Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Calcutta North West was one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centred on the north-western part of Calcutta in West Bengal
.
segments:
As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist from 2009.
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in 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...
. The constituency centred on the north-western part of Calcutta in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
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Assembly segments
In 2004, Calcutta North West Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assemblyVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments:
- CossipurCossipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Cossipur was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Cossipur ceases to exist from 2011....
(assembly constituency no. 140) - ShyampukurShyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Shyampukur is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 166 Shyampukur is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 7 to 10, 17 to 21, 24 and 26 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Shyampukur is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 141) - JorabaganJorabagan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Jorabagan was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Jorabagan ceases to exist from 2011....
(assembly constituency no. 142) - JorasankoJorasanko (Vidhan Sabha constituency)-1977-2006:In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dinesh Bajaj of Trinamool Congress won the Jorasanko assembly seat defeating Shyam Sundar Gupta of Forward Bloc. Satya Narain Bajaj of Trinamool Congress defeated Shyam Sundar Gupta of Forward Bloc in 2001...
(assembly constituency no. 143) - Bara BazarBara Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bara Bazar was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bara Bazar ceases to exist from 2011....
(assembly constituency no. 144) - BowbazarBowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bowbazar was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bowbazar ceases to exist from 2011....
(assembly constituency no. 145) - Taltola (SC)Taltola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Taltola was an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was reserved for scheduled castes....
(assembly constituency no. 154)
As a consequence of the order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, this parliamentary constituency ceased to exist from 2009.
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Meghnath Shah | RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... |
| 1957 | Ashoke Kumar Sen Ashoke Kumar Sen Ashoke Kumar Sen was an Indian barrister, a former Cabinet minister of India, and an Indian parliamentarian.... |
Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1962 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | Congress |
| 1967 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | Congress |
| 1971 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | Congress |
1977-2004
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1977 | 321,740 | 54 | Bijoy Singh Nahar | 57.25 | BLD Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party... |
Ashoke Kumar Sen | 35.06 | Congress |
| 1980 | 319,810 | 51.89 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 47.9 | Congress | Shyam Sundar Gupta | 33.94 | Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... |
| 1984 | 387,150 | 64.73 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 64.24 | Congress | Amiya Nath Bose | 29.23 | Forward Bloc |
| 1989 | 439,770 | 63.32 | Debi Prasad Pal Debi Prasad Pal Debi Prasad Pal is a Senior Advocate practicing in the Supreme Court of India and High Courts of India. He is a former Minister of State for Finance, a former Judge of Calcutta High Court and a three-time former Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha.... |
50.95 | Congress | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 38.25 | JD Janata Dal Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P... |
| 1991 | 409,560 | 58.14 | Debi Prasad Pal | 41.39 | Congress | Dilip Chakravarti | 33.47 | JD |
| 1996 | 452,760 | 65.24 | Debi Prasad Pal | 48.31 | Congress | Shyamal Bhattacharjee | 33.56 | JD |
| 1998 | 469,380 | 67.47 | Sudip Bandopadhyay | 49.07 | Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition... |
Sarala Maheswari | 33.17 | CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
| 1999 | 444,040 | 63.07 | Sudip Bandopadhyay | 46.6 | Trinamool Congress | Rajdeo Goala | 25.37 | CPI(M) |
| 2004 | 360,120 | 59.11 | Sudhangsu Seal | 42.15 | CPI(M) | Subrata Mukherjee Subrata Mukherjee Subrata Mukherjee is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Public Health Engineering in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Ballygunge constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011.-References:... |
30.2 | Trinamool Congress |
See also
- KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha