In the Asansol Uttar assembly constituency of West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Krishnendu Mukherjee emerged victorious with 1,04,516 votes. He defeated the Trinamool Congress candidate Moloy Ghatak by a margin of 11,615 votes. Ghatak, the sitting MLA, secured 92,901 votes in the contest.
Constituency Overview
Asansol Uttar is one of the seven assembly segments that fall under the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency. Moloy Ghatak of the All India Trinamool Congress had been the sitting MLA, having won the seat in the 2021 assembly election with 52.33% of the total votes polled. In that election, BJP's Krishnendu Mukherjee received 41.38% of the votes.
Electoral History
Ghatak has held the seat for multiple terms, also winning the constituency in the 2016 and 2011 Assembly elections as an AITC candidate. Both Ghatak and Mukherjee were fielded by their respective parties in the recent assembly polls. The election history shows that Asansol Uttar has remained under AITC's control for several consecutive terms, reflecting consistent voter support for the party in the constituency.
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