| Alipurduars | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 12 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alipurduars |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 249,846 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Alipurduars Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 12 Alipurduars Assembly constituency covers Alipurduar municipality, Alipurduar Railway Junction, Banchukamari, Chakowakheti, Mathura, Parorpar, Patlakhawa, Shalkumar I, Shalkumar II, Tapsikhata, Vivekananda II, Vivekananda I gram panchayats of Alipurduar I community development block, and Chaporerpar I, Chaporerpar II, and Tatpara II gram panchayats of Alipurduar II community development block.[1]
Alipurduars Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Paritosh Das | 143,242 | 61.62 | Winner | |
| AITC | Suman Kanjilal | 72,822 | 31.33 | ||
| CPI(M) | Shyamal Roy | 7,301 | 3.14 | ||
| INC | Mrinmoy Sarkar (Papan) | 2,644 | 1.14 | ||
| Independent | Abinash Das | 954 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Bhupesh Das | 923 | 0.40 | ||
| Aam Janata Unnayan Party | Abdul Latif Choudhury | 647 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Abhijit Saha | 531 | 0.23 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Pijush Kanti Sarma | 408 | 0.18 | ||
| Kamatapur People's Party (United) | Manik Barman | 374 | 0.16 | ||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 2,620 | 1.13 | ||
| Majority | 70,420 | 30.29 | |||
| Turnout | 2,32,466 | ||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Suman Kanjilal of BJP defeated his nearest rival Sourav Chakraborty of TMC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suman Kanjilal | 107,333 | 48.19 | Winner | |
| AITC | Sourav Chakraborty | 91,326 | 41.00 | ||
| INC | Debprosad Roy | 15,651 | 7.03 | ||
| Independent | Nikhil Chandra Raibir | 2,351 | 1.06 | ||
| Independent | Rinku Ghosh | 1,393 | 0.63 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Pijush Kanti Sarma | 1,111 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Ashim Roy | 696 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Kushal Kumar Roy | 620 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Abinash Das | 270 | 0.12 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,981 | 0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 2,22,732 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sourav Chakraborty of TMC defeated his nearest rival Biswaranjan Sarkar of Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sourav Chakraborty | 89,695 | 44.09 | Winner | |
| INC | Biswaranjan Sarkar | 77,737 | 38.21 | ||
| BJP | Kushal Chatterjee | 20,098 | 9.88 | ||
| RSP | Nirmal Das | 7,324 | 3.60 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Alokesh Das | 2,308 | 1.13 | ||
| AMB | Dalendra Nath Ray | 1,341 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Balo | 989 | 0.49 | ||
| BSP | Gouri Roy | 974 | 0.48 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,980 | 1.46 | ||
| Majority | 11,958 | 5.88 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,446 | 86.16 | |||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Debaprasad Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Kshiti Goswami of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Debaprasad Roy | 79,605 | 46.02 | Winner | |
| RSP | Kshiti Goswami | 72,822 | 42.10 | ||
| BJP | Manik Chandra Saha | 8,238 | 4.76 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Balo | 3,072 | 1.78 | ||
| JMM | Manohar Bhagat | 1,864 | 1.08 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Abhijit Roy | 1,508 | 0.87 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Chanchal Kumar Das | 1,438 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Parimal Roy | 1,396 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Sanjit Das | 1,301 | 0.75 | ||
| BSP | Mantu Barman | 1,195 | 0.69 | ||
| Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Bishwanath Gop | 530 | 0.31 | ||
| Majority | 6,783 | 3.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,72,969 | 86.04 | |||
| INC gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Swing | ||||
1977-2006[edit | edit source]
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Nirmal Das of RSP defeated Sourav Chakraborty of Congress, Prasanta Narayan Majumdar of Trinamool Congress, Manindralal Rakshit of Congress and Biswa Ranjan Sarkar of Congress, respectively. Nani Bhattacharya of RSP defeated Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress in 1987, Pallab Ghosh of Congress in 1982 and Narayan Bhattachary of Congress in 1977.
1951–1972[edit | edit source]
Narayan Bhattacharya of Congress won in 1971 and 1972. Nani Bhattacharya of RSP won in 1967 and 1969. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1957 and 1962. In independent India's first election in 1951, it was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Brahma Mandal, both from Congress, won.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.