Domjur Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in

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in the

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. Kalyan Ghosh is the MLA from the constituency as of 2021.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 184 Domjur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bally Jagachha

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and Bankra I, Bankra II, Bankra III, Makardah II, Narna, Shalap I and Shalap II

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s of

Domjur Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.It is famous for its gold jewellery industries. Geography Domjur is loc ...

community development block. Domjur Assembly constituency is part of No. 27

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. Domjur was earlier (until 2008) part of

Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency) Howrah Lok Sabha constituency ( bn, হাওড়া লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Howrah in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 2 ...

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Election results

2021

2016

2011

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Mohanta Chatterjee Das of

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won the Domjur seat defeating his nearest rival Rajib Kuntal Banerjee of

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Padma Nidhi Dhar of CPI(M) defeated Brajamohan Majumdar of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Bhabani Prasad Bhattacharya of

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in 1996, and Sachin Ray of Congress in 1991. Joykesh Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated Sachin Ray of Congress in 1987, Mahadeb Manna of Congress in 1982, and Krishna Pada Roy of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Krishna Pada Roy of Congress won in 1972. Joykesh Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. A.H.Mondal of Congress won in 1967. Tarapada Dey of

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won in

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and in independent India's first election in 1951.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Howrah district 1952 establishments in West Bengal Constituencies established in 1952