Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Durgapur Purba | |
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 Durgapur Purba
 Durgapur Purba
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| Coordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.550°N 87.317°ECoordinates: 23°33′N 87°19′E / 23.550°N 87.317°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Constituency No. | 276 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 39. Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Electorate (year) | 201,250 (2001) |
Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It broadly covers the area earlier covered by Durgapur II assembly constituency.
In 1952 Ausgram constituency had two members. In 1957, there was the Ondal constituency with two members. In 1962 and 1967, there was a single Durgapur seat. Additionally, there was a Faridpur seat from 1967 to 1972.
From 1972, Durgapur had two assembly seats. As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Durgapur I and II have been renamed Durgapur Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) respectively. No. 276 Durgapur Purba assembly constituency covers ward nos. 1 – 10, 23 – 28 of Durgapur municipal corporation and Amlajora, Gopalpur and Molandighi gram panchayats of Kanksa community development block. No. 277 Durgapur Paschim assembly constituency covers ward nos. 11 – 22 and 29 – 43 of Durgapur municipal corporation.
Durgapur I & II assembly segments were earlier part of Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency). As per orders of Delimitation Commission Durgapur Purba and Durgapur Paschim are part of No. 39 Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2011 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur II constituency.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages in 2006 taken together, as well as the CPI(M) vote for Durgapur II constituency.
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 5 (See for details)
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