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Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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| Asansol Dakshin | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 280 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Asansol Dakshin Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 234,863 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Tapas Banerjee |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 280 Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency covers Ward nos. 38-39, 56-57, 75, 77-87, 94-98, 106 of Asansol Municipal Corporation and Amrasota, Egara, Ballavpur, Jemari and Tirat gram panchayats of Raniganj CD Block.[1]
Asansol Dakshin assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asansol | |||
| 1951 | Atindra Nath Bose | All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) | |
| 1957 | Shibdas Ghatak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Bijoy Pal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Dr. Gopika Ranjan Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Lokesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Niranjan Dihidar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Haradhan Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | Bijoy Pal | ||
| 1987 | Prabuddha Laha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Goutam Roy Choudhury | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1996 | Tapas Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Kalyan Banerjee | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Asansol Dakshin | |||
| 2011 | Tapas Banerjee | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Agnimitra Paul | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Agnimitra Paul | 119,582 | 55.42 |  10.29 | |
| AITC | Tapas Banerjee | 78,743 | 36.49 |  6.33 | |
| CPI(M) | Shilpi Chakraborty | 10,390 | 4.81 | 3.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,857 | 1.32 | 0.46 | |
| Majority | 40,839 | 18.93 | 16.62 | ||
| Turnout | 215,792 | 90.14 | 19.13 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Agnimitra Paul | 87,881 | 45.13 | +18.62 | |
| AITC | Saayoni Ghosh | 83,394 | 42.82 | +4.28 | |
| CPI(M) | Prashanta Ghosh | 15,972 | 8.2 | −22.64 | |
| BSP | Singhasan Paswan | 2,867 | 1.47 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,466 | 1.78 | ||
| Majority | 4,487 | 2.31 | |||
| Turnout | 194,737 | 71.01 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Tapas Banerjee | 71,515 | 38.54 | −17.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Hemant Prabhakar | 57,232 | 30.84 | −7.16 | |
| BJP | Diptansu Choudhury | 49,199 | 26.51 | +22.34 | |
| BMP | Chhoton Ruidas | 2,096 | 1.12 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,911 | 2.10 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,283 | 7.70 | −10.05 | ||
| Turnout | 1,85,704 | 75.07 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | -5.03 | |||