Jadavpur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency in the

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which lies mostly in

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, while a fraction of it is in

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Area).

Jadavpur Vidhan Sabha constituency in Kolkata district

The constituency is considered to be a bastion of

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, but the party lost it in

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. As the electoral constituency of former

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, it is one of the most prestigious seat in the state.

Overview

As per order of the

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in respect of the

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, Jadavpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: * Ward Nos. 96, 99,

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and

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. Jadavpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 22

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

^By poll

Election results

2021 election

In the 2021 elections,

Debabrata Majumdar Debabrata Majumder, also known as Moloy (born 25 April 1964), is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who has been serving as a member of the West Bengal Assembly from the Jadavpur seat since 7 May 2021. A member of the Trinamool Congress, h ...

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defeated his nearest rival, Dr. Sujan Chakraborty of

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2016 election

In the 2016 elections, Dr. Sujan Chakraborty of the CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Manish Gupta of the Trinamool Congress.

2011

In the 2011 elections, Manish Gupta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival

of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2006

In the 2006 elections,

defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Ghosh of AITC .# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2001

In the 2001 elections,

defeated his nearest rival

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of AITC .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

1996

In the 1996 elections,

defeated his nearest rival Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar of INC

1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections

won the Jadavpur assembly seat, defeating Dipak Kumar Ghosh of

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in 2006,

of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar of

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in 1996, Jyoti Prasanna Das Thakur of Congress in 1991, and Probhat Chatterjee of Congress in 1987.

Sankar Gupta Sankar Gupta (1940 - 1983) was an Indian Communist leader. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal from Jadavpur constituency in 1982. Political career ...

of CPI(M) defeated Sachin Mukherjee of Congress in 1982. Dinesh Chandra Majumder of CPI(M) defeated Santimoy Chatterjee of

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in 1977.

1967-1972

Dinesh Chandra Majumder of CPI(M) won in 1972 and 1971. Bikash Chandra Guha of CPI(M) won in 1969 and 1967. The Jadavpur seat did not exist prior to that.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jadavpur Assembly constituency Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of South 24 Parganas district Constituencies established in 1967 1967 establishments in West Bengal