Deben Das of CPI won in 1969 and 1967. Mrityunjoy Jana of Congress won in 1962. Kharagpur Local was a dual seat in 1957. It was won by Krishna Prasad Mondal and Mrityunjoy Jana, both of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951, Kharagpur had a single seat, which was won by Moulana Muhammad Momtaz of Congress.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Elections |access-date=20 December 2010 |work=General Election Results and Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}
References
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