Siliguri Assembly constituency

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Siliguri

Constituency No. 26 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Interactive Map Outlining Siliguri Assembly Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
District| Darjeeling
LS constituency| Darjeeling
Established| 1952
Total electors| 228,406
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Sankar Ghosh

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2021

Siliguri Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 26 Siliguri Assembly constituency covers ward nos. 1 to 30 and 45 to 47 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation.[1]

Siliguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election Year  | MLA  | Party

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Siliguri-Kurseong
1951 | Tenzing Wangdi |  | Indian National Congress
| George Mahbert Subba |  | Independent Politician
Siliguri Constituency
1957 | Satyendra Narayan Mazumdar |  | Communist Party of India
| Tenzing Wangdi |  | Indian National Congress
1962 | Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharjee
1967 | Arun Kumar Moitra
1969 | Prem Thapa |  | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1971 | Arun Kumar Moitra |  | Indian National Congress
1972
1977 | Biren Bose |  | Communist Party of India
1982
1987 | Gour Chakraborty
1991 | Ashok Bhattacharya
1996
2001
2006
2011 | Rudra Nath Bhattacharya |  | Trinamool Congress
2016 | Ashok Bhattacharya |  | Communist Party of India
2021 | Shankar Ghosh |  | Bharatiya Janata Party

Ward Nos. 31 to 44 of Siliguri municipal corporation are covered by Dabgram-Phulbari Assembly constituency

## Election results[edit]

### 2021 Election[edit]

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Shankar Ghosh of BJP defeated his nearest rival Omprakash Mishra of TMC.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Siliguri constituency  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Shankar Ghosh | 89,370  | 50.03  |
| AITC | Omprakash Mishra  | 53,784  | 30.11  |
| CPI(M) | Ashok Bhattacharya | 28,835  | 16.14  |
| None of the Above | None of the Above  | 2,074  | 1.16  |
Majority  | 35,586  | 19.92  |
Turnout | 1,78,650  |  |
| BJP gain from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### 2016 Election[edit]

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Bhaichung Bhutia of TMC.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Siliguri constituency  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | Ashok Bhattacharya | 78,054  | 46.36  | Winner
| AITC | Bhaichung Bhutia | 63,982  | 38.00  |
| BJP | Gita Chatterjee  | 19,300  | 11.46  |
| GRC | Rabindra Rai  | 924  | 0.55  |
| BSP | Haridas Thakur  | 832  | 0.49  |
| JMM | Mahendra Kumar Jain  | 618  | 0.36  |
| Independent | Md. Zafar Eqbal  | 499  | 0.29  |
| AMB | Vishwjeet Chatterji  | 491  | 0.29  |
| SUCI(C) | Tanmay Dutta  | 439  | 0.26  |
| ABHM | Dasarath Karmakar  | 334  | 0.19  |
| None of the Above | None of the Above  | 2,877  | 1.71  |
Majority  | 14,072  | 8.36  |
Turnout | 1,68,350  | 80.66  |
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing |  |

### 2011 Election[edit]

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rudra Nath Bhattacharya of TMC defeated his nearest rival Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Siliguri constituency  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Rudra Nath Bhattacharya  | 72,019  | 48.08  | Winner
| CPI(M) | Ashok Bhattacharya | 67,013  | 44.73  |
| BJP | Arun Prasad Sarker  | 6,069  | 4.05  |
| Independent  | Hardwar Singh  | 1,310  | 0.87  |
| BSP | Shankar Das  | 1,054  | 0.70  |
| LJP | Hiralal Paswan  | 1,028  | 0.69  |
| AMB | Khushi Ranjan Mondal  | 804  | 0.54  |
| Janata Dal (United) | Adhir Singha  | 503  | 0.34  |
Majority  | 5,006  | 3.34  |
Turnout | 1,49,800  | 81.28  |
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### 1977-2006[edit]

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections, Ashok Bhattacharya of CPI(M) won the Siliguri assembly seat defeating Nantu Paul of Congress, Prasanta Nandy of Trinamool Congress, Sankar Malakar of Congress and Prasanta Nandy of Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gour Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Prasanta Nandy of Congress in 1987. Biren Bose of CPI(M) defeated Krishnendra Narayan Chowdhury and Arun Kumar Moitra, both of Congress, in 1982 and 1977, respectively.

### 1951–1972[edit]

Arun Kumar Moitra of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Prem Thapa of IGL won in 1969. Arun Kumar Moitra of Congress won in 1967. Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharjee of Congress won in 1962. In 1957, the Siliguri seat was a joint seat with one reserved for scheduled tribes. Satendra Narayan Mazumdar of CPI and Tenzing Wangdi of Congress won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951 Kurseong-Siliguri was a joint seat. Tenzing Wangdi of Congress and George Mahbert, Independent, won in 1951.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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