Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Beleghata | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Beleghata Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°23′10″E / 22.56500°N 88.38611°ECoordinates: 22°33′54″N 88°23′10″E / 22.56500°N 88.38611°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kolkata |
| Constituency No | 164 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 24. Kolkata Uttar |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (archaic spelling:Beliaghata) (Bengali: বেলেঘাটা বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 164 Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 57, of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.[1]
Beleghata (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Kolkata Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]Prior to the Indian general election, 2009 it was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Beliaghata | Rama Sankar Prasad | Communist Party of India[3] |
| Jagat Basu | Communist Party of India[3] | ||
| 1957 | Rama Sankar Prasad | Communist Party of India[4] | |
| Jagat Basu | Communist Party of India[4] | ||
| 1962 | Beliaghata North | Jagat Basu | Communist Party of India[5] |
| Beliaghata South | Ganesh Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1967 | Beliaghata North | Krishna Pada Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] |
| Beliaghata South | Ganesh Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1969 | Beliaghata North | Krishna Pada Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] |
| Beliaghata South | Niranjan Baral | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1971 | Beliaghata North | Krishna Pada Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] |
| Beliaghata South | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1972 | Beliaghata North | Ananta Kumar Bharati | Indian National Congress[9] |
| Beliaghata South | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress[9] | |
| 1977 | Beliaghata | Krishnapada Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1982 | Krishnapada Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1987 | Manabendra Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1991 | Manabendra Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 1996 | Manabendra Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2001 | Manabendra Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2006 | Manabendra Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| 2011 | Beleghata | Paresh Paul | All India Trinamool Congress[17] |
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Paresh Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Anadi Sahoo of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Paresh Paul | 93,185 | 57.45 | 13.21 | |
| CPI(M) | Anadi Sahoo | 61,497 | 37.91 | -15.09 | |
| BJP | Arun Shaw | 2,690 | 1.65 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Tewari | 1,727 | |||
| RJP | Pradip Bose | 1,440 | |||
| BSP | Nirmal Kanti Samaddar | 893 | |||
| Independent | Sanjoy Ghosh | 414 | |||
| Independent | Dilip Tripathi | 349 | |||
| Turnout | 162195 | ||||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 11 |  1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  6 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 3, constituencies abolished – 10
2006
In the 2006 elections, Manabendra Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Ashim Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Manab Mukherjee | 48,251 | |||
| Trinamool Congress | Ashim Chatterjee | 31,876 | |||
| INC | Kanak Debnath | 8,397 | |||
| Independent | Kamal Krishna Pathak | 1,153 | |||
| Independent | Nityananda Das | 893 | |||
| Independent | Nabakumar Mondal | 455 | |||
| Turnout | 162195 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2001
In the 2001 elections, Manabendra Mukherjee of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Ajoy Sanyal of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Manab Mukherjee | 48,600 | 48.19% | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Ajoy Sanyal | 47,103 | 46.71% | ||
| BJP | Mohammad Oli | 2,701 | 2.68% | ||
| Independent | Suresh Kumar Rabidas | 935 | 0.93% | ||
| Independent | Ratan Lal Das | 794 | 0.79% | ||
| Independent | Ajoy Dey | 262 | 0.26% | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Mahato | 235 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | Ajoy Kar | 220 | 0.22% | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,850 | 67.89% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Manabendra Mukherjee of CPI(M) won the Beliaghata assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Ashim Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Ajoy Sanyal of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Krishna Debnath of Congress in 1996, Suresh Biswas of Congress in 1991 and Biresh Bose of Congress in 1987. Krishna Pada Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Deb of Congress in 1982, and Premananda Bose of Janata Party in 1977.[19]
1962-1972 Beliaghata South
Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar of Congress won in 1972[9] and 1971.[8] Niranjan Baral of CPI(M) won 1969.[7] Ganesh Prosad.Roy of Congress won in 1967[6]and 1962.[5]
1962-1972 Beliaghata North
Ananta Kumar Bharati of Congress won in 1972.[9] Krishna Pada Ghosh of CPI(M) won in 1971,[8]1969,[7] and 1967.[6] Jagat Basu of CPI won in 1962.[5]
1951-1957 Beliaghata
Beliaghata was a joint seat in 1957[4] and 1951.[3]Rama Shankar Prasad and Jagat bose, both of CPI, won the seat in both the years.
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Beleghata. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "155 - Beliaghata Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 November 2010.