Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dum Dum Uttar  | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency  | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′07″N 88°25′09″E / 22.65194°N 88.41917°ECoordinates: 22°39′07″N 88°25′09″E / 22.65194°N 88.41917°E | |
| Country | |
| State | West Bengal | 
| District | North 24 Parganas | 
| Constituency No. | 110 | 
| Type | Open | 
| Lok Sabha constituency | 16. Dum Dum | 
| Electorate (year) | 256,352 (2019) | 
| Government | |
| • MLA | Chandrima Bhattacharya (All India Trinamool Congress) | 
Dum Dum Uttar is a legislative assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 110 Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: North Dum Dum municipality and New Barrackpur municipality.[1]
Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election Year  | 
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dum Dum Uttar | Chandrima Bhattacharya | All India Trinamool Congress[2] | 
| 2016 | Dum Dum Uttar | Tanmoy Bhattacharya | CPI(M) | 
| 2021 | Dum Dum Uttar | Chandrima Bhattacharya | All India Trinamool Congress | 
Election results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandrima Bhattacharya | 95,078 | 44.79 | ||
| CPI (M) | Tanmoy Bhattacharya | 45,462 | 21.45 | ||
| BJP | ArchanaMajumder | 66,739 | 31.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,111 | 0.99 | ||
| BNARP | Sunil Singh | 1,229 | 0.58 | ||
| Majority | 28,499 | 13.49 | |||
| Turnout | 2,13,355 | 78.15 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Tanmoy Bhattacharya | 91,959 | 46.38 | +3.69 | |
| AITC | Chandrima Bhattacharya | 85,410 | 43.08 | -10.35 | |
| BJP | Tapan Chandra Das | 15,420 | 7.77 | +5.09 | |
| BSP | Sova Howlader | 1,947 | 0.98 | -0.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,518 | 1.77 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,549 | 3.30 | -7.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,98,255 | 82.57 | |||
| CPI (M) gain from AITC | Swing | +7.02 | |||
2011[edit]
In the 2011 election, Chandrima Bhattacharjee of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Rekha Goswami of CPI(M).[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandrima Bhattacharya | 94,678 | 53.43 | ||
| CPI (M) | Rekha Goswami | 75,650 | 42.69 | ||
| BJP | Chandan Roy | 4,741 | 2.68 | ||
| BSP | Naresh Chandra Barui | 2,144 | 1.20 | ||
| Majority | 19,026 | 10.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,77,320 | 86.82 | |||
| AITC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
 - ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dum Dum Uttar. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.