Calcutta South (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha
(parliamentary) constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata
in West Bengal
.
constituted in 2002, in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency no. 23, Kolkata Dakshin is composed of the following legislative assembly segments:
Before delimitation
in 2008, Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following Vidhan Sabha
(legislative assembly) segments:
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on the southern part of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , 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...
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...
.
Assembly segments
After the implementation of the order of the Delimitation Commission of IndiaDelimitation Commission of India
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constituted in 2002, in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency no. 23, Kolkata Dakshin is composed of the following legislative assembly segments:
- Kasba (assembly constituency no. 149)
- Behala PurbaBehala Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Behala Purba is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a neighborhood in Kolkata.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 153) - Behala PaschimBehala Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Behala Paschim is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Behala is a neighborhood in Kolkata.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 154) - Kolkata PortKolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kolkata Port is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 158 Kolkata Port is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 75, 76, 78 to 80 and 133 to 135 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Kolkata Port is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 158) - BhabanipurBhabanipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bhabanipur is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 159) - RashbehariRashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Rashbehari is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 160 Rashbehari is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 83, 84, 86 to 90 and 93 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Rashbehari is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 160) - BallygungeBallygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ballygunge is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 161 Ballygunge is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Ballygunge is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 161)
Before delimitation
Boundary delimitation
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in 2008, Calcutta South Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
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(legislative assembly) segments:
- Sonarpur (SC)Sonarpur Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sonarpur Uttar is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 109) - ChowrangheeChowranghee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Chowranghee is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 162 Chowranghee is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 44 to 53 and 62 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Chowranghee is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 146) - AliporeAlipore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Alipore was an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Alipore ceases to exist from 2011....
(assembly constituency no. 148) - Rashbehari AvenueRashbehari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Rashbehari is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 160 Rashbehari is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 81, 83, 84, 86 to 90 and 93 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Rashbehari is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 149) - TollygungeTollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Tollyganj is an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Tollyganj is a neighborhood in Kolkata.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 150) - DhakuriaDhakuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Dhakuria was an assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Dhakuria ceases to exist from 2011....
(assembly constituency no. 151) - BallygungeBallygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ballygunge is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 161 Ballygunge is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69 and 85 of Kolkata municipal corporation.Ballygunge is part of No...
(assembly constituency no. 152)
Election results
Results of elections prior to 2009
The following is a summary of the results of the Lok Sabha elections prior to 2009:1951-1962 Calcutta South West, Calcutta South East, Calcutta East
During the period there were two constituencies with varying names. The winners are shown below.| Year | Constituency | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Calcutta South West | Ashim Krishna Dutt | Congress |
| Calcutta South East | Syama Prasad Mookerjee Syama Prasad Mookerjee Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was a minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's Cabinet as a Minister for Industry and Supply.... |
Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1957 | Calcutta South West | Biren Roy | Independent |
| Calcutta East | Sadhan Chandra Gupta | CPI | |
| 1962 | Calcutta South West | Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta was a Communist leader who became Indias Union Minister for Home Affairs in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998... |
CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
| Calcutta East | Ranendra Nath Sen | CPI | |
1967-1971 Alipore
Alipore (Lok Sabha constituency) existed in 1967 and 1971.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Indrajit Gupta | CPI |
| 1971 | Indrajit Gupta | CPI |
1967-2004 Calcutta South
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1967 | 317,171 | 62.60 | Ganesh Ghosh Ganesh Ghosh Ganesh Ghosh was a Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician.-Biography:Ganesh Ghosh hailed from Chittagong, now in Bangladesh. In 1922, he took admission in the Bengal Technical Institute in Calcutta. Later, he became a member of the Chittagong Jugantar party... |
50.28 | 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... |
B.B. Ghosh | 37.58 | INC 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... |
| 1971 | 296,088 | 59.00 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress party.-Career:Dasmunsi was President of Youth Congress in West Bengal from 1970 to 1971... |
50.65 | INC | Ganesh Ghosh Ganesh Ghosh Ganesh Ghosh was a Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician.-Biography:Ganesh Ghosh hailed from Chittagong, now in Bangladesh. In 1922, he took admission in the Bengal Technical Institute in Calcutta. Later, he became a member of the Chittagong Jugantar party... |
42.95 | CPI(M) |
| 1977 | 398,560 | 60.92 | Dilip Chakravarty | 58.08 | 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... |
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress party.-Career:Dasmunsi was President of Youth Congress in West Bengal from 1970 to 1971... |
40.59 | INC 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... |
| 1980 | 472,700 | 61.54 | Satya Sadhan Chakrabarty | 46.09 | CPI(M) | Bhola Nath Sen | 38.09 | INC(I) |
| 1984 | 582,370 | 72.52 | Bhola Nath Sen | 56.93 | INC | Satya Sadhan Chakrabarty | 41.34 | CPI(M) |
| 1989 | 740,080 | 73.02 | Biplab Dasgupta Biplab Dasgupta Dr. Biplab Dasgupta was a Marxist economist, former member of Rajya Sabha and the Bengal state committee of the CPI. He was the author of several books on the agrarian economy of India.-Biography:... |
50.07 | CPI(M) | Bhola Nath Sen | 46.61 | INC |
| 1991 | 714,400 | 68.5 | Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress... |
52.46 | INC | Biplab Dasgupta | 39.1 | CPI(M) |
| 1996 | 852,460 | 73.02 | Mamata Banerjee | 52.51 | INC | Bharati Mukherjee | 40.54 | CPI(M) |
| 1998 | 877,430 | 74.44 | Mamata Banerjee | 59.37 | AITC 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... |
Prasanta Sur Prasanta Sur Prasanta Sur was the convenor of the Kolkata district Left Front committee and became the first Left Front Mayor of Kolkata in 1969. A member of the state committee of Communist Party of India , Sur was the urban development minister in the first Left Front government in 1977. Later, he also... |
32.95 | CPI(M) |
| 1999 | 805,270 | 66.96 | Mamata Banerjee | 58.26 | AITC | Subhankar Chakraborty | 31.68 | CPI(M) |
| 2004 | 772,740 | 70.46 | Mamata Banerjee | 50.93 | AITC | Rabin Deb | 38.19 | CPI(M) |
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