# Domjur Assembly constituency

Domjur Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 184 Domjur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bally Jagachha community development block and Bankra I, Bankra II, Bankra III, Makardah II, Narna, Shalap I and Shalap II gram panchayats of Domjur community development block.
Domjur Assembly constituency is part of No. 27 Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency). Domjur was earlier (until 2008) part of Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Tarapada Dey | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Tarapada Dey | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Tarapada Dey | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | A.H.Mondal | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Joykesh Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Joykesh Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Krishnapada Royl | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Joykesh Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Joykesh Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Joykesh Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Padma Nidhi Dhar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Padma Nidhi Dhar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Padma Nidhi Dhar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Mohanta Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Rajib Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Rajib Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Kalyan Ghosh | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Domjur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Kalyan Ghosh | 130,499 | 52 |
| | BJP | Rajib Banerjee | 87879 | 35.01 |
| | CPI(M) | Uttam Bera | 22768 | 9.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 250978 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Domjur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Rajib Banerjee | 148,768 | 67.76 | +13.69 |
| | Independent | Protima Dutta | 41,067 | 18.70 | |
| | BJP | Jayanta Das | 15,489 | 7.05 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Kailash Naskar | 3,187 | 1.45 | |
| | IUC | Sabila Begum Sardar | 2,438 | 1.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,557 | 84.53 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Domjur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Rajib Banerjee | 101,042 | 54.07 | +16.98 |
| | CPI(M) | Mohanta Chatterjee | 76,056 | 40.70 | −2.32 |
| | BJP | Parthasarathi Baksi | 4,210 | 2.25 | |
| | Independent | Sabila Begum | 1,526 | | |
| | Independent | Subrata Das | 1,322 | | |
| | Independent | Jugal Hazra | 870 | | |
| | Independent | Jayanta Mondal | 459 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,878 | 86.41 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 19.30 | |

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections Mohanta Chatterjee Das of CPI(M) won the Domjur seat defeating his nearest rival Rajib Kuntal Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. 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 Congress 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 CPI won in 1962, 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.