Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency
West Bengal Legislative Assembly constituency
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Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Asansol Uttar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 281 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Asansol Uttar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,36,858 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Krishnendu Mukherjee | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 281 Asansol Uttar Assembly constituency covers Ward Nos. 13-15, 20-31, 40-55, 76 of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[1]
Asansol Uttar assembly segment is part of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asansol | |||
| 1951 | Atindra Nath Bose | Forward Bloc | |
| 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 | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Niranjan Dihidar | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Haradhan Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | Bijoy Pal | ||
| 1987 | Prabuddha Laha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Goutam Roy Choudhury | Communist Party of India | |
| 1996 | Tapas Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Kalyan Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2006 | Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Asansol Uttar | |||
| 2011 | Moloy Ghatak | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Krishnendu Mukherjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
1951-1972
In 1972, Niranjan Dihidar of Communist Party of India won the seat. In 1969 and 1971, Dr. Lokesh Ghosh of CPI (M) won the seat. In 1967, Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress won the seat. In 1962, Bijoy Pal of CPI won. In 1957, it was won by Shibdas Ghatak of Congress. In independent India's first election in 1951, Atindra Nath Bose of Forward Bloc (Ruikar) won the seat defeating Yogendranath Roy of Congress.[2]
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections, Prativa Ranjan Mukherjee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) won the Asansol seat, defeating his nearest rival Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners-up are being mentioned. In 2001, Kalyan Banerjee had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhuri of CPI (M). In 1996, Tapas Banerjee of Congress had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhury. In 1991, Goutam Roy Choudhury had won the seat defeating Bajrangi Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 1987, Prabuddha Laha of Congress had defeated Goutam Roy Choudhury. In 1982, Bejoy Pal of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rival Sukumar Banerjee of Congress. In 1977, Haradhan Roy of CPI (M) defeated Gopika Ranjan Mitra of Congress.[3]
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Moloy Ghatak | 96,011 | 62.14 | +11.26# | |
| CPI(M) | Ranu Roychowdhury | 48,218 | 31.21 | −17.91 | |
| BJP | Madan Mohan Choubey | 6,750 | 4.37 | ||
| JD(U) | Bijay Prasad Singh | 3,536 | 2.29 | ||
| Majority | 47,793 | 30.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,631 | 76.86 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +29.17 | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together.
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Moloy Ghatak | 84,715 | 46.12 | −16.02 | |
| BJP | Nirmal Karmakar | 60,818 | 33.11 | +28.74 | |
| INC | Indrani Mishra | 31,892 | 17.36 | −13.85# | |
| BMP | Dipali Ruidas | 2,178 | 1.18 | N/A | |
| ABHM | Shyama Charan Dutta | 1,268 | 0.69 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,795 | 1.52 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23,897 | 13.01 | −17.92 | ||
| Turnout | 1,83,844 | 73.68 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | -22.38 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Moloy Ghatak | 100,931 | 52.32 | +19.14 | |
| BJP | Krishnendu Mukherjee | 79,821 | 41.38 | +31.24 | |
| ISF | Mohammad Mustaquim | 4,471 | 2.32 | −85.98 | |
| IND | Sunil Thakur | 1,673 | 0.87 | ||
| AIMIM | Danish Aziz | 1,514 | 0.78 | ||
| Majority | 21,110 | 11.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,93,167 | 70.04 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2026
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have investigated Moloy Ghatak for his alleged role in a scam involving illegal mining and transportation of coal from Eastern Coalfields mines in the Asansol region.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | MOLOY GHATAK | 92901 | 44.1 | ||
| BJP | KRISHNENDU MUKHERJEE | 104516 | 49.63 | ||
| LF | AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH | 4779 | 2.27 | ||
| INC | PRASENJIT PUITANDY | 1980 | 0.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2755 | 1.31 | ||
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