- Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Durgapue (Lok Sabha constituency) was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Durgapur in West Bengal. The seat waas reserved for scheduled castes.
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).[1]
Contents
Assembly segments
Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Gangajalghati (SC) (assembly constituency no. 249)
- Barjora (assembly constituency no. 250)
- Sonamukhi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 256)
- Durgapur I (assembly constituency no. 264)
- Durgapur II (assembly constituency no. 265)
- Kanksa (SC) (assembly constituency no. 266)
- Galsi (assembly constituency no. 269)
Results
Results of elections held in the constituency were as follows:
Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up %age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party 1977[3] 3,59,280,000 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 References
- ^ "Press Note, Delimitation Commission". Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal. Delimitation Commission. http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha". Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "37 –Durgapur Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp37.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
See also
Bardhaman district topics General Bardhaman Raj • Bargi • Bhadu • Burdwan (Zamindari) • Burnpur Airport • Dharmathakur • Durgapur Barrage • Durgapur Steel Plant • Durgapur Thermal Power Station • Gajan • Guskhara Airfield • IISCO • Nehru Park, Burnpur • Panagarh Airport • Pandaveswar Airfield • Pandu Rajar Dhibi • Raniganj Coalfield • Sainbari incidentSubdivisions Territories Locations
other than cities and townsBarakar • Churulia • Dihika • Dishergarh • Dwariapur • Masagram • Monteswar • Nabagram • Nadanghat • Neamatpur • Palsit • Purbasthali • Ramnagar, Kulti • Randiha • Saktigarh • Sitarampur • WariaMunicipal corporations and municipalities Community development blocks Asansol subdivision Barabani • Jamuria • Raniganj • Salanpur Durgapur subdivision Andal • Faridpur-Durgapur • Galsi I • Kanksa • Pandabeswar Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision Ausgram I • Ausgram II • Bhatar • Burdwan I • Burdwan II • Galsi II Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision Khandaghosh • Raina I • Raina II • Jamalpur • Memari I • Memari II Kalna subdivision Kalna I • Kalna II • Manteswar • Purbasthali I • Purbasthali II Katwa subdivision Katwa I • Katwa II • Ketugram I • Ketugram II • MongalkoteRivers Transport NH 2 • Panagarh–Morgram Highway • Grand Trunk Road • NH 60 • Howrah-Delhi main line • Sahibganj Loop • Grand Chord • Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line • Howrah-Bardhaman Chord • East Indian Railway Company • Eastern Railway • Kolkata Suburban Railway • Bankura Damodar Railway • Ahmedpur Katwa Railway • Burdwan Katwa RailwayRailway stations Asansol Junction • Khana JunctionInstitutes of higher learning Religion Ghaghar Burhi • Kalyaneshwari TempleLok Sabha constituencies Asansol • Bardhaman-Durgapur • Bardhaman Purba (SC) • Bardhaman – now defunct • Durgapur – now defunct • Katwa - now defunct • Bolpur (SC) - partly • Bishnupur (SC) - partlyVidhan Sabha constituencies Kulti • Barabani • Asansol Uttar • Asansol Dakshin • Raniganj • Jamuria • Pandaveswar • Ketugram • Mangalkot • Ausgram (SC) • Durgapur Purba • Durgapur Paschim • Galsi (SC) • Bhatar • Monteswar • Bardhaman Dakshin • Bardhaman Uttar (SC) • Raina (SC) • Jamalpur (SC) • Khandaghosh (SC) • Kalna (SC) • Memari • Purbasthali Dakshin • Purbasthali Uttar • KatwaFormer Vidhan Sabha constituencies See also Cities and towns in Bardhaman district • People from Bardhaman district • Villages in Bardhaman district • Damodar ValleyOther districts in West Bengal Bankura • Birbhum • Cooch Behar • Dakshin Dinajpur • Darjeeling • Hooghly · Howrah • Jalpaiguri • Kolkata • Malda • Murshidabad • Nadia • North 24 Parganas • Paschim Medinipur • Purba Medinipur • Purulia • South 24 Parganas • Uttar DinajpurSurrounding areas outside West Bengal Jharkhand Cities and towns in Santhal Parganas • Santhal Pargana division topics • Cities and towns in North Chotanagpur Division • North Chotanagpur division topics
Categories:- Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal abolished in 2008
- Politics in Bardhaman district
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