Jalpaiguri Assembly constituency
| Jalpaiguri (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 17 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Jalpaiguri (SC) Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 251,217 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
- Indian National Congress (11 times) (61.1%)
- All India Forward Bloc (4 times) (22.2%)
- Communist Party of India (1 time) (5.55%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (1 time) (5.55%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)
Jalpaiguri (SC) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
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
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ananta Deb Adhikary of BJP defeated his nearest rival Krishna Das of TMC by 68,805 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ananta Deb Adhikary | 142,987 | 60.11 |  18.18 | |
| AITC | Krishna Das | 74,182 | 31.19 |  11.15 | |
| CPI(M) | Debraj Barman | 11,324 | 4.76 |  | |
| INC | Sudipta Mohanta | 2,617 | 1.1 | 9.62 | |
| IND | Sujit Mandal | 1,322 | 0.56 | | |
| IND | Debendranath Roy | 705 | 0.3 | | |
| SUCI(C) | Jashoda Barman | 511 | 0.21 | 0.19 | |
| BSP | Bedodyuti Roy | 385 | 0.16 | 0.55 | |
| IND | Ambalika Roy | 342 | 0.14 | | |
| IND | Tumpa Das | 230 | 0.1 | | |
| KPP(U) | Manabendra Roy | 183 | 0.08 | | |
| IND | Ujjal Sarkar | 172 | 0.07 | | |
| GSD | Bilash Sarkar | 163 | 0.07 | | |
| AMB | Iswar Barai | 125 | 0.05 | 0.4 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,608 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 68,805 | 28.92 | 28.51 | ||
| Turnout | 237,856 | 94.68 | 8.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 251,217 | 4.3 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | 14.66 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Pradip Kumar Barma | 95,668 | 42.34 | ||
| BJP | Sujit Singha | 94,727 | 41.93 | ||
| INC | Sukhbilas Barma | 24,228 | 10.72 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,381 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 941 | 0.41 | |||
| Turnout | 225,933 | 86.07 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhbilas Barma | 94553 | |||
| AITC | Dharitri Mohan Roy | 89396 | |||
| BJP | Tapan Roy | 16029 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Sukh Bilas Barma of Congress defeated his nearest rival Gobinda Chandra Roy of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[5] 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,[6] Gobinda Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Anupam Sen representing Trinamool Congress. Anupam Sen representing Congress defeated of Sudhansu Majumdar of Forward Bloc in 1996[7] and Nirmal Kumar Bose of Forward Bloc in 1991,[8] Nirmal Kumar Bose of Forward Bloc defeated Anupam Sen of Congress in 1987[9] and 1982,[10] and Devendra Mohan Sarkar of Janata Party in 1977.[11][12]
1972
Anupam Sen of Congress won in 1972[13] and 1971.[14] Naresh Chandra Chakraborty of CPI won in 1969.[15] Khagendra Nath Dasgupta of Congress won in 1967[16] and 1962.[17] Prior to that Jalpaiguri was a joint seat. Sarojendra Deb Raikut and Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, both of Congress, won in 1957.[18] In independent India's first election in 1951, Ashrumati Devi and Khagendra Nath Dasgupta, both of Congress, won.[19]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "20 - Jalpaiguri Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
