Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dum Dum Uttar is a legislative assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Dum Dum Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dum Dum Uttar
Location in Kolkata
Coordinates: 22°39′07″N 88°25′09″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Constituency No.110
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency16. Dum Dum
Electorate (year)256,352 (2019)
Government
  MLAChandrima Bhattacharya (All India Trinamool Congress)
Most Successful Party - CPI(M)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 110 Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: North Dum Dum municipality and New Barrackpur municipality.[1]

Dum Dum Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
2011Dum Dum UttarChandrima BhattacharyaAll India Trinamool Congress[2]
2016Dum Dum UttarTanmoy BhattacharyaCPI(M)
2021Dum Dum UttarChandrima BhattacharyaAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Dum Dum Uttar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Chandrima Bhattacharya 95,078 44.79
CPI(M) Tanmoy Bhattacharya 45,462 21.45
BJP ArchanaMajumder 66,739 31.42
NOTA None of the above 2,111 0.99
BNARP Sunil Singh 1,229 0.58
Majority 28,499 13.49
Turnout 2,13,355 78.15
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Dum Dum Uttar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Tanmoy Bhattacharya 91,959 46.38 +3.69
AITC Chandrima Bhattacharya 85,410 43.08 -10.35
BJP Tapan Chandra Das 15,420 7.77 +5.09
BSP Sova Howlader 1,947 0.98 -0.22
NOTA None of the above 3,518 1.77 N/A
Majority 6,549 3.30 -7.44
Turnout 1,98,255 82.57
CPI(M) gain from AITC Swing +7.02

2011

In the 2011 election, Chandrima Bhattacharjee of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Rekha Goswami of CPI(M).[2][3]

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Dum Dum Uttar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Chandrima Bhattacharya 94,678 53.43
CPI(M) Rekha Goswami 75,650 42.69
BJP Chandan Roy 4,741 2.68
BSP Naresh Chandra Barui 2,144 1.20
Majority 19,026 10.74
Turnout 1,77,320 86.82
AITC win (new seat)

See also

List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly

References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Dum Dum Uttar. Empowering India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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