On Tuesday morning the Pentagon Force Protection Agency confirmed that a Pentagon police officer was killed in an incident at the Metro bus platform outside the building. The investigators of the incident believe that there was an argument in which the suspect stabbed the Pentagon police officer. According to law enforcement sources, it appears that […]

Gen. Scott Miller, Top US General In Afghanistan Hands Over Command

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The U.S Troops to Completely Withdraw From Afghanistan, Said Joe Biden

The United States mission in Afghanistan will come to an end on August 31, President Joe Biden said. The conclusion of the US military in Afghanistan will end the 20-year-old war. Now that U.S. troops are almost completely out of Afghanistan the Taliban faction is making rapid territorial expansion in the country. President Joe Biden […]

Jharkhand Lockdown Extended till June 10

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Google Doodle Commemorates American Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny

Google Doodle commemorates prominent American astrologer and gay rights activist Frank Kameny. Frank Kameny was personally invested in the cause of the gay rights movement because of the prejudice he faced in his life. Growing up during the great depression in the 1930s Frank Kameny realized he wanted to become an astrologer. He graduated […]

Joe Biden Tells Intelligence Community To Report On The Emergence Of Covid 19 Within 90 Days

The President of the United States of America Joe Biden called the US intelligence community to report on the origin of coronavirus. There are various theories circulating about the possible origin of Covid 19. Joe Biden asked the US intelligence to revert back with ‘sufficient information’ on the event within 90 days. The United States […]

About Asansol Dakshin Assembly Constituency

Asansol Dakshin is constituency No. 280 of West Bengal legislative assembly. It is situated in Bardhaman district. It is part of Lok Sabha constituency No. 40 which is Asansol. It is an open constituency.

According to the Election Commission of India, Asansol Dakshin has a total of 2,04,435 registered voters. It has 1,13,260 male and 91,175 female voters.

Tapas Banerjee of Trinamool Congress won this seat in the 2011 assembly elections. Banerjee defeated his nearest contender, CPI(M)'s Ashok Kumar Mukherjee, by a margin of 28,541 votes. While Banerjee secured 89,645 votes, Mukherjee, the runner-up, got 61,104. The voter turnout was 78.69%.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Asansol Dakshin Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Asansol Dakshin assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A C No.	Constituency Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Vote
2011	280	Asansol Dakshin	GEN	Tapas Banerjee	M	AITC	89645	Ashok Kumar Mukherjee	M	CPM	61104

Last Updated on May 13, 2016