| Kumargram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 10 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Kumargram Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| LS constituency | Alipurduars |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 272,924 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kumargarm Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.
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 Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
List of members of Legislative Assembly:[2]
| Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pjush Kanti Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Debabrata Chatterjee | ||
| 1977 | John Arther Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1982 | Subodh Oraon | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Salib Toppo | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Dasrath Tirkey | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2014 (by-election) | Manoj Kumar Oraon | ||
| 2016 | James Kujur | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Manoj Kumar Oraon | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
2021
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Manoj Kumar Oraon of BJP defeated his nearest rival Leos Kujur of TMC.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | 111,974 | 48.16 | Winner | |
| AITC | Leos Kujur | 1,00,973 | 43.43 | ||
| RSP | Kishor Minz | 11,253 | 4.84 | ||
| Independent | Aron Murmu | 1,781 | 0.77 | ||
| Kamtapur People's Party | Shrilal Oron | 1,651 | 0.71 | ||
| Janata Dal (United) | Kalawati Chik Baraik | 1,399 | 0.60 | ||
| Independent | Shailen Marandi | 740 | 0.32 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,718 | 1.17 | ||
| Turnout | 2,32,489 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, James Kujur of TMC defeated his nearest rival Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | James Kujur | 77,668 | 37.27 | Winner | |
| RSP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | 71,515 | 34.32 | ||
| BJP | Leos Kujur | 45,137 | 21.66 | ||
| JMM | Vinay Kr. Minj | 3,296 | 1.58 | ||
| BSP | Eliash Narjinary | 2,737 | 1.31 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Ram Oraon | 2,179 | 1.05 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 5,874 | 2.82 | ||
| Majority | 6,153 | 2.95 | |||
| Turnout | 2,08,406 | 85.64 | |||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2014 Bye election
In the bye-elections held in 2014, Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP defeated Joachim Baxla of AITC by 2,667 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | 65,634 | 34.79 | ||
| AITC | Joachim Baxla | 62,967 | 33.38 | ||
| BJP | Binod Minj | 44,039 | 23.34 | ||
| INC | Clement Dungdung | 16,020 | 8.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,377 | |||
| Majority | 2,677 | 1.35 | |||
| Turnout | 197,414 | 96.04 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated his nearest rival Joachim Baxla of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Dasrath Tirkey | 71,545 | 40.84 | Winner | |
| AITC | Joachim Baxla | 58,964 | 33.66 | ||
| 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 | 1,75,181 | 85.22 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
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, 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 and Dudsai Topp of Congress in 1991. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Khagendra Nath Thakur of Congress in 1987. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Dutsai Toppo of Congress in 1982. John Arther Baxla of RSP defeated Konda Bhagat of Congress in 1977.
1967-1972
Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Kumargram seat was not there. In 1962 and 1957, Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won from the Alipurduars Assembly constituency. In independent India's first election in 1951, Alipurduars was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Nath Brahma Mandal won from there.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.