# Kumargram Assembly constituency

Kumargarm Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 10 Kumargram (ST) covers Kumargram community development block and Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri Parokata, Samuktala, Tatpara I and Turturi gram panchayats in Alipurduar II community development block.
Kumargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

List of members of Legislative Assembly:
| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | Pijushkanti Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Pijushkanti Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Pijushkanti Mukherjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Debabrata Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | John Arther Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1982 | Subodh Oraon | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1987 | Subodh Oraon | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1991 | Salib Toppo | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1996 | Salib Toppo | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2001 | Dasrath Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2006 | Dasrath Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2011 | Dasrath Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2014 (by-election) | Manoj Kumar Oraon | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2016 | James Kujur | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Manoj Kumar Oraon | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Manoj Kumar Oraon of BJP defeated his nearest rival Leos Kujur of TMC.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | 111,974 | 48.16 | Winner |
| | AITC | Leos Kujur | 1,00,973 | 43.43 | |
| | RSP | Kishor Minz | 11,253 | 4.84 | |
| | Independent | Aron Murmu | 1,781 | 0.77 | |
| | Kamtapur People's Party | Shrilal Oron | 1,651 | 0.71 | |
| | JD(U) | Kalawati Chik Baraik | 1,399 | 0.60 | |
| | Independent | Shailen Marandi | 740 | 0.32 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,718 | 1.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,32,489 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, James Kujur of TMC defeated his nearest rival Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | James Kujur | 77,668 | 37.27 | Winner |
| | RSP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | 71,515 | 34.32 | |
| | BJP | Leos Kujur | 45,137 | 21.66 | |
| | JMM | Vinay Kr. Minj | 3,296 | 1.58 | |
| | BSP | Eliash Narjinary | 2,737 | 1.31 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Ram Oraon | 2,179 | 1.05 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 5,874 | 2.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,153 | 2.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,406 | 85.64 | |
| | AITC gain from RSP | AITC gain from RSP | Swing | | |

### 2014 Bye election

In the bye-elections held in 2014, Manoj Kumar Oraon of RSP defeated Joachim Baxla of AITC by 2,667 votes.
2014 West Bengal Legislative Assembly bye- election: Kumargram (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RSP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | 65,634 | 34.79 |
| | AITC | Joachim Baxla | 62,967 | 33.38 |
| | BJP | Binod Minj | 44,039 | 23.34 |
| | INC | Clement Dungdung | 16,020 | 8.49 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,377 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,677 | 1.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,414 | 96.04 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | |

### 2011

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated his nearest rival Joachim Baxla of Trinamool Congress.
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kumargram (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | Dasrath Tirkey | 71,545 | 40.84 | Winner |
| | AITC | Joachim Baxla | 58,964 | 33.66 | |
| | JMM | Vinay Kumar Minj | 18,784 | 10.72 | |
| | BJP | Hopna Soren | 12,488 | 7.13 | |
| | Independent | Hira Charan Narjinari | 4,687 | 2.68 | |
| | Independent | Sanjib Kumar Narjinari | 2,960 | 1.69 | |
| | BSP | Eliash Narjinary | 2,782 | 1.59 | |
| | Independent | Khulu Saren | 1,751 | 1.00 | |
| | Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Sushila Lakra | 1,220 | 0.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,581 | 7.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,75,181 | 85.22 | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### 1977-2006

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated Swapan Kujur and Paresh Chandra Das respectively, both Trinamool Congress. Salib Toppo of RSP defeated Krishna Chik Baraik of Congress in 1996 and Dudsai Topp of Congress in 1991. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Khagendra Nath Thakur of Congress in 1987. Subodh Oraon of RSP defeated Dutsai Toppo of Congress in 1982. John Arther Baxla of RSP defeated Konda Bhagat of Congress in 1977.

### 1967-1972

Debabrata Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Kumargram seat was not there. In 1962 and 1957, Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won from the Alipurduars Assembly constituency. In independent India's first election in 1951, Alipurduars was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Nath Brahma Mandal won from there.