Jamuria
SLA
MlaDr. Bijan Mukherjee
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Latest election year2026
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
Loksabha consAsansol
Constituency no279
Established1957
Electors175,237
ReservationNone

Jamuria Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 279 Jamuria assembly constituency covers Wards nos. 1–12, 32 of Asansol Municipal Corporation, Jamuria CD Block, and Ratibati gram panchayat of Raniganj CD Block[1]

Jamuria assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1957Amarendra Mondal
1962
1967Tinkori Mondal
1969Amarendra Mondal
1971Durgadas Mondal
1972Amarendra Mondal
1977Bikash Chowdhury
1982
1987
1991
1996Pelab Kabi
2001
2006Dhirajlal Hazra
2011Jahanara Khan
2016
2021Hareram Singh
2026Bijan Mukherjee

Election results

2011

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.

2006

In the 2006 state assembly election, Dhirajlal Hazra of CPI (M) won the Jamuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tapan Chakraborty of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001 and 1996, Pelab Kabi of CPI (M) defeated Shiudashan Nayar of Trinamool Congress and Santosh Adhikari of Congress respectively. In 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977, Bikash Chowdhury of CPI (M) defeated Tapas Banerjee of Congress, Biswanath Chakraborty of Congress, Pradip Bhattacharya of ICS and Chandra Sekhar of Congress in the respective years.[2]

1972

The Jamuria seat was won by Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1972, Durgadas Mondal of CPI (M) in 1971, Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1969, Tinkori Mondal of Samyukta Socialist Party in 1967, and Amarendra Mondal of Congress in 1962. Amarendra Mondal representing Praja Socialist Party had won the Jamuria seat in 1957.

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. ^ "262 - Jamuria Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.