Asansol Dakshin is a key legislative assembly constituency in West Bengal, located in the Bardhaman district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Bharatiya Janata Party. Agnimitra Paul, from Bharatiya Janata Party defeated Sayani Ghosh of the All India Trinamool Congress by a margin of 4487 votes.
Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Shatrughan Sinha won the Asansol parliamentary seat by defeating Pawan Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 59564 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Asansol Dakshin assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Agnimitra Paul
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
87,881
Lead: 4,487
|
45% |
| Sayani Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | 83,394 | 43% |
| Prasanta Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 15,972 | 8% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 3,466 | 2% |
| Singhasan Paswan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,867 | 1% |
| Shiuli Ruidas | Bahujan Mukti Party | 1,157 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tapas Banerjee
Winner
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
71,515
Lead: 14,283
|
39% |
| Hemant Prabhakar | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 57,232 | 31% |
| Col. Diptansu Chaudhury | Bharatiya Janata Party | 49,199 | 27% |
| None Of The Above | Nota | 3,911 | 2% |
| Chhoton Ruidas | Bahujan Mukti Party | 2,096 | 1% |
| Sukanta Hembram | Jharkhand Disom Party | 1,601 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tapas Banerjee
Winner
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
89,645
Lead: 28,541
|
56% |
| Ashok Kumar Mukherjee | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 61,104 | 38% |
| Pawan Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,706 | 4% |
| Niraj Lal Yadav | Janata Dal (united) | 3,356 | 2% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Agnimitra Paul | BJP | 87,881 | 4,487 | 45% |
| 2016 | Tapas Banerjee | AITC | 71,515 | 14,283 | 39% |
| 2011 | Tapas Banerjee | AITC | 89,645 | 28,541 | 56% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Agnimitra Paul | BJP |
87,881
(Lead: 4,487)
|
45% |
| Sayani Ghosh | AITC | 83,394 | 43% | |
| 2016 | Tapas Banerjee | AITC |
71,515
(Lead: 14,283)
|
39% |
| Hemant Prabhakar | CPM | 57,232 | 31% | |
| 2011 | Tapas Banerjee | AITC |
89,645
(Lead: 28,541)
|
56% |
| Ashok Kumar Mukherjee | CPM | 61,104 | 38% |
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Agnimitra Paul of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Asansol Dakshin Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Sayani Ghosh of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) by a margin of 4487 votes.
The strike rate in the Asansol Dakshin constituency is 67% AITC and 33% BJP, with AITC won 2 times and BJP won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
Agnimitra Paul (BJP) received 45.00% vote share.
Sayani Ghosh (AITC) received 43.00% vote share.
Agnimitra Paul (BJP) won the 2021 election with 87881 votes, leading by 4487 votes and securing a 45.00% vote share.
The Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency falls under the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency of Barddhaman district.
Agnimitra Paul (BJP) won the Asansol Dakshin Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 4487 votes over Sayani Ghosh (AITC).
The Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency is part of the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Pandabeswar, Raniganj, Jamuria, Asansol Uttar, Kulti, Barabani.
The top candidates in the Asansol Dakshin Assembly Election 2021 were:
Agnimitra Paul (BJP)
Sayani Ghosh (AITC)
Prasanta Ghosh (CPI(M))
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Agnimitra Paul (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.