DURGAPUR
Assembly seat no. 251 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DURGAPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1972
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEE
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 1972
10,042
11.85% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
CPMDILIP KUMAR MAZUMDAR
- Votes
- 37,348
- Vote share
- 44.07%
- Behind by
- 10,042
Electors
1,56,785
Total votes polled
84,738
Valid votes
84,738
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.0%
Full result, 1972
2 candidates · 84,738 valid votes
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEEINCwon
47,390
55.9%
DILIP KUMAR MAZUMDARCPM
37,348
44.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 47,390 | 55.93% | DILIP KUMAR MAZUMDAR | 10,042 |
| 1971 | DILIP KUMAR MAJUMDAR | CPM | 40,999 | 49.14% | ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEE | 4,776 |
| 1969 | DILIP KUMAR MAZUMDAR | CPM | 40,268 | 51.58% | ANANDA GOPAL MUKEHRJEE | 2,465 |
| 1967 | D . K . MAZUMDAR | CPM | 28,752 | 49.56% | A . G . MUKHERJEE | 1,709 |
| 1962 | ANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYA | INC | 20,010 | 56.92% | AJIT SEN | 12,622 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DURGAPUR assembly constituency in 1972?
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEE (INC) won DURGAPUR in 1972, by a margin of 10,042 votes.
Which party has won DURGAPUR the most times?
CPM, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DURGAPUR gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won DURGAPUR the most times?
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEE, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
