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, 1967
D . K . MAZUMDAR
CPM
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 1967
1,709
2.95% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
INCA . G . MUKHERJEE
- Votes
- 27,043
- Vote share
- 46.61%
- Behind by
- 1,709
Electors
89,989
Total votes polled
58,014
Valid votes
58,014
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.5%
Full result, 1967
3 candidates · 58,014 valid votes
D . K . MAZUMDARCPMwon
28,752
49.6%
A . G . MUKHERJEEINC
27,043
46.6%
N . MUKHERJEECPI
2,219
3.8%
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.
