Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kumargarm (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal. For 2. its namesake village, see Kumargram, Alipurduar. For 3.its namesake community development block, see Kumargram.
Kumargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kumargram
Location in West Bengal
Kumargram
Kumargram (India)
Coordinates: 26°36′50″N 89°49′30″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Constituency No10
TypeReserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency2 Alipurduars (ST)
Electorate (year)205,373 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 10 Kumargram (ST) covers Kumargram community development block and Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri Parokata, Samuktala, Tatpara I and Turturi gram panchayats in Alipurduar II community development block.[1]

Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1967KumargramPjush Kanti MukherjeeIndian National Congress[2]
1969Pijush Kanti MukherjeeIndian National Congress[3]
1971Pijush Kanti MukherjeeIndian National Congress[4]
1972Debabrata ChatterjeeIndian National Congress[5]
1977john Arther BaxlaRevolutionary Socialist Party [6]
1982Subodh OraonRevolutionary Socialist Party[7]
1987Subodh OraonRevolutionary Socialist Party[8]
1991Salib ToppoRevolutionary Socialist Party[9]
1996Salib ToppoRevolutionary Socialist Party[10]
2001Dasrath TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
2006Dasrath TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[12]
2011Dasrath TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[13]
2014 (bye-election)Manoj Kumar OraonRevolutionary Socialist Party[14]

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, James Kujur of TMC defeated his nearest rival Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC James Kujur 77,668 37.26% Winner
RSP Manoj Kumar Oraon 71,515 34.30%
BJP Leos Kujur 45,137 21.60%
JMM Vinay Kr. Minj 3,296
BSP Eliash Narjinary 2,737
SUCI(C) Ram Oraon 2,179
NOTA None of the Above 5,874
Turnout 208,406

Election results

2014 Bye election

In the bye-elections held in 2014 Manoj Kumar Oraon of Revolutionary Socialist Party defeated Joachim Baxla of All India Trinamool Congress by 2,667 votes to the Kumargram seat.[15]

2011

In the 2011 election, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated his nearest rival Joachim Baxla of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kumargram (ST) constituency[13][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
RSP Dasrath Tirkey 71,545 40.84 -13.02
AITC Joachim Baxla 58,964 33.66 -12.42#
JMM Vinay Kumar Minj 18,784 10.72
BJP Hopna Soren 12,488 7.13
Independent Hira Charan Narjinari 4,687 2.68
Independent Sanjib Kumar Narjinari 2,960 1.69
BSP Eliash Narjinary 2,782 1.59
Independent Khulu Saren 1,751 1.00
Rashtriya Deshaj Party Sushila Lakra 1,220 0.70
Majority 12,581 7.18
Turnout 175,181 85.22
RSP hold Swing -0.3#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Jalpaiguri district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 3 2
Congress 3 2
GJM-backed Independent 1 0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 3

1977-2006

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections,[11] Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated Swapan Kujur and Paresh Chandra Das respectively, both Trinamool Congress. Salib Toppo of RSP defeated Krishna Chik Baraik of Congress in 1996[10] and Dudsai Topp of Congress in 1991.[9] Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Khagendra Nath Thakur of Congress in 1987.[8] Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Dutsai Toppo of Congress in 1982.[7] John Arther Baxla of RSP defeated Konda Bhagat of Congress in 1977.[6][17]

1967-1972

Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972.[5] Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1971,[4] 1969[3] and 1967.[2] Prior to that the Kumargram seat was not there. In 1962[18] and 1957,[19] Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won from the Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency). In independent India’s first election in 1951[20] Alipurduars was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Nath Brahma Mandal won from there.

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References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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  14. "TMC's Dasrath Tirkey wrests RSP stronghold Alipurduar". Echo of India, 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. "West Bengal result status". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kumargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  17. "10 - Kumargram (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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  19. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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