Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency
Asansol Dakshin | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Asansol Dakshin Location in West Bengal  Asansol Dakshin Asansol Dakshin (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′N 86°56′E / 23.667°N 86.933°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 280 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 40. Asansol |
| Electorate (year) | 203,289 (2011) |
Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Hirapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). The Delimitation Commission abolished Hirapur as an assembly constituency in 2011.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, there are two constituencies, namely Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency). No. 281 Asansol Uttar covers ward nos. 1 to 8, 10 to 17, 19, 21 to 33 of Asansol municipal corporation. No. 280 Asansol Dakshin covers ward nos. 9, 18, 20, 34 to 50 of Asansol municipal corporation and Amrasota, Egra, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj community development block.[1]
Asansol Uttar and Asansol Dakshin assembly segments are part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Banerjee | 71,515 | 38.54 | −17.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Hemant Prabhakar | 57,232 | 30.84 | −7.16 | |
| BJP | Col. Diptansu Choudhury | 49,199 | 26.51 | +22.34 | |
| BMP | Chhoton Ruidas | 2,096 | 1.12 | N/A | |
| JDP | Sukanta Hembram | 1,601 | 0.86 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,911 | 2.10 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,283 | 7.70 | −10.05 | ||
| Turnout | 185,554 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | -5.03 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Banerjee | 89,645 | 55.75 | +10.74# | |
| CPI(M) | Ashok Kumar Mukherjee | 61,104 | 38.00 | −9.13 | |
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Singh | 6,706 | 4.17 | ||
| JD(U) | Nirajlal Yadav | 3,356 | 2.09 | ||
| Turnout | 160,811 | 79.1 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +20.57# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Hirapur constituency. Template:Bardhaman 2011 election summary
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Asansol Dakshin". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Asansol Dakshin. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
