| Bara Bazar | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | Kolkata |
| Loksabha Cons: | Calcutta North West |
| Constituency No: | 144 |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Abolished: | 2011 |
Bara Bazar Assembly constituency was a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Bara Bazar Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.[1] It was part of Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Barabazar | Ishwar Das Jalan | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1957 | Ishwar Das Jalan | Indian National Congress[4] | ||
| 1962 | Ishwar Das Jalan | Indian National Congress[5] | ||
| 1967 | Ishwar Das Jalan | Indian National Congress[6] | ||
| 1969 | Ram Krishna Saraogi | Indian National Congress[7] | ||
| 1971 | Ram Krishna Saraogi | Indian National Congress[8] | ||
| 1972 | Ram Krishna Saraogi | Indian National Congress[9] | ||
| 1977 | Rabi Shankar Pandey | Janata Party[10] | ||
| 1982 | Rajesh Khaitan | Indian National Congress[11] | ||
| 1987 | Rajesh Khaitan | Indian National Congress[12] | ||
| 1991 | Rajesh Khaitan | Indian National Congress[13] | ||
| 1996 | Rajesh Khaitan | Indian National Congress[14] | ||
| 2001 | Tapas Roy | All India Trinamool Congress[15] | ||
| 2006 | Mohammad Sohrab | Rashtriya Janata Dal[16] |
In the 2006 election, Mohammed Sohrab of Rashtriya Janata Dal defeated his nearest rival Amitabha Chakraborti of Congress.
In the 2006 elections to the state assembly,[16] Mohammad Sohrab of RJD won the Burrabazarr seat defeating Amitabha Chakrabarty of Congress. In 2001,[15] Tapas Roy Trinamool Congress defeated Md. Asiruddin of RJD. Rajesh Khaitan of Congress defeated Md Asiruddin of JD in 1996,[14] Satya Narayan Bajaj of JD in 1991,[13] Shaukat Rahmani, Independent, in 1987[12] and Rabi Shankar Pandey in 1982.[11] In 1977, Rabi Shankar Pandey of Janata Party defeated Ramkrishna Sarogi of Congress.[10] [17]
Ramkrishna Sarogi of Congress won the seat defeating Murlidhar Santhalia of CPI(M) in 1972,[9] Durga Prasad Nathany of Bharatiya Jan Sangh and Ajodhya Singh of CPI(M) in 1971,[8] and Ram Niwas Lakhotia of BJS and Bijay Krishna Dhandhania of Samyukta Socialist Party in 1969.[7] Ishawar Das Jalan of Congress won the seat defeating B.P.Kedia of BJS, and R.S.Pandey of SSP in 1967,[6] Kishan Lal Makharia of CPI) in 1962,[5] Sitaram Seth, Independent, and Sachidanand Pandey of BJS in 1957,[4] and Rashbehari Sarkar of Forward Bloc (Marxists) in independent India’s first general election in 1951.[3]