Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Asansol Dakshin আসানসোল দক্ষিণ বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Asansol Dakshin   Asansol Dakshin Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′N 86°56′E / 23.667°N 86.933°ECoordinates: 23°40′N 86°56′E / 23.667°N 86.933°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | 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 Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Hirapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
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 | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 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 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 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 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +20.57# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Hirapur constituency.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 15 |  13 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 |  13 |
| Forward bloc | 1 | 0 |
| Marxist Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See template talk page for details)
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Asansol Dakshin". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Dakshin. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Asansol Dakshin. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-09.