| Belgachia West | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | Kolkata |
| Loksabha Cons: | Calcutta North East |
| Constituency No: | 160 |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Abolished: | 2011 |
Belgachia West 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, Belgachia West Assembly constituency ceases to exist from 2011.[1] It was part of Calcutta North East (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Belgachia | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1957 | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India[4] | ||
| 1962 | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India[5] | ||
| 1967 | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | ||
| 1969 | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | ||
| 1971 | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | ||
| 1972 | Ganapati Sur | Indian National Congress[9] | ||
| 1977 | Belgachia West | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1982 | Rathindra Nath Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | ||
| 1987 | Sudipto Roy | Indian National Congress[12] | ||
| 1991 | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | ||
| 1996 | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | ||
| 2001 | Rajdeo Goala | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | ||
| 2006 | Mala Saha | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[16] Mala Saha of Trinamool Congress won the Belgachia West assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Rajdeo Goala of CPI(M). In 2001,[15] 1996[14] and 1991,[13] Rajdeo Goala of CPI(M) defeated Dr. Sudipta Roy of Trinamool Congress, Sadhan Das of Congress and Sudipto Roy of Congress respectively. Sudipto Roy of Congress won the seat in 1987[12] defeating Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M). In 1982,[11] Rathindra Nath Roy of CPI(M) defeated Amarendra Nath Bhattacharya of Congress. In 1977, Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M) defeated Bhupendra Nath Sengupta of Congress.[10] [17]
During the period there was only one seat for Belgachia. Ganapati Sur of Congress defeated Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M) in 1972.[9] Lakshmi Charan Sen of CPI(M) defeated Ganapati Sur of Congress in 1971,[8] Suchit Kumar Sur of Congress in 1969[7] and Ganapati Sur of Congress in 1967.[6] Ganesh Ghosh of CPI won the seat defeating Ganapati Sur of Congress in 1962,[5] Nandalal Banerjee of Congress in 1957[4] and in independent India's first election in 1951[3] defeating Sudhir Kumar De of Congress.