Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Jalpaiguri

Constituency No. 17 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Interactive Map Outlining Jalpaiguri Assembly Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
District| Jalpaiguri
Lok Sabha constituency| Jalpaiguri
Established| 1951
Total electors| 262,500
Reservation| SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Pradip Kumar Barma

Party| All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year| 2021

Jalpaiguri is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

## Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 17 Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency (SC) covers Jalpaiguri municipality, and Arabinda, Bahadur, Boalmari Nandanpur, Garalbari, Kharia, Kharija Berubari I, Kharija Berubari II, Mondalghat, Nagar Berubari and South Berubari gram panchayats of Jalpaiguri community development block,[1]

Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election
Year  | Name of M.L.A.  | Party Affiliation

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1951 | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta |  | Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967
1969 | Naresh Chandra Chakraborty |  | Communist Party of India
1971 | Anupam Sen |  | Indian National Congress
1972
1977 | Nirmal Kumar Bose |  | All India Forward Bloc
1982
1987
1991 | Anupam Sen |  | Indian National Congress
1996
2001 | Gobinda Roy |  | All India Forward Bloc
2006 | Debaprasad Roy |  | Indian National Congress
2011 | Sukhbilas Barma
2016
2021 | Pradip Kumar Barma |  | All India Trinamool Congress

## Election results

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### 2021 Election

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jalpaiguri (SC) constituency  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Pradip Kumar Barma | 95,668  | 42%  |
| BJP | Sujit Singha  | 94,727  | 42%  |
| INC | Sukhbilas Barma | 24,228  | 11%  |
Turnout |  |  |

### 2016 Election

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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jalpaiguri (SC) constituency  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Sukhbilas Barma  | 94553  |  |
| AITC | Dharitri Mohan Roy  | 89396  |  |
| BJP | Tapan Roy  | 16029  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### 2011

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In the 2011 elections, Sukh Bilas Barma of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Chandra Roy of AIFB.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jalpaiguri (SC) constituency[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Sukhbilas Barma | 86,273  | 48.64  | −2.37#
| AIFB | Gobinda Chandra Roy  | 75,222  | 42.41  | −1.32
| BJP | Sisir Kanti Mondal  | 6,108  | 3.44  |
| BSP | Jiban Krishna Majumder  | 3,213  |  |
| Independent  | Laxmi Kanta Roy  | 2,773  |  |
| SUCI(C) | Haribhakta Sardar  | 1,930  |  |
| AMB | Mahadeb Chandra Das  | 1,844  |  |
Turnout | 177,363  | 85.43  |
| INC hold | Swing | -1.05#  |

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977-2006

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In the 2006 state assembly elections,[4] Deba Prasad Roy of Congress won the Jalpaiguri assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gobinda Roy of Forward Bloc. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001,[5] Gobinda Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Anupam Sen representing Trinamool Congress. Anupam Sen representing Congress defeated of Sudhansu Majumdar of Forward Bloc in 1996[6] and Nirmal Kumar Bose of Forward Bloc in 1991,[7] Nirmal Kumar Bose of Forward Bloc defeated Anupam Sen of Congress in 1987[8] and 1982,[9] and Devendra Mohan Sarkar of Janata Party in 1977.[10][11]

### 1951–1972

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Anupam Sen of Congress won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Naresh Chandra Chakraborty of CPI won in 1969.[14] Khagendra Nath Dasgupta of Congress won in 1967[15] and 1962.[16] Prior to that Jalpaiguri was a joint seat. Sarojendra Deb Raikut and Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, both of Congress, won in 1957.[17] In independent India's first election in 1951, Ashrumati Devi and Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, both of Congress, won.[18]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jalpaiguri. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
4. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
5. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
6. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
11. ^ "20 - Jalpaiguri Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
14. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
16. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
18. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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Jalpaiguri district topics

General|

* Baikunthapur Forest
* Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
* Dooars
* Dooars-Terai tea gardens
* Gorumara National Park
* India–Bangladesh enclaves
* Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri district
* Jalpaiguri division
* Jalpaiguri Palace
* Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
* New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
* North Bengal
* North Bengal Tea Industry
* Raikat
* Raninagar Industrial Growth Centre
* Terai
* Western Duars
* University of North Bengal
* 2013 Jalpaiguri bombing

Municipal corporations|

* New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)

Municipalities|

* Jalpaiguri
* Malbazar
* Mainaguri
* Dhupguri

Community development
blocks|

| Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision|

* Rajganj
* Jalpaiguri
* Maynaguri

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Dhupguri subdivision|

* Dhupguri
* Banarhat

Malbazar subdivision|

* Mal
* Kranti
* Matiali
* Nagrakata

Rivers|

* Dharla
* Jaldhaka
* Karala
* Teesta
* Torsha

Transport|

* NH 17
* NH 31A
* NH 317
* NH 27
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Katihar–Siliguri line

Railway stations|

* Ambari Falakata
* Belakoba
* Dhupguri
* Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri Road
* Mohitnagar
* New Domohani
* New Jalpaiguri
* New Mainaguri
* Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction

Institutes of higher learning|

* Ananda Chandra College
* Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
* Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital
* North Bengal St. Xavier's College
* P.D. Women's College
* Sukanta Mahavidyalaya
* University of North Bengal

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Jalpaiguri

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Dabgram-Phulbari
* Dhupguri
* Jalpaiguri
* Mal
* Maynaguri
* Nagrakata
* Rajganj

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Kranti

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Jalpaiguri district
* People from Jalpaiguri district
* Villages in Jalpaiguri district

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