Jorabagan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Jorabagan was an assembly
Vidhan 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...

 constituency in 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 the 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...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of 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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As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission
Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

, Jorabagan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2011.

It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)
Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)
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.-Assembly segments:...

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1977-2009

In the 2006 state assembly elections
West Bengal state assembly election, 2006
The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

, the 142 Jorabagan seat was won by Parimal Biswas of 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...

 defeating his nearest rival Sanjoy Bakshi of 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...

. In the 2004 by-elections, Parimal Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Kumar Sinha of 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...

. The bye-election was necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Sudhansu Seal to parliament from Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)
Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency)
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.-Assembly segments:...

. Sudhansu Seal of CPI(M) defeated Sanjoy Bakshi of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Sanjoy Bakshi representing Congress defeated Sarala Maheswari of CPI(M) in 1996. Subrata Mukherjee of Congress defeated Shantilal Jain of BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 in 1991, and Sarla Maheswari of CPI(M) in 1987 and 1982. Haripada Bharati of Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

 defeated Hara Prasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1977.

1951-1972

Ila Roy of Congress won in 1972. Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress won in 1971 and 1969. R.K.Poddar of Congress won in 1967. Nepal Chandra Roy won in 1962
West Bengal state assembly election, 1962
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

 and 1957
West Bengal state assembly election, 1957
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Ram Lagan Singh of Congress won in independent India’s first election in 1951
West Bengal state assembly election, 1952
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

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