# Jadavpur Assembly constituency

Jadavpur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency in the Indian state of West Bengal which lies mostly in Kolkata district, while a fraction of it is in South 24 Parganas district (Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area).
The constituency is considered to be a bastion of Communist Party of India (Marxist), but the party lost it in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. As the electoral constituency of former Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, it is one of the most prestigious seat in the state.
* Communist Party of India (Marxist) (13 times) (86.67%)
* ' All India Trinamool Congress (2time) (13.33%)
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## Overview

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Jadavpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
* Ward Nos. 96, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109 and 110 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Jadavpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 22 Jadavpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | Jadavpur | Bikesh Chandra Guha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1969 | Jadavpur | Bikesh Chandra Guha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Jadavpur | Dinesh Chandra Majumder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Jadavpur | Dinesh Chandra Majumder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | Jadavpur | Dinesh Chandra Majumder | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Jadavpur | Sankar Gupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1983^ | Jadavpur | Ashok Mitra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Jadavpur | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Jadavpur | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Jadavpur | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Jadavpur | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Jadavpur | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Jadavpur | Manish Gupta | Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Jadavpur | Dr. Sujan Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | Jadavpur | Debabrata Majumder | Trinamool Congress |
^By poll

## Election results
### 2021 election

In the 2021 elections, Debabrata Majumdar of TMC defeated his nearest rival, Dr. Sujan Chakraborty of CPI(M).
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jadavpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Debabrata Majumdar | 98,100 | 45.54 | +4.39 |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Sujan Chakraborty | 59,231 | 27.50 | −18.50 |
| | BJP | Rinku Naskar | 53,139 | 24.67 | +17.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,730 | 1.27 | −0.73 |
| | BSP | Sujoy Naskar | 649 | 0.30 | −0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,869 | 18.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,15,862 | 72.00 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 2016 election

In the 2016 elections, Dr. Sujan Chakraborty of the CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Manish Gupta of the Trinamool Congress.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jadavpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Sujan Chakraborty | 98,977 | 49.50 | +4.74 |
| | AITC | Manish Gupta | 84,035 | 41.15 | −12.16 |
| | BJP | Dr. Mohit Kumar Ray | 13,922 | 6.82 | +5.41 |
| | None of the Above | None of the above | 4,093 | 2.00 | +2.00 |
| | BSP | Subhas Chandra Naskar | 803 | 0.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,942 | 8.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,04,210 | 74.58 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from AITC | CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | 15.87 | |

### 2011

In the 2011 elections, Manish Gupta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of CPI(M).
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jadavpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Manish Gupta | 1,03,972 | 53.31 | +16.08# |
| | CPI(M) | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | 87,288 | 44.76 | −16.49 |
| | BJP | Dhononjoy Mukherjee | 2,749 | 1.39 | |
| | BSP | Rabindra Nath Choudhury | 693 | 0.35 | |
| | IND | Siddartha Bhattacharya | 678 | 0.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,684 | 8.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,99,096 | 78.41 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 33.57# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2006

In the 2006 elections, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Ghosh of AITC
West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Jadavpur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | 127,837 | 61.30 |
| | AITC | Dipak Kumar Ghosh | 69,709 | 33.70 |
| | INC | Prof. Omprakash Mishra | 7,986 | 2.03 |
| | Independent | Sukumar Howalder | 3,189 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,128 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,85 | 69.90 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |
.# Swing calculated on Trinamool Congress+BJP vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 2001

In the 2001 elections, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Madhabi Mukherjee of AITC
West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Jadavpur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | 110,011 | 54.60 | +16.08# |
| | AITC | Madhabi Mukherjee | 80,730 | 40.06 | −16.49 |
| | BJP | Radhesyham Brahmachari | 5,166 | 2.56 | |
| | PDS | Samir Putatundu | 1,798 | 0.89 | |
| | NCP | Asim Datta | 1,438 | 0.71 | |
| | Independent | Maya Saha | 1,083 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Bhusan Mondal | 753 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | Babua Dutta | 520 | 0.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,85 | 69.90 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2001.

### 1996

In the 1996 elections, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar of INC
West Bengal assembly elections, 1996: Jadavpur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | 108,549 | 55.58 | +16.08# |
| | INC | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | 72,364 | 37.05 | −16.49 |
| | BJP | Rajat Roy | 11,531 | 5.90 | |
| | BSP | Sandhya Mandal | 1,130 | 0.58 | |
| | CPI(ML) | Dhiresh Goswami | 740 | 0.38 | |
| | Independent | Bhusan Mondal | 440 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Deboshmita Dey | 344 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | Haradhan Sarkar | 221 | 0.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,85 | 80.77 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977-2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of CPI(M) won the Jadavpur assembly seat, defeating Dipak Kumar Ghosh of Trinamool Congress in 2006,Madhabi Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar of Congress in 1996, Jyoti Prasanna Das Thakur of Congress in 1991, and Probhat Chatterjee of Congress in 1987.Sankar Gupta of CPI(M) defeated Sachin Mukherjee of Congress in 1982. Dinesh Chandra Majumder of CPI(M) defeated Santimoy Chatterjee of Janata Party in 1977.

### 1967-1972

Dinesh Chandra Majumder of CPI(M) won in 1972 and 1971. Bikash Chandra Guha of CPI(M) won in 1969 and 1967. The Jadavpur seat did not exist prior to that.