Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1957-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Babul Supriyo |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,469,684 |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Pandaveswar Raniganj Jamuria Asansol Dakshin Asansol Uttar Kulti Barabani |
Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Asansol in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 40 Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Paschim Bardhaman district.
On the eve of 2014 elections, The Statesman described the constituency as follows: "The Asansol Lok Sabha constituency is conspicuous by its mixed population — coal mine workers, factory workers, coal mafia, scrap dealers, minority population and a large section of Hindi speaking population.”The New Indian Express said that the constituency was dotted with coal mines and 50% of the electorate was Hindi speaking.The Statesman has put the proportion of non-Bengali voters in the constituency at 36%.
The United News of India (UNI) has been candid about the second largest city and urban agglomeration in West Bengal after Kolkata that is a hub of coal mining and railway activity bordering Jharkhand. Asansol has seen, it writes, “a sustained hold over it by the CPI(M) since 1984 (1989?). Before that it was a tale of fluctuating fortune for the CPI(M) and the Congress… However, as the green surge swept Bengal to demolish the red bastion in 2011 Assembly elections… Moreover, as the Left still remained cornered in state politics, their neutralised voters are increasingly migrating to the BJP for a viable alternative.”
Iisco Steel Plant, in this constituency, is being modernised and expanded with an investment of around Rs. 17,000 crores, the single largest investment in the state. The plant is ready for commissioning in 2014.
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 40 Asansol is composed of the following assembly segments:
Before delimitation, Asansol Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Kulti (assembly constituency no. 257), Barabani (assembly constituency no. 258), Hirapur (assembly constituency no. 259), Asansol (assembly constituency no. 260), Raniganj (assembly constituency no. 261), Jamuria (assembly constituency no. 262) and Ukhra (SC) (assembly constituency no. 263)
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