Dhupguri is an
assembly constituency in
Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri district () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj. The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of Ja ...
in the Indian state of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
. It is reserved for
scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the
Delimitation Commission
The Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act, tasked with redrawing the boundaries of legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies bas ...
, No. 15 Dhupguri Assembly constituency (SC) covers Dhupguri municipality, Banarhat I, Salbari I, Salbari II
gram panchayats of
Banarhat community development block and Barogharia, Gadhearkuthi, Gadong-I, Gadong II, Jharaltagram I, Jharaltagram II, Magurmari I, Magurmari II, Sakoyajhora II,
gram panchayats of
Dhupguri
Dhupguri is a town and a municipality of Jalpaiguri district near Jaldhaka River in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Dhupguri subdivision.
Geography
General
Dhupguri has an average elevation of 80 metres (2 ...
community development block
In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...
,
Dhupguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 3
Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jalpaiguri is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 3 Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency are in Jalpaiguri district, one assembly ...
(SC).
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election Results
2023 Bye Election
2021 Election
2016 Election
2011
In the 2011 election, Mamata Ray of CPI(M) defeated her nearest rival Mina Barman of Trinamool Congress.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977–2006
In 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six national parties of India. ...
won the 15 Dhupguri (SC) seat defeating his nearest rival Ashok Kumar Barman of Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the Federated state, state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a Lis ...
. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Banamali Roy of CPI(M) defeated Nripendra Nath Roy of Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
in 1996,
1951–1972
Bhawani Paul of Congress won in 19721962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
and 1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
. In independent India's first election in 1951 Rabindra Nath Sikdar of Congress won from Dhupguri.
References
{{West Bengal elections
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Jalpaiguri district
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in West Bengal