Kumargarm is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Jalpaiguri district

Jalpaiguri District

Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

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. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 10 Kumargram (ST) covers Kumargram

Kumargram (Community development block)

Kumargram is an administrative division in Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Kumargram police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Kumargram. There is one census town in this block: Uttar Kamakhyaguri.-Geography:Kumargram is...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 and Bhatibari, Kohinoor, Mahakalguri Parokata, Samuktala, Tatpara I and Turturi gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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s in Alipurduar II

Alipurduar II (Community development block)

Alipurduar II is an administrative division in Alipurduar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Alipurduar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Josodanga. There is one census towns in this block: Sobhaganj.-Geography:Sobhaganj is...

 community development block.

Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)

Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)

Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Alipurduar in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Assembly segments:...

 (ST).

2011

In the 2011 election , Dasrath Tirkey of RSP defeated his nearest rival Joachim Baxla of Trinamool Congress.

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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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 and 2001 state assembly elections, Dasrath Tirkey of RSP

Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

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 defeated Swapan Kujur and Paresh Chandra Das respectively, both Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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. Salib Toppo of RSP defeated Krishna Chik Baraik of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996 and Dudsai Topp of Congress in 1991. Subodh Barwa 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, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the Kumarganj seat was not there. In 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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 and 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

, Pijush Kanti Mukherjee of Congress won from the Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Alipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Alipurduars is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

Alipurduars was a joint seat. Pijush Kanti Mukherjee and Dhirandra Nath Brahma Mandal won from there.