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, 1962
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYA
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 1962
12,622
35.90% of valid votes
Result, 1962
Runner-up
FBAJIT SEN
- Votes
- 7,388
- Vote share
- 21.02%
- Behind by
- 12,622
Electors
81,653
Total votes polled
35,154
Valid votes
35,154
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.0%
Full result, 1962
4 candidates · 35,154 valid votes
ANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYAINCwon
20,010
56.9%
AJIT SENFB
7,388
21.0%
KAMALA KANTA CHATTOPAHYAPSP
6,369
18.1%
BISWANATH CHATTOPADHYAWPI
1,387
4.0%
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.
