Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dabgram-Phulbari
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dabgram-Phulbari

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 26°43′01″N 88°26′13″E / 26.71694°N 88.43694°E / 26.71694; 88.43694Coordinates: 26°43′01″N 88°26′13″E / 26.71694°N 88.43694°E / 26.71694; 88.43694
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Constituency No 19
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 3 Jalpaiguri (SC)
Electorate (year) 209,754 (2011)

Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Delimitation Commission has abolished the Kranti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and formed the new Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1]

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 19 Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Ward Nos. 31 to 44 of Siliguri municipal corporation and Dabgram I, Dabgram II, Fulbari I and Fulbari II gram panchayats of Rajganj community development block,[2]

Dabgram-Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
2011Dabgram-PhulbariGoutam DebAll India Trinamool Congress[3]

For MLAs from the area prior to 2011 see Kranti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

2016 Election

The 2016 election for the Dabgram-Phulbari Assembly constituency will be held on 17 April 2016. Counting of votes will take place and result will be announced on 19 May 2016.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Dabgram-Phulbari constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Goutam Deb
CPI(M) Dilip Singh
INC
BJP Ratin Bose
Turnout

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Goutam Deb of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dilip Singh of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Dabgram-Phulbari constituency[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Goutam Deb 84,649 48.29
CPI(M) Dilip Singh 73,413 41.88
BJP Dulal Kanti Das 10,623 6.06
Independent Subash Biswas 2,347 1.34
BSP Sanjiban Sarkar 1,423 0.81
Independent Nitu Jai Pritam 1,173
Indian People's Forward Bloc Shambhu Nath Roy 926
Amra Bangalee Bapan Ghosh 742
Majority 11,236 6.41
Turnout 175,296 83.57
AITMC win (new seat)
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Jalpaiguri district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 3 Increase2
Congress 3 Increase2
GJM-backed Independent 1 Increase0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3 Decrease1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease3

References

  1. "Minister loses rural votebank - CPM worried about Asok’s redrawn constituency Avijit Sinha - The Telegraph". Darjeeling Times.com. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dabgram-Phulbari. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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