Maniktala is 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

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 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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Extent

As per 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...

, No. 167 Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 11 to 16, 31 and 32 of Kolkata municipal corporation.

Maniktala (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kolkata Uttar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is based on the northern parts of Kolkata in West Bengal...

.Prior to the Indian general election, 2009

Indian general election, 2009

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  it was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency)

Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency)

Calcutta North East was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on North East area of Kolkata in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

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2011

In the 2011 elections , Sadhan Pande of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Rupa Bagchi of CPI(M).

1977-2006

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...

, Rupa Bagchi of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Manicktola assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Paresh Paul 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...

. Paresh Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated Shyamal Chakraborty of CPI(M) in 2001 and 1996. Shyamal Chakraborty of CPI(M) defeated Paresh Paul of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1991, Bimalendu Roy of Congress in 1987, and Dulaleswar Roy of Congress in 1982. Suhrid Mullick Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Das Gupta 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...

 in 1977.

1951-1972

Ila Mitra

Ila Mitra

Ila Mitra was a peasants movement organizer of the Indian subcontinent, especially in Bengal . She was born to an upper middleclass Bengali family in Kolkata on 18 October 1925. She became a communist during her youth...

 of 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...

 won in 1972. Anila Debi of CPI(M) won in 1971. Ila Mitra of CPI won in 1969, 1967 and 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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. Ranendranath Sen of CPI won in 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...

 and 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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Sukeas Street

There was a constituency at Sukeas Street in 1957 and 1962. Keshab Chandra Basu of Congress won in 1962. Suhrid Mallick Choudhury of CPI won in 1957.