Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Asansol Dakshin
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Asansol Dakshin
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates:
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Bardhaman
Constituency No. 280
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 40. Asansol
Electorate (year) 203,289 (2011)

Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: আসানসোল দক্ষিণ বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It covers most of the area earlier under Hirapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Contents

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, there are two constituencies, namely Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Asansol Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency). No. 281 Asansol Uttar covers ward nos. 1 to 8, 10 to 17, 19, 21 to 33 of Asansol municipal corporation. No. 280 Asansol Dakshin covers ward nos. 9, 18, 20, 34 to 50 of Asansol municipal corporation and Amrasota, Egra, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj community development block.[1]

Asansol Uttar and Asansol Dakshin assembly segments are part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Asansol Dakshin [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Trinamool Congress Tapas Banerjee 89,645 55.75 +10.74#
CPI(M) Ashok Kumar Mukherjee# 61,104 38.00 -9.13
BJP Pawan Kumar Singh 6,706 4.17
JD(U) Nirajlal Yadav 3,356 2.09
Turnout 160,811 79.1
Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) Swing +20.57#

.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) vote percentages in 2006, in Hirapur constituency.

e • d West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Bardhaman district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 15 13
Indian National Congress 1 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8 12
Forward bloc 1 0
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  2. ^ "Asansol Dakshin". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25280.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  3. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Dakshin. Empowering India. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=280. Retrieved 2011-05-09. 
  4. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Asansol Dakshin. Election Commission of India. http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-09. 
Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal
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A Alipurduars • Amdanga • Amta • Arambag • Asansol Dakshin • Asansol Uttar • Ashoknagar • Ausgram B Baduria • Bagda • Baghmundi • Bagnan • Baharampur • Baisnabnagar • Balagarh • Balarampur • Bally • Ballygunge • Balurghat • Bandwan • Bangaon Dakshin • Bangaon Uttar • Bankura • Barabani • Baranagar • Bardhaman Dakshin • Bardhaman Uttar • Barjora • Barrackpore • Barasat • Baruipur Paschim • Baruipur Purba • Basanti • Basirhat Dakshin • Basirhat Uttar • Behala Paschim • Behala Purba • Beldanga • Beleghata • Bhabanipur • Bhagabangola • Bhagabanpur • Bhangar • Bharatpur • Bhatar • Bhatpara • Bidhannagar • Bijpur • Binpur • Bishnupur, Bankura • Bishnupur, South 24 Parganas • Bolpur • Budge Budge • Burwan C Canning Paschim • Canning Purba • Chakdaha • Champdani • Chanchal  • Chandannagar • Chandipur • Chanditala • Chandrakona • Chakulia • Chapra • Chhatna • Chopra • Chowrangee  • Chunchura • Cooch Behar Dakshin  • Cooch Behar Uttar D Dabgram-Phulbari • Dantan • Darjeeling • Daspur • Debra • Deganga • Dhanekhali • Dhupguri • Diamond Harbour • Dinhata • Domkal • Dubrajpur • Dum Dum • Dum Dum Uttar • Domjur • Durgapur Paschim • Durgapur Purba E Egra • English Bazar • Entally F Falakata • Falta • Farakka G Gaighata • Gangarampur • Galsi  • Garbeta • Gazole • Ghatal • Goalpokhar • Goghat • Gopiballavpur • Gosaba H Habibpur • Habra • Haldia • Hansan • Hariharpara • Harirampur • Haringhata • Haripal • Harishchandrapur • Haroa • Hemtabad • Hingalganj • Howrah Dakshin • Howrah Madhya • Howrah Uttar I Indas • Islampur • Itahar J Jadavpur • Jagatballavpur • Jagatdal • Jalangi • Jalpaiguri • Jamalpur  • Jamuria • Jangipara • Jangipur • Jaynagar • Jhargram • Jorasanko • Joypur K Kakdwip • Kalchini • Kaliaganj • Kaliganj • Kalimpong • Kalna  • Kalyani • Kamarhati • Kandi • Kanthi Dakshin • Kanthi Uttar • Karandighi • Karimpur • Kasba • Kashipur • Kashipur-Belgachia • Katwa • Katulpur • Keshiary • Keshpur • Ketugram • Khanakul • Khandaghosh  • Kharagpur • Kharagpur Sadar • Khardaha • Khargram • Khejuri • Kolkata Port • Krishnaganj • Krishnanagar Dakshin • Krishnanagar Uttar • Kumarganj • Kumargram • Kulpi • Kultali • Kulti • Kurseong • Kushmandi • L Labpur • Lalgola M Madarihat • Madhyamgram • Magrahat Paschim • Magrahat Purba • Maheshtala • Mahisadal • Mal • Malatipur • Maldaha • Manbazar • Mandirbazar • Mangalkot • Manikchak • Maniktala • Manteswar • Mathabhanga • Matigara-Naxalbari • Maynaguri • Mayureswar • Medinipur • Mekliganj • Memari • Metiaburuz • Minakhan • Mothabari • Moyna • Murarai • Murshidabad N Nabadwip • Nabagram • Nagrakata • Naihati • Nakashipara • Nalhati • Nandakumar • Nandigram • Nanoor • Naoda • Narayangarh • Natabari • Nayagram • Noapara O Onda P Palashipara • Panchla • Pandaveswar • Pandua • Panihati • Panskura Paschim • Panskura Purba • Para • Patashpur • Patharpratima • Phansidewa • Pingla • Purbasthali Dakshin • Purbasthali Uttar • Pursurah • Purulia R Raghunathganj • Raghunathpur  • Raidighi • Raiganj • Raipur • Raina • Rajarhat Gopalpur • Rajarhat New Town • Rajganj  • Ramnagar • Rampurhat • Ranaghat Dakshin • Ranaghat Uttar Paschim • Ranaghat Uttar Purba • Ranibandh • Raniganj • Raninagar • Rashbehari • Ratua • Rejinagar S Sabang • Sagar • Sagardighi • Sainthia • Salboni • Saltora • Samserganj • Sandeshkhali • Sankrail • Santipur • Saptagram • Satgachia • Shibpur • Shyampukur • Shyampur • Siliguri • Singur • Sitai • Sitalkuchi • Sonamukhi • Sonarpur Dakshin • Sonarpur Uttar • Sreerampur • Sujapur • Suri • Suti • Swarupnagar T Taldangra • Tamluk • Tapan • Tarakeswar • Tehatta • Tollyganj • Tufanganj U Udaynarayanpur • Uluberia Dakshin • Uluberia Purba • Uluberia Uttar • Uttarpara
Former
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